Dr. Wang is a Ph.D. thesis advisor to students in Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Genetics and Developmental Biology areas of concentrations. The lab currently has the following potential projects for lab rotation students:
- Perform electrophysiological studies on brain slices and cultured neurons of wild-type and knockout mice to determine whether novel regulators of the BK channel discovered with C. elegans play conserved roles in mice.
- Perform electrophysiological studies with wild-type and mutant worms to determine how chemical and electrical synapses interplay to produce locomotion and other behaviors.
- Determine where melatonin acts in C. elegans neural circuit to regulate sleep.
The lab provides an excellent training environment for graduate students. Diverse techniques, including electrophysiological, genetic, optogenetic, and cell biological techniques, are used. Students have ample opportunities to interact with knowledgeable lab members.