Contacting USciences Faculty for Research Opportunities
USciences has many faculty who are interested and enthusiastic in taking in and mentoring undergraduates in their research groups. Below is a preliminary list, with their areas of research expertise and contact information. As we develop and widen this list, CUR will provide links to faculty research websites. Undergraduates interested in working with any of these faculty are advised to follow the following steps in contacting faculty:
1. Research the name of the faculty of interest on the USciences website and determine if they have a website describing the research they do. Browse these research websites so you get a sense of the faculty's research.
2. Draft an email to the faculty of interest, expressing interest in undergraduate research, and a specific interest in the faculty's research area. Request and arrange a meeting with the faculty to explore possible research opportunities with him/her. Be PROFESSIONAL in your approach and iIntroduce yourself (name, major, year) and provide several possibile meeting dates/times. Be flexible. If you have a resume with a list of discipline courses you've taken, enclose it. Thank the faculty for considering your request.
3. Send the email and wait for the response. If a meeting is arranged, be prompt, courteous and professional at the meeting. If you receive no response, wait sometime and try following-up either by email or in-person.
4. Not all faculty have space and time to mentor multiple undergraduates in their research group. You may have to wait for the right time or you can explore other groups too. Good luck!
A more updated (as of Sept 15, 2017) Mentor List is found at: MORE UPDATED RESEARCH MENTOR LIST (Click Opportunities)
| Name | Highest Degree | University of Highest Degree | Position | Department | College | Area of Expertise | Type of Research | Undergraduate Students (Current/Capacity) | Currently Accepting UG Students in Group | Link to PI Webpage | |
| Jean-Francois Jasmin | PhD (Physiology) | U of Montreal | Assoc Provost/Assoc Prof | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Identification of new biomarkers and therapeutic targets for lung, brain and breast cancers | Bench Sciences (lab based) | 2 | 3 | Yes | https://w.taskstream.com/ts/jasmin/jeanfrancoisjasmin |
| Roberto Ramos | PhD (Physics) | U of Washington | Assoc Professor/CUR Director | Math, Physics & Statistics | Misher | Condensed Matter Physics, Nanotechnology, Low Temperature Physics | Bench sciences (lab-based) | 3 | 4 | Yes | https://w.taskstream.com/ts/ramos155/Ramos |
| Jason Heindl | PhD (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics) | Harvard | Assistant Professor | Biological Sciences | Misher | Prokaryotic development, microbial biofilms, bacterial pathogenesis | 6 | 6 | No | ||
| Peter Berget | PhD (Biochemistry) | U of Minnesota | Professor | Biological Sciences | Misher | Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Fluorescence Assay Development | Bench Sciences (lab based) | 0 | 2 | Yes | https://www.taskstream.com/ts/berget1/BergetWebSite |
| Amalia M Issa | PhD (Neuropharmacology) | McGill University | Professor | HPPH & Pharmaceutical Sciences | Mayes & PCP | Pharmacogenomics; Personalized (Precision) Medicine; Pharmaceutical outcomes research; implementation research | 1 | 3 | Yes | ||
| Zhihong Wang | PhD (Biochemsirty) | U of Utah | Assistant Professor | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Misher | Protein Biochemsitry, Molecular Biology, Biophysical Chemistry, Pharmacology | 4 | 2 | Yes | ||
| Maggie Pearce | PhD (Pharmacology) | SUNY Upstate Medical U | Assistant Professor | Biological Sciences | Misher | Neurodegeneration, Protein Misfolding and Aggregation, Genetic Models of Disease | Bench Sciences (lab based) | 5 | 5 | No | |
| Greg Thielman | EdD (Movement Science) | Columbia | Associate Professor | Physical Therapy | Samson | Neuroplasticity/recovery of function post stroke, Motor Learning/Motor Control in rehabilitation | Clinical- Human subjects research | 1 | 2 | yes | |
