UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #739

Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy
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When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: Prof. 
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): aramamoorthy@fsu.edu
Position Title: Faculty
FSU College (if applicable): FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
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Additional Research Mentor(s)
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above): Samuel McCalpin
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Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific?: Dr.
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Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable): Jamel Ali
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Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Honorific?: Prof. 
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Development of lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery
Project Keywords: drug delivery, nanoparticles, lipids, insulin, microscopy
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 3
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Biochemistry, Biomedical, Biophysics, Neuroscience, Materials, Physics

Project Location:: On FSU Main Campus
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Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s):: In-person
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 10-20 hours
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work?: During business hours
Overall Research Project Description:
Two different NIH-funded projects: 
1) Development of lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery. 
Optimize the lipid nanoparticles to stabilize drugs and enable efficient drug delivery. 
2) Investigation of protein aggregation associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, ALS, and type-2 diabetes. 
Carry out biophysical experiments such as fluorescence, dynamic light scattering, and NMR experiments. 

Research Tasks:
Participants are expected to carry out sample preparation and experiments. Also, expected to read the relevant literature. 

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Basics chemistry/biochemistry or biomedical engineering or Physics. Previous experience is desirable. 

Mentoring Philosophy:
Participants will be trained and guided with each tasks to successfully carry out the assigned project. Data interpretation and critical thinking will given importance in training the participants to become independent researchers. One-on-one interaction and mentoring will be provided. Opportunities to present the research in the group meetings and conferences will be created. In addition, weekly group meetings focus to brainstorm the concepts and impacts. 

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable):: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ptJ33EMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable?: No
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UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes

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Year: 2024
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