UA Researchers

Note: This database is a list of faculty who welcome undergraduate students into their research projects. It is up to faculty to keep this list updated.
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Students may also search for research positions, events, and opportunities in Handshake.

Faculty Members: For more information on updating your information in the faculty database please visit ur.arizona.edu/update. For help listing active undergraduate research opportunities in Handshake, contact Kelley Merriam-Castro at kmerriam@arizona.edu.
Name Department Offering Research Opportunities? Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz Basic Medical Sciences Yes Volunteer, For credit None Phoenix
Francesca Vitali Neurology Yes Not given Good Programming skills in either Python, R or Matlab. Background in machine learning and statistics preferred. Tucson main campus
Rachel Mitchell The School of Natural Resources and the Environment Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Brett Colson Cellular and Molecular Medicine Yes Paid, For credit None required Tucson main campus
Lucinda Rankin Physiology Yes For credit member of honors college, 2nd semester junior or senior status. Tucson main campus
Salma Patel College of Health Sciences Administration Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Other
Bekir Tanriover Medicine Yes Paid, Volunteer None Tucson main campus
Noel Warfel Cellular and Molecular Medicine Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Patrick Ronaldson Pharmacology Yes Paid Ability to commit 20 hours per week during the semester and 40 hours per week during the summer to research. Tucson main campus
Christopher Banek Physiology Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Noshene Ranjbar Psychiatry Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Online
Torsten Falk Neurology Yes For credit None Other
Lawrence Deluca Emergency Medicine Yes Volunteer, For credit None Other
Daniel Latt Orthopedic Surgery Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Alfred Bothwell Immunobiology Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit prefer third or fourth year students Tucson main campus
Hendrikus Granzier Cellular and Molecular Medicine Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit I currently have 3 undergraduate students. Tucson main campus
Darren Cusanovich Cellular and Molecular Medicine Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Clara Curiel Medicine Yes Paid Team player and interest in a career in health sciences Online
Christian Twiss Urology Yes Volunteer CITI Human Research Training Tucson main campus
Ronald Heimark Surgery Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit Basic lab experience including western blots, PCR, IHC, ISH Tucson main campus
Brian Mckay Ophthalmology and Vision Science Yes For credit None Tucson main campus
Dawn Coletta Medicine Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Nafees Ahmad Immunobiology Yes Volunteer, For credit None Tucson main campus
Paul Langlais Medicine Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit N/A Tucson main campus
Julie Ledford Cellular and Molecular Medicine Yes Paid, Volunteer, For credit Classes in Biology or chemistry needed; willing to be a team member that gets along well with others; students that are motivated to succeed Tucson main campus