{"id":332,"date":"2021-06-30T10:24:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T14:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/?p=332"},"modified":"2021-08-19T08:54:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T12:54:50","slug":"zebrafish-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/2021\/06\/30\/zebrafish-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Zebrafish Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am a research assistant in Dr. Son\u2019s neurodevelopment lab, and I am conducting a study investigating the effects of ZnSO4-induced neurotoxicity on anxiety-like behavior in zebrafish. I am also investigating the role of the habenula in mediating this anxiety-like behavior. Working alongside Dr. Son, I hope to learn as much as I can from him in this area of study, and take advantage of the myriad of resources available at my fingertips. It seems that every day I learn a new technique, or skill relevant to my area of study, and I realize that as my internship progresses I will compile quite the repertoire of laboratory practices. Additionally, I hope to see my knowledge in the field of neuropsychology bloom as I attempt to absorb all that Dr. Son has to share with me.<\/p>\n<p>I aspire to be a physician, and I have recently learned that I would like research to be a part of my career as well. Therefore, this internship will help me acquire the skills necessary to further pursue this goal, especially those pertaining to research. I will learn how to improve my ability to design and carry out an experiment successfully, a process that also teaches critical thinking skills beyond belief. Furthermore, the ups and downs of performing a research study will teach me determination and persistence; two attributes critical to the success of a physician. Additionally, this internship will help me to expand my knowledge in an area of study that interests me, perhaps illuminating a path for me to follow when I pursue research as a career.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-333\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/files\/2021\/06\/IMG_6158-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/files\/2021\/06\/IMG_6158-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/files\/2021\/06\/IMG_6158.jpg 605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-334\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/files\/2021\/06\/IMG_6160-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/files\/2021\/06\/IMG_6160-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/files\/2021\/06\/IMG_6160-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/files\/2021\/06\/IMG_6160-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/files\/2021\/06\/IMG_6160.jpg 1059w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jillian Haller &#8217;23<br \/>\nNeuroscience<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a research assistant in Dr. Son\u2019s neurodevelopment lab, and I am conducting a study investigating the effects of ZnSO4-induced neurotoxicity on anxiety-like behavior in zebrafish. I am also investigating the role of the habenula in mediating this anxiety-like behavior. Working alongside Dr. Son, I hope to learn as much as I can from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":357,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3,6,4,5,7],"class_list":["post-332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-blog","tag-research","tag-royal-experience","tag-the-university-of-scranton","tag-zebrafish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/357"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions\/358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}