Undergraduate Research Mentors
Undergraduate Research Mentors
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A list of faculty across the 91原创 who can act in a mentorship role for undergraduate students interested in participating in research during their undergrad career.
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
How root exudation regulates plant-microbe interactions.
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum time for a project: Two semesters
- Preferred courses:听
- Year: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
- Must be interested in pursuing a senior thesis
Department of Physical Therapy
Early detection of autism; develop novel interventions for young and older children with autism
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.2
- Minimum time for a project: 4 semesters, 6 hrs per week
- Preferred courses: BISC or PHYT independent studies
- Year: Sophomore, Junior
Department of Biological Sciences
Evolution of marine bacteria in the genus Vibrio
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum time for a project: Three semesters
- Preferred courses: None
- Year: Freshman
- Must be interested in pursuing a senior thesis
Department of Behavioral Health & Nutrition
Chai Research Lab
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.2
- Minimum time for a project: More than one year
- Preferred courses: NTDT200
- Year: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior
- Must be interested in pursuing a senior thesis
Department of Biological Sciences
Molecular control of lens development and cataract formation.
Status: Accepting Applications
- Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.2
- Minimum time for a project: One year including summer
- Preferred courses: BISC401 or 305
- Year: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior
- Must be interested in pursuing a senior thesis
A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Immunology of idiopathic and infectious inflammatory diseases.
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum time for a project: One
- Preferred courses: Immunology
- Year: Junior, Senior
Department of Biological Sciences
Glioblastoma brain cancer and early brain development.
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.7
- Minimum time for a project: More than one year
- Preferred courses: BISC305 Cell Biology and/or BISC401 Molecular Biology
- Year: Sophomore, Junior
- Must be interested in pursuing a Senior Thesis
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Tissue morphodynamics and regenerative medicine
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: None
- Minimum time for a project: Multiple years
- Preferred courses: None
- Year: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior
- Must be interested in pursuing a Senior Thesis
A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Modeling Down Syndrome Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: None
- Minimum time for a project: No restriction
- Preferred courses: None
- Year: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment
How do microbes live in the lab (microbial physiology) and in nature (environmental proteomics)?
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum time for a project: Two semesters
- Preferred courses: BISC300
- Year: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Department of Biological Sciences
Molecular and systems biology of mammalian eye development and disease.
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum time for a project: Minimum four semesters and two summers
- Preferred courses: BISC207, BISC208, BISC300 or BISC305 (preferred but not required)
- Year: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
- Must be interested in pursuing a senior thesis
Department of Biological Sciences
Cardiac Research
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum time for a project: Two semesters
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Understanding intercellular communication / signaling process and the role of protein phosphorylation mediated by Casein Kinase 1 family members in plant systems.
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.4
- Minimum time for a project: Three semesters
- Preferred courses: Organic chemistry and Biochemistry or Cell biology
- Year: Sophomore
Department of Physical Therapy
Dr. Lobo鈥檚 research program brings together experts across disciplines from fashion through child development, engineering, and rehabilitation.
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.2
- Minimum time for a project: 2 semesters with 2 credits the first semester
- Year: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Department of Biological Sciences
Molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogen survival in human cells.
Status: All Positions Filled
- Minimum GPA: 3.5
- Minimum time for a project: Two semesters plus one summer
- Required Courses: Molecular Biology of the Cell (BISC 401), Microbiology (BISC 300).
- Classes: Sophomore, Junior
- Must be interested in pursuing a Senior thesis
- Note: Students who have not taken the courses above will be considered if they are planning to register for these at the earliest opportunity.
Department of Biological Sciences
Develop and utilize state-of-the-art techniques to elucidate changes in cellular communication that lead to diseases as diverse as cancer and osteoporosis.
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum time for a project: Two semester
- Preferred courses: None
- Year: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
- Must be interested in pursuing a senior thesis
Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Molecular Virology and Tumor Immunology of Marek鈥檚 Disease
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.2
- Minimum time for a project: One semester
- Preferred courses: BISC300, BISC401
- Year: Junior, Senior
Department of Biological Sciences
Understanding the role of actin-based signaling in disease pathogenesis.
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.3
- Minimum time for a project: One or Two Semesters
- Preferred courses: BISC300, BISC401
- Year: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Department of Computer & Info Sciences
Microbial and Viral Ecology through Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.2
- Minimum time for a project: Two semesters
- Preferred courses: Introductory Microbiology, Molecular Biology
- Year: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior
Department of Physical Therapy
Movement control related to neurologic injury, particularly stroke.
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.25
- Minimum time for a project: Two semesters
- Preferred courses: None
- Year: Freshman, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Behavioral Epigenetics
Status: All Positions Filled
- Minimum GPA: 3.2
- Minimum time for a project: Two semesters
- Preferred courses: None
- Year: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Developmental Neuroimmunology
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.6
- Minimum time for a project: Two semester, if the relationship works
- Preferred courses: None
- Year: Freshman, Sophomore
Department of Biological Sciences
Genetic and molecular control of signal transduction.
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.2
- Minimum time for a project: One year
- Preferred courses: Genetics, Cell Biology and/or Molecular Biology
- Year: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Department of Biological Sciences
Neural and genetic mechanisms of reward. Please find more info on our website: https://shaolab.bio.udel.edu.
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: None
- Minimum time for a project: At least one semester
- Preferred courses: None
- Year: Sophomore, Junior
Department of Biological Sciences
Cytochrome c biogenesis in prokaryotes
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.4
- Minimum time for a project: 2 semesters + 1 summer
- Preferred courses: BISC300 (Microbiology)
- Year: Freshman, Sophomore
- Must be interested in pursuing a Senior Thesis
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
The impact of introduced plants on food web complexity and ecosystem function.
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum time for a project: 2 semesters
- Preferred courses: Ecology
- Year: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Department of Biological Sciences
Characterization of novel regulators of post-synaptic signaling in C. elegans
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.5
- Minimum time for a project: Three semesters and a summer
- Preferred courses:听
- Year: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior
- Must be interested in pursuing a senior thesis
A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Skeletal Dysplasia Center
Status: Accepting Applications
- Minimum GPA: 3.5
- Minimum time for a project: 4 semesters or over
- Preferred courses: None
- Year: Sophomore, Junior
- Must be interested in pursuing a senior thesis