{"id":168,"date":"2016-09-20T09:52:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T13:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/rjlab\/?page_id=168"},"modified":"2024-09-30T21:08:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T01:08:23","slug":"getting-involved-in-undergraduate-research-in-the-r-j-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/rjlab\/getting-involved-in-undergraduate-research-in-the-r-j-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting involved in the R-J lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: large;\">Projects:\u00a0 <\/span>There are many interesting projects in the R-J lab that all revolve around the central question of how bacteria survive and multiply in their environmental home, whether that be a tsetse fly or a piece of cheese.\u00a0 We are currently (2024-2027) working a big NIH-funded project that explores how <i>Sodalis glossinidius<\/i>, an intracellular symbiont of the tsetse fly, tolerates blood exposure.\u00a0 Additionally some students in the lab are working on projects t-hat examine <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"style2\">microbes that are important in food microbiology, particularly fermentation and cheese production. Dr. R-J spent part of her sabbatical in the Fall of 2023 learning about cheese production and cheese microbiology at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jasperhillfarm.com\/\">Jasper Hill Farms and Cellars<\/a> and the R-J lab is now characterizing some of the microbes from there. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"style2\">You can find the R-J lab publication list <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/rjlab\/science\/abstracts\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: large;\">FAQs:<\/span>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What will I learn in the R-J lab?<br \/>\n<\/span>1.\u00a0 Lab techniques in the areas of<\/span> microbiology and molecular genetics.\u00a0 These techniques include cloning genes, construction of directed mutations in the genome,\u00a0 PCR, tissue culture, and analysis using the sequenced genomes.\u00a0 <span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\"><br \/>\n2.\u00a0 How to design and implement experiments<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 How to interpret data<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 How to present your research:\u00a0 Over the past 14 years, UR students have been co-authors on numerous papers and many UR students have presented their research at regional or national microbiolgy meetings.<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 How to talk about science<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What are other benefits of working in the R-J lab?\u00a0 <\/span>You will join a group of other undergraduates interested in probing the wonders of the microbial world.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How many hours per week do students work in the R-J lab?\u00a0 <\/span>The time commitment is 5-7 hours per week spread out over the week.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How long do students stay in the R-J lab? <\/span>\u00a0Because of the training and learning curve associated with the research in the R-J lab, students are encouraged to join the lab for at least 1-2 semesters and 8\u00a0weeks in the summer (see below).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How does staying for the summer work? <\/span>\u00a0If you stay for the summer, you work 40 hours per week and are paid for your work for 6-8 weeks.\u00a0 There is on campus housing that you can stay in for a fee.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Can I get course credit for research in the R-J lab? <\/span>\u00a0If you sign up under BIO394, Currently, you can receive 0.5 units of course credit for the research (pass\/fail) that you do in the lab for a semester.\u00a0 You can take BIOL394 up to 8 times.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">Can I go to scientific conferences with the R-J lab?\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">Yes.\u00a0 Click <a href=\"https:\/\/facultystaff.richmond.edu\/~lrunyenj\/ASM.html\">here.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">Do students in the R-J lab ever publish there results?\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">Yes.\u00a0 Click <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/rjlab\/science\/abstracts\/\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">Can I contact current students in the R-J lab to talk about their experiences in the lab?\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">Yes.\u00a0 Click <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/rjlab\/lab-members\/current-lab-members\/\">here<\/a> for the link to the current student page.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">What do students do after they leave the R-J lab?<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\"> Click <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/rjlab\/lab-members\/former-lab-members\/\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">If you are interested in being part of the research in the R-J lab, please email me at <a href=\"mailto:lrunyenj@richmond.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lrunyenj@richmond.edu<\/a> to set up an appointment to talk with me.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Projects:\u00a0 There are many interesting projects in the R-J lab that all revolve around the central question of how bacteria survive and multiply in their environmental home, whether that be a tsetse fly or a piece of cheese.\u00a0 We 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