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Analysis of environmental contaminants in biological samplesLehmler Lab, Occupational and Environmental HealthWe are looking for student research assistants who would like to investigate the role of persistent organic pollutants in adverse health effects. The research project is located on the UI Research Park and involves the analysis of environmental contaminants in biological samples using state-of-the-art analytical tools. More information |
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| How to apply | Email Dr. Xueshu Li: see "More Information" |
| Start Date | Immediate; Near future |
| Compensation | Academic Credit; Pay |
| Hours per week |
10 -20 during the academic year; up to 40 during summer, at least one 8-6 hour day |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Development of behavior problems and positive adjustment in childrenDevelopmental Psychopathology LabThe Developmental Psychopathology Lab conducts research to understand how children develop behavior problems as well as positive adjustment. More information |
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| How to apply | See "More Information" |
| Start Date | Spring semester; Summer semester; Fall semester |
| Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit |
| Hours per week |
10 |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Natural disasters, disaster migration, and violent conflict internationallyThe Disasters, Migration, and Violence Lab, Political ScienceInterested in natural disasters, environmental migration, and conflict? The Disasters, Migration, and Violence (DMV) Lab seeks students interested in learning more about the research process in a hands-on, collaborative social science research group experience. More information |
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| How to apply | See "More Information" |
| Start Date | Immediate Near future |
| Compensation | Academic Credit; Pay; To be determined |
| Hours per week |
5-10hrs |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Cognitive NeuroscienceWessel Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, NeuroscienceUndergrad Research Assistants will run Cognitive Neuroscience tasks with EEG and TMS neuroimaging techniques. No lab experience required. More Information
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| How to apply | See "More Information" |
| Start Date | Spring semester; Summer semester; To be determined |
| Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit; To be determined |
| Hours per week |
10 |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Dietary and lifestyle approaches to improving quality of life in Multiple SclerosisWahls Lab, Internal MedicineThe Wahls Research lab is interested in the relationship between diet quality and clinical outcomes. Motor function is assessed using timed walk and hand function tests. Vision function, quality of life and blood biomarkers are also assessed. The study Efficacy of Diet on Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis is a five year study, completing in 2027. More information |
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| How to apply | Email Mary Ehlinger via ehlingerma@healthcare.uiowa.edu with a cover letter expressing your interests and qualifications, a resume and an unofficial transcript. |
| Start Date | Immediate Near future |
| Compensation | Volunteer (Optional 0-credit hour course for transcript recognition) Academic Credit (1-4 semester hours) Pay is available in addition to volunteer hours |
| Hours per week |
At least 10 hours a week with blocks of time of 3-4+ hours, 2-3 days a week, Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30 pm. |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Uterine endometrial cancer: Molecular mechanisms, targeted therapyYang Lab, PathologyUterine endometrial cancer incidence (~65,950 new cases/year) and deaths (~12,550 deaths/year) are on the rise. To help endometrial cancer patients and cure endometrial cancer, we need understand the characteristics of this disease. More information |
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| How to apply | See "More Information" |
| Start Date | Immediate; Near future; Fall semester; Spring semester |
| Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit |
| Hours per week |
10+, blocks of 4 hours or more |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Provide services for measuring cell and whole organism metabolismMetabolic Phenotyping CoreAssist in set up and execution of indirect calorimetry studies for measuring metabolic rate, food consumption, and activity in rodent models. Prepare equipment and reagents for studies related to glucose metabolism. Help maintain equipment and facilities to meet regulatory requirements. Position will begin on an interim/training basis with potential for conversion to a paid position. More information |
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| How to apply | Send resume to eric-weatherford@uiowa.edu |
| Start Date | Spring semester |
| Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit; Pay |
| Hours per week |
10-12 hours |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be continuous position |
| Apply by | October 10 |
Acid Sensing Ion Channel contributes to synaptic plasticity, learning and memoryWemmie lab, PsychiatryOur current research focuses on identifying the mechanism for ASIC activation in vivo, understanding the role of ASIC in synaptic plasticity, and establishing an uninterrupted link between ASIC channel activity and its behavioral impact. More information |
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| How to apply | Please send CV and Letter of future plan to rong-fan@uiowa.edu |
| Start Date | Immediate |
| Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit; Pay, To be determined |
| Hours per week |
10-20 hours during semester, up to 40 hours per week during break |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be continuous position |
Endocrine Regulation of Metabolism and NeurosciencePotthoff Lab - Lab of Awesomeness (Neuroscience and Pharmacology)My research program is focused on two strategically developed areas of research. The first is exploring how energy and glucose homeostasis is regulated by novel endocrine pathways. More information |
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| How to apply | Please email Dr. Matthew Potthoff (matthew-potthoff@uiowa.edu) directly. |
| Start Date | Immediate |
| Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit; Pay |
