This Health Research Program opportunity is with Dr. Tannin Schmidt, Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Project Description: Proteoglycan 4 (PRG4, also known as lubricin) is a mucin like glycoprotein originally discovered in synovial joints and characterized as a critical lubricant necessary for cartilage health. It is know known to be present at many bio interfaces in the body, including other joints including the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). This project involves biomechanics testing of cartilage in excised mouse TMJ, from PRG4 component and PRG4 deficient mice, via automated indentation mapping to understand the role PRG4 plays in TMJ cartilage health. Additional opportunities will include being involved in other basic and translational PRG4 projects in the lab, and exposure to and opportunity to learn other biochemical, biophysical, and biological techniques.
For full details about this Health Research Program opportunity, visit https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrp/su26-32
For full details about the Health Research Program, visit ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrp/
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HRP SU26-32: Research Opportunity with Dr. Tannin Schmidt
This Health Research Program opportunity is with Dr. Tannin Schmidt, Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Project Description: Proteoglycan 4 (PRG4, also known as lubricin) is a mucin like glycoprotein originally discovered in synovial joints and characterized as a critical lubricant necessary for cartilage health. It is know known to be present at many bio interfaces in the body, including other joints including the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). This project involves biomechanics testing of cartilage in excised mouse TMJ, from PRG4 component and PRG4 deficient mice, via automated indentation mapping to understand the role PRG4 plays in TMJ cartilage health. Additional opportunities will include being involved in other basic and translational PRG4 projects in the lab, and exposure to and opportunity to learn other biochemical, biophysical, and biological techniques.
For full details about this Health Research Program opportunity, visit https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrp/su26-32
For full details about the Health Research Program, visit ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrp/
Submissions to this program are made via a third-party software application, SurveyMonkey Apply. The terms of use and privacy statements for this software apply to your use of it and to the information you provide in your application. Before proceeding with your submission, please review their terms and privacy statements linked below.