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Undergraduate Research
With permission from a faculty mentor, CSN biological science students can register for BIOL 299 to receive credit for participating in independent research projects.
Discovery
Make new discoveries in science with the possibility for publication and presentation at a conference.
Skill-building
- Learn transferable laboratory skills.
- Get a head start in future biology classes.
- Learn to read and write scientific literature
Independence
- Work at your own pace.
- Flexible schedules.
CSN students presenting research at a scientific conference.
Discover a New Virus!
Come Join Us This Semester.SEA-PHAGES is a research course where students learn microbiology techniques to discover and name their own bacterial virus/phage and then learn bioinformatic techniques to perform complex genome annotations on their phage.
Contact One of These Faculty Members
Earl Yoon
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
North Las Vegas, S221-D
NLVS221
(702) 651-4140 | earl.yoon@csn.edu
Chelsey McKenna
North Las Vegas, S221-E
NLVS221
(702) 651-4390 | chelsey.mckenna@csn.edu
Erin Windsor
Ph.D., University of Texas at Houston
North Las Vegas, S221-L
NLVS221
(702) 651-4459 | erin.windsor@csn.edu
James Theoret
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Charleston H201-P
WCH201
(702) 651-5689 | james.theoret@csn.edu
Contact Faculty About A Research Project
Christopher Collumb
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
North Las Vegas S221-C
NLVS221
(702) 651-4177 | Obscure_collumb
Lois Merkler
Research mentor
Henderson C200-B
HNC200
(702) 651-3193 | Obscure_merkler