Undergraduate Research Opportunity in Genetics Lab

The Genetics Lab is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated undergraduate (preferably sophomore or higher as of fall 2013) interested in gaining research experience. The main goal of the project is to identify genomic regions important in the evolution of large body size in an Island population of house mice. The position entails breeding wild caught mice, daily weight measurements, xray imaging, euthanization, and data entry. The mice are housed off campus with bus access. We are most interested in any individual with prior research or animal handling experience. The individual needs to be willing to travel to and from the facility either by bus or car and comfortable with euthanization. If the student shows ambition and is interested there is potential to be part of the resulting publication.


Please contact parmenter@wisc.edu if you are interested. Please include your C.V./resume, unofficial transcripts, and some background about yourself.