Undergraduate Research Opportunities

1. Undergraduate Research Opportunities September 19, 2012

2. Introduction/WelcomeCollege of Engineering • Dean, Dr. James Tien • Associate Dean, Dr. Helena Solo-Gabriele • Director of Career Services, Ann Helmers

3. Welcome and a Few Words • Many opportunities – find a research mentor. Talk to students about labs. • Some opportunities are volunteer (forms), through course credit, or paid hourly. • Prestigious opportunities • NSF-REU (National Science Foundation – Research Experiences for Undergraduates) • NSF-GRFP (NSF – Graduate Research Fellowship Program) – Funds graduate school, due Nov. 13 http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201

4. The REU FAQ See Handout

5. Once You Find an Opportunity • Sign up through UM Office of Undergraduate Research • Complete Required Training • Responsible Conduct of Research • Conflict of Interest and Disclosure • Other as required (ACUC, IRB, EHS…) For details and links: http://www.miami.edu/coe/index.php/coe/research/undergraduate_research_opportunities/

6. Dr. Michael Gaines Assistant Provost of Undergraduate Research and Community Outreach http://www.miami.edu/index.php/undergraduate_research_and_community_outreach/

7. Opportunities within the CoE Departments • BME • CAE • ECE • IEN • MAE

8. MEDICAL SCHOOL CAMPUS Neuroprosthetics Research Group Director: Dr. Sanchez, Co-director: Dr. Bohorquez Rosenstiel Room RSMB-4080, Medical Campus Joint Bioengineering and Endourology Laboratory, Co-Director: Dr. Salas, Co-director:Dr. Leveillee Miller School of Medicine, 1400 NW 10th Ave, Suite 509 Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Director: Dr. Stabler Miller School of Medicine, Diabetes Research institute Sensory Neurophysiology Laboratory DirectorDr. Rajguru Miller School of Medicine, Ear Institute DUAL LABORATORIES (Coral Gables and Medical Campuses) Biomaterials Laboratory, Director: Dr. Andreopoulos McArthur Engineering Building, Room MEB 144B Rosenstiel Room RSMB-8075A, Medical Campus Cartilage Tissue Engineering and Mesenchymal Stem CellsLaboratory, Director: Dr. Cheung McArthur Engineering Building, Room MEA 168 Miami VA Medical Center, Research Building Biomedical Optics Laboratory, Director: Dr. Manns, Co-director:Dr. Parel Mc Arthur Engineering Annex, Room MEA 170B Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller Medical School BME, Biomedical Engineering Dr. Ozdamar, Chair Dr. Manns, Acting Chair CORAL GABLES CAMPUS Biomedical Atomic Force Microscopy Laboratory, Director: Dr. Ziebarth Mc Arthur Engineering Annex, Room MEA 170A Stem Cell and Mechanobiology Laboratory, Director: Dr. Huang, McArthur Engineering Annex, Room MEA 168 Orthopaedics Biomechanics Laboratory, Director: Dr. Jackson McArthur Engineering Annex, Room MEA 169 Neurosensory Engineering Laboratory, Director: Dr. Ozdamar, Co-director: Dr. Bohorquez McArthur Engineering Building, Room MEB 153 Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, Director: Dr. Zhao McArthur Engineering Annex, Room MEA 201A

9. Neuroprosthetics Research GroupDr. Sanchez and Dr. Prasad Clinical Trials in Spinal Cord Injury Computational Neural Decoding Electrophysiology in Rats, Monkeys, and Humans

10. Stem Cell and Mechanobiology Laboratory b TGF - 1 - b TGF - 1+ Aggrecan Collagen II Oct4 Nestin Sox2 SSEA4 Nanog Tra-1-60 Director: C.-Y. Charles Huang, Ph.D. • Stem cells: chondrogenesis of adult stem cells, charaterization of dental stem cells, development of novel bioreactor technology • Mechanobiology: mechanobiology of intervertebral disc and stem cells, impact injury of articular cartilage, mechanobiological model of soft tissue Human knee articular cartilage Dental Stem Cells Drop tower for impact loading Chondrogenesis Compression bioreactor Control After impact injury Subjected to mechanical loading after impact injury

11. Sensory Neurophysiology Lab – Dr. Suhrud Rajguru Applications in the Inner Ear and Heart Optical pacing of cardiac cells

12. Biomedical Engineering 2013Dr. Manns, Acting Chair