Joshua Bloomekatz
Assistant Professor of Biology
Phone Number: (662)915-7203
Email: josh@olemiss.edu
thebloomekatzlaboratory.org

Key Words: Biology, Computer Science, Bioengineering, Molecular Biology, Heart, Cell Biology

Research Description: Interested in Research! Highly motivated undergraduate students from a wide array of disciplines including biology, bioengineering, computer science, or physics are invited to join our lab to study the mysteries of the developing heart. Our lab uses a wide variety of approaches including genetics, bioinformatics, biomechanics and live-imaging in zebrafish to elucidate the mechanisms underlying cardiac development.  For more information about our work see our website https://thebloomekatzlaboratory.org/ As part of this opportunity, students will be trained in cardiac development and the techniques used in a modern molecular and developmental laboratory. Students will contribute to a specific ongoing research projects with the possibility of developing their own independent project. We involve students in all aspects of the research process including; experimental design, data acquisition, analysis, presentation and publication. Workstudy, course credit and publications are all possible. Due to the in depth nature of these studies. Student will be expected to commit at least 10 hrs/week to the lab over a long period of time (at least 1 year). Thus, we are specifically interested in highly motivated, enthusiastic, independent Sophomores and Juniors.

Honors Theses:

Tillman, Savanna (2021) Congenital Heart Defects and the Expression of Ccdc141 (full text)

Strong, Luci (2020) Exploring the Role of ccdc141 in Zebrafish Heart Development (full text)

Lieberth, Jaret (2020) Elucidating the Functional Location of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha, Creation of a Review Chapter on the use of Zebrafish in Studying Congenital Heart Defects, and using 3D Printing to Create Laboratory Tools (full text)

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