Project and Position Details
We are looking for an undergraduate or post-graduate volunteer laboratory intern to help complete projects related to the prenatal and gestational impacts of SSRI use. Students will be exposed to a variety of wet lab and in silico techniques, including but not limited to evaluating maternal care and depression-like behaviors in mice, brain and placenta dissections and microdissections, animal necropsy, working with clinical samples (human placenta, maternal plasma, cord blood), and molecular techniques (qPCR, ELISA, immunohistochemistry, metabolomics). Students will have opportunities for data analysis, manuscript writing, and presenting. The Santillan Lab is a welcoming, positive environment that encourages creativity, teamwork, and scientific development! Past lab members have gone on to graduate school, medical school, nursing school, dental school, and related training programs.

Qualifications
Some undergraduate education or more

Time Commitment
10 hrs/week minimum

Compensation
Volunteer
Academic Credit

Start Date 
Immediate, over the summer

Project Duration 
Ongoing or potential to be a continuous position

How to Apply
Email robert-j-taylor@uiowa.edu.