This semester, we have 21 laboratories available for you. 15 labs are Rutgers University-Camden (RUC) labs, and 5 labs are Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU), and 1 lab is Thomas Jefferson University (TJU).
Once students are accepted to a research lab for shadowing, they will spend a few hours each week (1-4 hours depending on the agreement between the student and the professor) in the lab interacting with the professor and their graduate students. Students are not expected to perform experiments or do lab chores (e.g. dishwashing).
The application window opens from February 2 starting at 9 a.m. through February 16 closing at 5 p.m. Complete the form below and click “Submit”.
Follow the instructions and the application time period strictly.
- Resume (1 page) and Cover Letter/Personal Statement (maximum 1 page). Use the .pdf file format.
- You may consider guidelines for your resume and cover letter HERE.
- Include your LinkedIn account link in the resume.
- Use your scarletmail.rutgers.edu email address.
- Spell-check the text
- Ask a couple of people to proofread your application package.
After you submit your application, we will review applications and set up interviews. The schedule will take place as follows:
- Interviews will be scheduled from February 19 – February 23.
- Professors will send the list of accepted students to the instructor by 5 pm on February 23.
- Interview results will be notified to the students by 9 am on March 1.
- Shadowing duration: March – April.
Application form
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RUC Lab options
Option 1
Angélica L. González
Area of research: Effects of natural and human-induced environmental changes on the diversity, composition and function of communities and ecosystems.
angelica.gonzalez@rutgers.edu
https://gonzalezalecologylab.wixsite.com/my-site
Option 2
Sunil Shende
Areas of Research: Algorithmic problems involving resource optimization and coordination among mobile agents with limited communication capabilities. Other research areas are algorithmic game theory, natural language processing, parallel and distributed computing, machine learning theory, and applications of big-data techniques in computational science.
sunil.shende@rutgers.edu
https://shende.camden.rutgers.edu/
Option 3
Brian Corbett
Area of research: Understanding the molecular and neural mechanisms underlying stress resilience and vulnerability; special focus on transcriptional regulation, neural circuits, and immune system function.
brian.corbett@rutgers.edu
Option 4
Daniel Shain
Areas of Interest: Annelid development and evolution
dshain@camden.rutgers.edu
https://biology.camden.rutgers.edu/faculty/daniel-shain/
Option 5
Eric Klein
Area of research: bacterial pathogenesis and microbial adhesion
eric.a.klein@rutgers.edu
https://ericklein.camden.rutgers.edu/
Option 6
Kwangwon Lee
Areas of Interest: genetics of circadian (daily) and circaannual (seasonal) rhythms
kwangwon.lee@rutgers.edu
https://kwangwonlee.camden.rutgers.edu/
Option 7
Maria Solesio
Area of research: mammalian mitochondrial cell biology
m.solesio@rutgers.edu
https://solesio.camden.rutgers.edu/
Option 8
Nathan Fried
Area of Interest: neurological underpinnings of sleep and pain
nathan.fried@rutgers.edu
www.NeuroFriedLab.com
Option 9
Kimberlee Moran
Area of research: human remains, forensic entomology, crime scene investigation, bioarchaeology
k.moran@camden.rutgers.edu
https://kimberleemoran.camden.rutgers.edu/
Option 10
Nir Yakoby
Area of research: developmental biology on egg development in Drosophila
yakoby@camden.rutgers.edu
https://yakoby.camden.rutgers.edu/members/nir-yakoby/
Option 11
Xingyun Qi
Area of Interest: molecular mechanism of environmental regulation on stomatal development
xingyun.qi@rutgers.edu
https://scholar.google.com/
Option 12
Hunter King
Area of research: Mechanical ecology and reverse engineering of evolved solutions. Identifying new physical mechanisms that lead to fitness.
h.king@rutgers.edu
https://sites.rutgers.edu/mechanical-ecology-group/
Option 13
David Salas-de la Cruz
Area of Research: Biomaterials or bio-based materials as a sustainable solution to conventional plastics to created eco-design solutions for medical, environmental and energy fields.
ds1191@camden.rutgers.edu
https://dsalas.camden.rutgers.edu/
Option 14
Youwen Zhang
Area of research: Biosensing, Chiral Material, Nanotherapeutics
Jinglin Fu
Cooper Lab CMSRU options
Option 16
Darren Boehning
Area of research: Calcium signaling and dysfunction in disease.
boehning@rowan.edu
https://www.boehninglab.com/research
Option 17
Diana Martinez
Area of Research: The effects of sleep disorders on the development of cardiorespiratory dysfunction, specifically how sleep effects the neural circuits that regulate cardiorespiratory function
martinezd@rowan.edu
www.themartinezlab.com
@TheMartinezLab
Option 18
Christine M. Harper
Area of research: human evolution, biomechanics, functional morphology, three-dimensional shape analysis
harperc@rowan.edu
https://works.bepress.com/christine-harper/
Option 19
Susy C. Kohout
Area of research: The Kohout lab studies how cells communicate, focusing on the interface between electrical and chemical signaling, by integrating biophysics, molecular neuroscience, and cell biology.
kohout@rowan.edu
https://research.rowan.edu/research-areas/biomedical/kohout/
Option 20
Kleiton Silva
Area of Research: Catabolic diseases causing muscle atrophy mediated by autophagy-lysosome system.
silvak@rowan.edu
https://works.bepress.com/kleiton-silva/
Thomas Jefferson Lab TJU Option
Option 21
Ryan E. Tomlinson
Area of research: The Tomlinson lab studies the response of the skeleton to mechanical forces, with a particular interest in the functional roles of sensory nerves in bone as well as the inflammatory signals that mediate bone mass accrual, bone repair, and mechanical strength.
ryan.tomlinson@jefferson.edu
https://research.jefferson.edu/labs/researcher/tomlinson-research.html