| Hours per week |
15-20 |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be continuous position |
Human brain research and biotechnologyIowa Neurobank Core, Iowa Neuroscience InstitituteWe are looking for an undergrad student interested in medicine or medical research. The duties include performing studies on mouse models of human diseases which cause blindness. More information |
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| How to apply | Email Director; See "More Information" |
| Start Date | Spring semester; Summer semester; To be determined |
| Compensation | Volunteer |
| Hours per week |
8-10 |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be continuous position |
| Apply by | October 31, 2022 |
Gene therapy to treat blindness in childrenDrack Lab, Institute for Vision ResearchWe are looking for an undergrad student interested in medicine or medical research. The duties include performing studies on mouse models of human diseases which cause blindness. More information |
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| How to apply | Email the PI; See "More Information" |
| Start Date | Immediate; Near future |
| Compensation | Pay |
| Hours per week |
8 to 20; full time in summer if desired |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be continuous position |
| Apply by | November 1, 2022 |
Brain networks of disease (depression, stress, migraine, schizophrenia)Hultman Lab, Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsWe are looking for a motivated, meticulous and team-oriented student with proficiency coding in MATLab to assist with data analysis in a biomedical lab studying neurophysiological brain mechanisms of disease. More information |
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| How to apply | See "More Information" |
| Start Date | Immediate; Near future; Fall semester |
| Compensation | Academic Credit; Pay |
| Hours per week |
10 |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be continuous position |
| Apply by | September 15, 2022 |
Software Engineer in Computational ProteogenomicsWright Lab, Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsThe Wright Laboratory is looking to bring onboard a highly motivated, mindful, and compassionate undergraduate student to serve as a software engineer to install, manage, and maintain the LabKey Server Scientific Data Management System (SDMS). More information |
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| How to apply | Apply by email to michael-e-wright@uiowa.edu with cover letter and CV/Resume. |
| Start Date | Immediate |
| Compensation | Academic Credit; Pay |
| Hours per week |
15-20 |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be continuous position |
| Apply by | December 31, 2022 |
Analysis of environmental pollutants and their biotransformation productsLehmler Lab, Occupational and Environmental HealthWe are looking for student research assistants who would like to investigate the role of persistent organic pollutants in adverse health effects. More information |
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| How to apply | See "More Information" |
| Start Date | Immediate; Near future |
| Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit; Pay |
| Hours per week |
10-20 during academic year, up to 40 during summer |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be continuous position |
| Apply by | September 8, 2022 |
Biochemistry of Cellular SignalingWright Lab, Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsThe Wright laboratory is looking to employ a highly motivated, mindful, and compassionate undergraduate student to work as a research trainee in a laboratory utilizing mass spectrometry-based proteomics as an experimental platform to study cellular signaling. More information |
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| How to apply | Submit a cover letter and resume by email to michael-e-wright@uiowa.edu. |
| Start Date | Immediate |
| Compensation | Pay |
| Hours per week |
10-20 |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be continuous position |
Control of circulation in health, disease and aging.Sabharwal Lab, Internal MedicineOur lab studies neural circuitry and signaling mechanisms in cardiovascular (heart failure, cardiomyopathy) and neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimers disease, ALS). More information |
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| How to apply | See "More Information" |
| Start Date | Immediate; Near future |
| Compensation | Volunteer; Academic credit |
| Hours per week |
10-20 |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be continuous position |
New treatments for diabetes, cancer and neurological diseaseBioelectronic Medicines Translational Research LabThe Carter laboratory combines cutting edge bioengineering and molecular biology techniques to study how electromagnetic fields can be used to cure diabetes and cancer. More information |
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| How to apply | Please paste CV/resume in an email and send to calvin-carter@uiowa.edu |
| Start Date | Immediate; Near future |
| Compensation | Volunteer; Academic credit; Pay |
| Hours per week |
10+ |
| Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be continuous position |
Sleep disturbance in psychiatric disordersNeurodevelopment and Psychopathology Lab, Psychological and Brain SciencesOur focus is on defining the physiological features of sleep disturbances in psychiatric disorders, investigating their relations with symptoms and cognitive deficits, and examining the neural circuitry involved in these sleep deficits. More information. |
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| How to apply | See "More Information". |
| Start Date | Immediate; Summer semester; Fall semester |
| Compensation | Volunteer |
| Hours per week |
10 |
| Timeline | Ongoing or potential to be continuous position |
Social-Emotional Development from Infancy to AdolescenceChild LabWe study children’s social-emotional development from infancy to adolescence. Students in this lab have the opportunity to work on a longitudinal study to help collect data during laboratory sessions, code behavioral data from videos, and perform preliminary data management. |
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| How to apply | Click HERE to fill out interest form. |
| Start Date | Spring semester; Near future; Fall semester; Summer semester |
| Compensation | Volunteer; Academic credit |
| Hours per week | 9 |
| Timeline |
Ongoing or potential to be a continuous position |