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The Dong lab is looking for volunteer/SRP99 students looking to gain dry lab experience.

The Dong Lab is focusing in generating both a macroscale and microscale atlas of the mouse brain. We are seeking for students that will primarily focus on the microscale atlas project involving 3D whole/sliced brain images with neuronal reconstructions done through computer, coding, and VR tools. Students will not only have the chance to learn about the various regions of the brain but will gain insight on how to delineate specific layers of the brain, how various regions are connected to each other, learn many different types of neurons and their morphology, alongside other exciting aspects of the experiments. Under the training and supervision of project managers and technicians, students will be annotating neurons per regions and noting their different morphologies that have never been discovered before. Our lab also has weekly group meetings to give insight on our progress, deadline, and goals per projects; so, students that join the meetings will have time to talk to other members and faculty of the lab. Please contact us by email or phone.

Required:

• Ability to keep accurate and organized laboratory records.
• Ability to work on several projects simultaneously and to switch focus as needed.
• Ability to use PC and Macintosh computers.
• Knowledge of basic laboratory procedures.
• Participate in all orientation and training programs.
• Interest working with rodents and rodent related research.
• Must be able to input the hours needed per week per unit.
• Desired Majors
  • Biology
  • Computer Science