Faculty Name:
Candace Reno
Department:
Internal Medicine
Faculty College:
Medicine
Email:
creno@u2m2.utah.edu
Project Description:
I study hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) as a complication in the treatment of diabetes. My main research project is understanding the mechanisms of hypoglycemia-induced cardiac arrhythmias in rodent models. The goal of this project is to determine potential therapeutic targets to prevent sudden death due to hypoglycemia in people with type 1 diabetes. Additionally, I study how repeated episodes of hypoglycemia increase the risk of cardiac damage during a subsequent myocardial infarction induced experimentally.
Opportunity Type:
Volunteer; Prepare a UROP proposal; Write an Honors Thesis or Senior Thesis; Earn independent study credit
Student Role:
Students will learn rodent survival surgery, hypoglycemia "clamp" experiments, tissue harvesting and staining, protein analysis and data analysis and manuscript writing.
Student Benefits:
Students will learn hands on how to design and execute experiments in a clinically relevant field with potential for authorship on abstracts and manuscripts.
Project Duration:
Each project is for one semester at a time with potential for additional semesters. 10 hour/week.
Minimum Requirements:
Basic biology courses