| Nathan Baird | Ph.D. (Chemistry) | The University of Chicago | Assistant Professor | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Misher | RNA structure, RNA-targeted drug discovery and assay development | Bench Sciences (lab based) | 3 | 5 | yes | |
| Paul Halpern | Ph.D. (Physics) | Stony Brook University | Professor | Math, Physics & Statistics | Misher | History of physics; Science and culture; astrophysics and cosmology | 0 | 3 | Yes | ||
| Christine Flanagan | MFA (Creative Writing) | Emerson College | Associate Professor | Humanities | Misher | Environmental Humanities; Modern Literature and Drama; Creative Writing | No Lab. | ||||
| Karen Tietze | PharmD | PCPS | Professor | Pharmacy Practice | PCP | Clinical research (pharmacy practice, marketing), educational research | Clinical research, educational research | 3 | 3 | No | |
| Bela Peethambaran | Ph. D. (Molecular Biology) | Mississippi State Univ | Associate Professor | Biological Sciences | Misher | Drug Discovery from Natural Products. Cell/ Molecular Biology | 7 | 5 | No | ||
| John R Porter | Ph.D (Botany) | University of Montana | Professor | Biological Sciences | Misher | Anticancer, antibacterial and toxic natural products from plant, fungal and bacterial sources. Cell Biology/Molecular Biology | Bench sciences (lab-based) | 2 | 4 | Maybe | |
| Preston B. Moore | PhD (Chemistry) | Boston University | Professor | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Misher | Simulations of Interfaces, with applicaitons to Biological and Materials Science | Computational | 2 | 3 | Yes | |
| Adeboye Adejare | PhD | Ohio State University | Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Medicinal Chemistry, drug discovery, mechanisms of neurodegeneration | Bench sciences (lab-based) | 2 | 2 | No | |
| Anil D'mello | PhD | University of Pittsburgh | Director, Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Bench sciences (lab-based) | |||||
| Asha Suryanarayanan | PhD | University of Alaska | Assistant Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Neuroimmune regulation of GABAergic transmission: Role in neurophysiology, Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs), anxiety and epilepsy | Bench sciences (lab-based) | 4 | 4 | no | |
| Bin Chen | PhD | Catholic University Leuven/Belgium | Director, Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Photodynamic therapy, tumor fluorescence detection, targeted cancer therapy | Bench sciences (lab-based) | 2 | 2 | no | |
| Catherine Moore | PhD | UPenn | Assistant Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | GPCR regulation in cancer cells; biochemical mechanisms of metastasis | Bench sciences (lab-based) | 1 | 2 | Yes | |
| Clyde Ofner | PhD | Temple University | Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Biodegradable anti cancer drug conjugates for delivery to breast and prostate cancer tumors. Key features of apoptosis induced by lysosome membrane permeabilization | Bench sciences (lab-based) | ||||
| Diane Morel | PhD | Case Western Reserve | Asst Dean, Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Cardiovacular Pathophysiology, Toxicology, Nutritional Biochemistry | Bench sciences (lab-based) | 0 | 0 | No | |
| Isabelle Mercier | PhD (Physiology) | University of Montreal | Associate Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Identifying Key Targets in the Tumor Micro-Environment Involved in Cancer Development and Metastases Using Clinically Relevant Models | Bench sciences (lab-based) | 6 | 4 | No | |
| James Holaska | PhD | University of Virginia | Associate Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Epigenetics, muscle stem cell biology, nuclear structure and function, muscle disease | Bench sciences (lab-based) | 4 | 3 | No | |
| Kamal Jonnalagadda | PhD | University of Nebraska | Associate Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Bench sciences (lab-based) | |||||
| Marvin Schulte | PhD | University of Minnesota | Chair, Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Structure and Function of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and the development of novel therapeutic drugs for neurological disorders involving these receptors. Focus areas include Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD); Rabies; Alzheimer's disease and Dimentia; and nicotine addiction. | Bench sciences (lab-based) | 3 | 3 | No | |
