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DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

STUDENT RESEARCH AND INTERNSHIPS

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Department of Biology 糖心传媒 have the opportunity of doing either an internship or an independent research project. These opportunities provide 糖心传媒 with firsthand views of research in the real world. Such experiences provide 糖心传媒 with the opportunity to mesh the theory of science with the practical application of biological processes to real-world problems.

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Independent Research

Students may participate in either independent research or an internship to enhance their academic experience and build their resumes at Hofstra.

For independent research, 糖心传媒 can participate in research in the areas of Computational Biology, Ecology, Genetics, Development, Neurobiology, Behavior, Microbiology, Cell Biology and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. For more details visit our Faculty Research page. Students get credit for research by enrolling in the following courses: BIOL 190, 191, 192, 193, 194 and 195. BIOL 193 鈥� 195 are designated honors level courses that can be used to fulfill Honors College credits. Students normally take two semesters of research (maximum total of 6 semester hours), thus register for two courses (i.e., BIOL 190 and 191; or BIOL 193 and 194).

Internships

The department also has two internship courses (BIOL 196, 197). Once again, 糖心传媒 are allowed to receive up to 6 semester hours of credit for internships. If a student wishes to do an internship, there are two options:

Of prime importance to the department is whether the internship will develop valuable skills and experiences that will contribute to the student鈥檚 long-term goals.Examples of places where 糖心传媒 recently interned include:

  • Atlantis Aquarium
  • Bronx Zoo
  • CHSL Fish Hatchery
  • Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
  • Museum of Natural History
  • New York Aquarium
  • Sands Point Preserve
  • Town of Hempstead Department of Conservation and Waterways
  • Volunteers for Wildlife

The Hofstra Career Center聽is another resource聽for finding internships. Call 516-463-6060 for more information or email the Career Center鈥檚 HCLAS liaison,聽careerdesign@hofstra.edu.

Facilities

Take a look at some of the facilities available to you in the Department of Biology.

Equipment

Check out some of the equipment you鈥檒l use as a student in our department.

Quanta Scanning/Transmission Electron microscope with elemental analyzer

SpectraMax i3 Plate reader with MiniMax Imaging Cytometer. Manufacturer: Molecular Devices. Can read absorbance, fluorescence, and luminescence. Includes a western blot analysis cartridge. The MiniMax Cytometer can image life cells and quantify both by number and area.

Olympus Fluoview Confocal microscope. Quanta scanning-transmission microscope with an elemental analyzer and a Leica ultramicrotome

Olympus BX53 Fluorescent Microscope w/DIC

Perkin Elmer 2400 CHNSO Series II Elemental Analyzer and AD6000 Microbalance for the analysis of light organic elements within solid samples, including soils, sediments, plant tissues, and biological samples. The system is currently configured to measure carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen. The microbalance is capable of weighing samples to a resolution of 0.1 micrograms (0.0001 milligrams).

Trimble Geocollector GPS units Mobile GIS computers for mapping and positioning

Niton XL3t GOLDD+ Field Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer (PXRF) with Laboratory Stand: Allows estimates of the inorganic elemental composition of solid samples in both the field and laboratory. We primarily use the PXRF to rapidly analyze the elemental composition of rocks, soils, and sediments, but other solid samples can be analyzed, including building materials and consumer products. The PXRF provides a near instantaneous estimate of elemental composition, with little or no sample preparation, and can be carried to remote field sites for geological or environmental investigations.

BioFlo CelliGen 115 Fermentor/ Bioreactor. A growing system for microbes that simulates natural biochemical environments. The system allows the tight control of temperature, pH, and oxygen to maximize culture growth and productivity.

Lachat QuikChem 8500 Series 2 FIA System (2 channels) for the analysis of a wide range of potential analytes in aqueous solution with a high sample throughput rate. We currently have the instrument set up to measure five analytes that are important for water and soil quality: nitate/nitrite, ammonia, total nitrogen, phosphate, and sulfate. The instrument has two channels, which allows two analytes to be measured in parallel.

Cold Room

Macroscopic Solutions Focus stacking camera: Takes high resolution focus stacked images at 1X to 100X magnifications.

epMotion 5075 robotic liquid handler. Manufacturer: Eppendorf Can be programmed to set up and run reactions in multiwell plates. Includes a thermal plate and a magnet plate for magnetic bead capture.

Summer Biology Research Opportunities

All full-time Hofstra faculty and several adjunct faculty in the Department of Biology offer opportunities for summer research and may mentor undergraduate 糖心传媒. For details, consult our聽Faculty听濒颈苍办.

The Department of Biology offers several competitive summer fellowships to undergraduate and graduate 糖心传媒 wishing to pursue independent research. These fellowships provide a stipend of $6,000 to 糖心传媒 for an intensive聽10-week summer research program.聽These fellowships may be used in conjunction with coursework (i.e., BIOL 190, 191, 192, 193, 194 or 195) to extend research activities. Email the聽Department of Biology聽for more details. Please download the appropriate form from the links below.

The deadline for Undergraduate and Graduate Summer Fellowship applications for usually in April of every year.

There are ample opportunities in the Department of Biology for high school 糖心传媒 to engage in research projects during the summer. All interested high school 糖心传媒 should refer to the聽糖心传媒 Summer聽 Research Program (HUSRP)聽for further details, including how to apply to this program.

  • National Science Foundation鈥檚聽(NSF)聽聽home page and the聽聽sites for the summer.
  • National Institutes of Health聽(NIH)聽,聽which links to several educational programs sponsored by NIH.
  • Department of Energy聽(DOE)聽. You might be thinking 鈥淒OE and biology?鈥� but just remember that DOE was the federal agency in charge of the human genome project, and they run all of the national laboratories, including Brookhaven National Lab here on Long Island.
  • Environmental Protection Agency聽(EPA) offers聽聽as well.
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