The Research Experience

Students become functioning members of Baylor laboratories and contribute to research efforts in more than 20 basic and clinical science departments. Students and mentors are matched based on the student's educational level, laboratory experiences and research interests. Past projects have included: studying the effects of pharmacological agents or growth factors on cell function; isolating and sequencing genes; preparing mutant DNA constructs for expression in transgenic animals; studying cell proteins, receptors and ion channels; analyzing infectivity of viruses or bacteria; using microscopy and imaging to study cells; and using computers to analyze data(see last year's partial list of projects in Adobe). At the end of the program, students submit a one-half page summary of their research. Participants benefit from having access to resources at the Texas Medical Center.

• Biochemistry
• Biomedical Engineering
• Cancer Biology
• Cardiovascular Sciences
• Cell and Molecular Biology
• Cell Biology
• Computational Biology
• Developmental Biology
• Gene Therapy
• Immunology
• Microbiology
• Molecular Biophysics
• Molecular Genetics
• Molecular Pathobiology
• Neuroscience
• Nutrition
• Pediatrics
• Pharmacology
• Physiology
• Structural Biology
• Virology