| Pardeep Gupta | PhD | University of Wisconsin, Madison | Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Bench sciences (lab-based) | |||||
| Peter Harvison | PhD | SUNY Buffalo | Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Chemically-induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxiciy; drug/chemical metabolism; structure-toxicity relationships; mechanistic toxicology; assay method development | Bench sciences (lab-based) | 2 | 3 | Yes | |
| Ruy Tchao | PhD | University of Manchester | Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Cell adhesion and membrane stability | Bench sciences (lab-based) | ||||
| Shanaz Tejani-Butt | PhD | Med College of Virginia | Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Understanding the neurobiological mechanisms involved in stress induced depressive behaviors, alcohol abuse and PTSD like conditions in an appropriate animal model. Functional modulation of neuron-glial cell markers to evaluate the mechanism of neurogenesis and/or neurotoxicity of centrally acting drug targets. |
Bench sciences (lab-based) | ||||
| Steven Neau | PhD | University of Michigan | Director, Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Pharmaceutics; Use of polymers in the analysis of drugs, complexation with drugs, and controlled or targeted release of drugs | Bench sciences (lab-based) | 0 | 0 | No | |
| Zhiyu Li | PhD | University of Maryland | Associate Professor | Pharmaceutical Sciences | PCP | Biopharmaceutics, Protein Drugs, Targeted Cancer Therapy, Biochemistry | Bench sciences (lab-based) | ||||
| Monica Taylor | PhD (Exercise Physiology) | University of Pittsburgh | Assistant Professor | Kinesiology | Samson | Energy expenditure, Wearable physiological monitors, and injury prevention in athletes | Applied Science | 0 | 3 | No | |
| Matthew Farber | PhD (Molecular and Cellular Biology) | University of Pittsburgh | Assistant Professor | Biology | Misher | Molecular Biology; Cellular Biology; Microbiology and Fermentation Science | Bench sciences (lab-based) | 2 | 4 | Yes | |
| John W. Tomsho | PhD (Medicinal Chemistry) | University of Michigan | Assistant Professor | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Misher | Drug discovery & development; anti-biotics & anti-virals; Medicinal chemistry; Bioorganic Chemistry | Bench sciences (lab-based) | 4 | 6 | Yes | http://chemfaculty.usciences.edu/ChemFaculty/index.php/overviewtomsho |
| Ashley de Marchena | PhD (Clinical Psychology) | U. of Connecticut | Assistant Professor | Behavioral and Social Sciences | Misher | Autism; nonverbal communication; language development and use; cognitive psychology / neuropsychology | Human subjects (behavioral) | 0 | 4 | Yes | Under development. For now, see: http://demarchena.weebly.com/ |
| Alysson Light | PhD (Social Psychology) | University of Chicago | Assistant Professor | Behavioral and Social Sciences | Misher | Self/Identity; goal pursuit; self-control; social support; social influence; attitudes and persuasion | Human subjects (behavioral) | 0 | 4 | Yes | |
| Andrew Peterson | PharmD, PhD (Health Policy) | University of the Sciences in Philadelphia | Professor; Dean of Mayes College | Health Policy/Public Health and Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration | Mayes & PCP | Medication Adherence, Health Outcomes, Medication Use Systems, | Retrospective Database Analysis; Meta-Analysis | 1 | 2 | Yes | https://w.taskstream.com/ts/peterson294/peterson |
| David Logerstedt | PhD (Biomechanics and Movement Science) | University of Delaware | Assistant Professor | Physical Therapy | Samson Health Sciences | Knee injuries, clinical outcomes, biomechanics, wearable technologies | Clinical research in ACL and cartilage injuries, Data analysis on athletic performance | 0 | 3 | Yes | |
| Elisabetta Fasella | PhD (Organic Chemistry) | Columbia University | Assistant Professor | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Misher | Organic chemistry, green synthetic methods | Bench sciences (lab-based) | 3 | 4 | Yes | |
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