Research Opportunities in
the Webb Lab
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| NOTE:
The Webb Lab is moving to the University of Rhode
Island in August 2006. There will be openings for
Ph.D. students, a Post-Doc and a Lab Technician
starting in Fall 2006 or Spring 2007. For
inquiries: jacqueline_webb@mail.uri.edu |
Opportunities
for Graduate Research:
One
or two graduate students conduct Master's Thesis
research in my laboratory at any given time
(Villanova does not have a Ph.D. program in
Biology). I will provide all necessary training
in laboratory techniques. Graduate students will
be required to work independently, and will be
asked to supervise the work of undergraduates
participating in similar projects, as
appropriate.
All
of my students have conducted thesis research
that we have presented at national or
international conferences, and/or published in
prominent peer-reviewed journals. Students have
gone on to Ph.D. programs in Neurobiology (and
then a NIH/NRSA Post-Doc at Case Western) and
Systematic Ichthyology (Columbia
University/American Museum of Natural History),
and work in the pharmaceutical industry.
Prospective
graduate students with an interest in
evolutionary developmental biology (evo/devo),
comparative and developmental morphology, and/or
the sensory biology of fishes (specifically the
lateral line system) are encouraged to write to
me. Please consult the Biology Graduate Program home page for more
information. The Biology Department provides
financial support in the form of Teaching
Assistantships (9-month academic year) and
Research Assistantships (9-month academic year
and summer), which are available on a competitive
basis. Our graduate program is
rather unique in that our MS students receive the
same sort of support that Ph.D. students would in
a larger university environment.
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Opportunities
for Undergraduate Research:
I generally
have opportunities for qualified undergraduates to work
in my lab as technicians/research assistants, and as
thesis students (Senior Thesis or Honors Thesis), for
those wishing to carry out a research project. Both
academic year and summer opportunities are available.
Students must commit to working for one summer (full-time
or in some cases, part-time), or for one academic year
(approx. 6-10 hours/week). Students may earn credit for
independent research or be paid as research assistants
with either Work-Study or Student Employment funds. I
will provide all necessary training in laboratory
techniques, with the assistance of my graduate students.
My
undergraduate research students have gone on to
prestigious medical schools (e.g., Tufts, Georgetown),
graduate school, and industry (e.g., pharmaceutical,
biotech).
Projects
Available for Undergraduates:
Development
of the lateral line system in zebrafish and other
fish taxa (SEM, histology).
Zebrafish
husbandry and rearing of embryos and larvae for
various projects (in collab. with Dr.
DiBenedetto).
Diversity
of lateral line systems in teleost fishes.
Question?
Please contact me at jacqueline.webb@villanova.edu.
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