Undergraduate Research Opportunities
This section was compiled to help Biology Majors and pending
Majors find research positions with Biology
Faculty. Research Opportunities are listed alphabetically
by faculty member and include interest areas in Cell, Molecular,
and Developmental Biology; Plant Science, Neurobiology, Physiology,
Behavior, and Ecology and Population Biology. Prerequisites and
other pertinent information are located at the end of the work
description.
helpful hints for obtaining a research
position
Call to make an appointment for an interview. Do not leave call-back
messages. It may be helpful to have a resume or transcript available.
If the faculty member cannot offer you a position, he/she may
have suggestions of other related opportunities; ask about them.
Call back a week or so after your interview to inquire as to your
status. If you are offered a position and decide not to accept
it, call the faculty and decline to him or her.
research opportunities
Independent study students needed
in Developmental Biology laboratory focusing on the investigation
of the developmental switch from vegetative to reproductive
development in the higher plant Arabidopsis.
Tasks include: DNA analyses (PCR, cloning), protein analyses,
plant maintenance, genetic screens (mutant analyses, crosses).
No prior experience required.
Minimum time commitment: 12 hrs/week.
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would like to request more information on this position...
Doris Wagner
201 Mudd Laboratories
+1 215 898.0483
wagnerdo@sas.upenn.edu
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Independent studies students are sought to participate
in investigations of the molecular, biochemical and/or proteomic
bases of transport across plant and yeast membranes in the
context of cellular detoxification and energy conservation. Responsibilities
might include the preparation and fractionation of membrane
proteins for MALDI-TOF and LCQ-MS analyses, in vitro transport
assays on heterologously expressed transport proteins, assistance
with the construction and characterization of expression
vectors for protein engineering, screens of yeast and/or
plants mutated in different transport functions, and basic
protein chemical manipulations of wild-type and mutated phytochelatin
synthase.
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would like to request more information on this position...
Up to four undergraduate research assistants needed for molecular
biology and biochemistry laboratory working with photosynthetic
microbes in the Department of Biology. Duties would initially
include lab chores such as preparation of media and chemicals,
autoclaving and sterilization, making growth media and plates,
and later on, participation to ongoing research projects with
advanced graduate students and postdoctoral fellows that eventually
will culminate with independent research studies (BIOL 399
and BIOL 499).
One position is for office help as well as wet-lab work.
Work-study students and Biology, Biochemistry and Biophysics
majors are preferred, but interested and enthusiastic students
from all years and sections are also accepted.
No lab experience is necessary, and we will train as needed;
only genuine interest, serious committement and good work
ethics are required.
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would like to request more information on this position...
Fevzi Daldal
204 Mudd Building
+1 215 898.4394
fdaldal@sas.upenn.edu
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