Kayla Chase

Email Address: kchase1@uic.edu
College: Medicine Department: Psychiatry
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: 1601 W Taylor St. STE: 232 Phone: 7089214743
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes

Research Interest:
We are a molecular biology laboratory examining the epigenetic underpinnings of Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Our techniques include: Animal research; Clinical data collection and development of statistical databases in SPSS; Statistical analysis of preliminary data; Lymphocyte and other nucleated blood cell extraction and culture from patient blood samples; DNA and mRNA isolation; Plasmid construction and transfection; Cell Culture of Primary Cortical Neurons and primary human lymphocytes; Conducting real-time PCR and Western blot analysis.

Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 7

Qualifications of a Student:
Applicant, please have the following qualifications: Honors college student At least junior standing Minimum GPA of 3.0

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