1. Why are you pursuing this opportunity?

2. What skills or experiences do you hope to gain & how would they support your long-term career interests/goals?

3. What is specifically appealing to you about the research interests of the Kaplan lab?

4. What inspired your interest in science?

5. If selected, would you be able to commit approximately 5-10 hours/week during the school year for at least one full year? Can you commit to 10-15 hours/week over the summer? (of course, breaks and travel are expected… and encouraged)

6. Please describe an academic or research situation where you had to troubleshoot a problem and the steps you took to do so.

7. Anything else about your background or experiences you’d like to share?

 

When is your target graduation date (quarter and year)? _____________________________

 

Are you a BNS major or pre-major?  ______________

 

Please mark which ongoing projects are of greatest interest to you (mark up to 4):

______The effects of cannabinoids on the developing brain

______The efficacy of cannabinoids in treating autism-like social deficits

______Optimizing cannabinoid compositions for reducing pain

______Understanding cannabinoid effects on running performance and recovery in mice

______Understanding cannabinoid action on neuronal signaling using electrophysiology techniques

______Recording cannabinoid impacts on mouse ultrasonic vocalization patterns

______Identifying the protective effects of cannabidiol against stress-induced social anxiety behaviors

______Identifying the impact of minor cannabinoids (e.g., CBG) on animal behavior and feeding patterns

______Assessing the impacts of cannabidiol on circadian dysfunction

 

Which techniques are you most interested in learning for your research? (mark up to 2):

______Animal behavioral assays

______Mass spectrometry using MALDI-TOF with two-dimensional imaging

______Slice electrophysiology (i.e., local field potentials or whole-cell patch-clamp recordings)

______Analysis of behavioral videos using open-source video software and python coding