Project details
We use cutting-edge neuroscience techniques to map neuronal connections, stimulate neurons, and record neuronal activity while monitoring behavior. We are interested in the neural circuitry that keeps us alive, including eating, waking, and surviving in the cold. When animals and humans are exposed to the cold, they activate a set of responses that are critical for life, but the neural circuitry generating these responses remains unclear. We have identified a neuronal population in the brainstem that relays cold information from the skin to the forebrain. To test our hypothesis, we are activating, inhibiting, and recording calcium activity from these neurons in mice.

You will have the opportunity to train under the supervision of a clinician-scientist, Dr. Geerling, and work directly with a senior MD/PhD student, Fillan Grady. Specific tasks will include performing immunohistology, brain imaging, and cell-counting. 

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Time Commitment
10 hours per week

Compensation
Volunteer
Academic Credit

Start Date
Immediate

Timeline
Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position

Apply by
June 13, 2022

How to apply
Email fillan-grady@uiowa.edu