Jenny Ouyang: Effects of artificial light at night on genome to phenome
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Effects of artificial light at night on genome to phenome
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Jenny Ouyang, Ph.D., received her doctoral degree in ecology and evolutionary biology from Princeton University in 2012. She received a National Science Foundation fellowship to work at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology as a postdoctoral fellow. She is currently an associate professor in the Department of Biology at the Βι¶ΉΣ³». Her research program focuses on understanding how animals adapt to challenging environmental conditions using birds as a model system. She has mentored 54 undergraduate students at the Βι¶ΉΣ³», many of whom received the Βι¶ΉΣ³» Undergraduate Research Award, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, National Science Foundation, or the United States Department of Agriculture fellowships.
Project overview
The PREP student will be assisting with animal husbandry and care with live small birds. They will further be instructed on taking samples, such as blood, etc. If interested, the student can also learn how to use assays to assess for hormone levels. The student will attend regular lab meetings and be encouraged to start their own independent project. The current project involves assessing the impacts on the brain, gut, and stress axis for individuals exposed to light pollution.
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