UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1090

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  roundtable_info: {  }
  approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: 10-12
  are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'No'
  confirmation_1: '1'
  contact_email_fsu_email: moseley@psy.fsu.edu
  contact_email_fsu_email2: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: wilber@psy.fsu.edu
  faculty_advisor_confirmation: ''
  faculty_advisor_name: ''
  faculty_advisor_s_fsu_email: ''
  fsu_college: 'Arts and Sciences'
  fsu_department_if_applicable_: 'Psychology, Program in Neuroscience'
  headshot_optional_: ''
  if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: ''
  mentoring_philosophy: "We offer interactive and intellectually stimulating learning experiences by developing customized training plans that align with both the student's goals and the needs of our laboratory. I meet with students at least bi-weekly after lab meetings, and more frequently for those with intensive training plans. Each plan is shaped by the student's interests and begins to take form during the interview process, where I learn about their aspirations and identify potential project matches within the lab. The interview also helps us recognize students who bring unique perspectives and backgrounds that enrich our group. These varied viewpoints foster more innovative ideas and effective solutions to the challenges we face, while also enhancing the overall training experience and expanding the collective knowledge of our team."
  mentor_handbook_and_faqs: '1'
  name_of_other_faculty_collaborator_if_applicable_: ''
  number_of_assistants_needed_faculty_postdoc_max_6_graduate_stude: '1'
  other_faculty_collaborator_s_preferred_pronouns: ''
  overall_research_project_description: |-
    The goal of this project is to explore whether problems with memory reactivation—when the brain replays patterns of activity from a learning task during sleep—might be linked to the trouble with spatial orientation seen in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.
    Another project looks at which brain systems help rats figure out where they are and how to get around. In this study, we’ll try to temporarily shut down these systems using drugs or optogenetics (a method that uses light to control brain activity) to see how it affects their sense of direction
  please_add_any_additional_information_here: ''
  please_provide_a_link_to_your_publications_a_video_clip_or_a_web: 'https://wilber.neuro.fsu.edu/'
  please_select_the_choice_that_most_accurately_describes_your_exp: 'Partially Remote'
  please_select_the_location_of_your_project_: 'On FSU Main Campus'
  position_availability_for_student_research: 'Flexible schedule'
  position_title: Faculty
  primary_research_mentor_name: 'Aaron Wilber'
  project_keywords: "Alzheimer's disease, spatial orientation, rodent animal disease models"
  relevant_student_major_s_: 'Neuroscience, Psychology, Biology, Computer Science, Math'
  research_mentor_preferred_pronoun2: He/Him/His
  research_mentor_pronouns: He/Him/His
  research_mentor_supervisor_if_different_from_above_: 'Shawn Moseley'
  research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: |-
    - Assist with analyzing brain recording and behavioral data for transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. 
    - Assist in data collection by performing behavior experiments. 
    - Section and stain brain tissue and assist with quantifying positive cells in specific brain regions.	
  roundtable_times_and_zoom_links: ''
  skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: 'Basic science background recommended. We will teach needed skills.'
  title_of_the_project: 'Brain Systems for Spatial Orientation in Health and Disease'
  update_url: 'https://cre.fsu.edu/urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal?token=M0f3Uz08e6R67r473yVBMZ9SLpY2pZhLVM8gQ-O3Au4'
  urop_performance_evaluation: '1'
  urop_poster_presentation: '1'
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_2: Mr.
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_wh: ''
  when_students_are_reaching_out_via_email_what_is_your_preferreda: Dr.
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_round2: 'No'
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_roundt: ''
  year: '2025'