Faculty Mentor: Koushik Roy
Title: Assistant Professor
College: Medicine
School / Department: Department of Pathology, Division of Microbiology and Immunology
Project description
The efficacy of the humoral immune response to prevent infection relies on at least two layers of defense. The first line of defense against reinfection is the pre-existing antibodies produced by plasma cells. The second line of defense is the rapid reactivation of memory lymphocytes. Activation of B cells is a critical step for antibody production. Activated lymphocytes enter a proliferative phase, followed by differentiation to the effector cells and memory cells. The project is the role of transcription factor NFkB in producing activated B cells, plasma cells, and memory B cells.
Student Role: Potential Role depends on students' interest. Below is a list of potential tasks, and students can pick what they want to do.
- PCR and genotyping of mice
- Cell Culture
- Western blot
- Phenotyping by flow cytometry
Student Benefits: Student will learn how to design experiments, analyze data and cutting edge lab techniques.
Project Duration: We have a few projects. Each project is of different length 6 months to 2 years. Depending on students interest they can pick up a projects. Estimated hours per week could be in the range of 8-12 hour.
Opportunity Type: Research Assistant
Opportunity Location Type: In Person
Is this a paid opportunity: ToBeDetermined
Paid Description:
Volunteer
Minimum Requirements: Existing undergraduate student at U and with a motivation in research.
How To Apply: Contact Koushik Roy, koushik.roy@path.utah.edu