Forms, information for prospective student-athletes.
MacKenzie Research Lab
Students may Inquire Here if you are interested in any of the following research positions.
Active Projects
- Physiological and proteomic assessment of children with cardiovascular changes due to exposure of environmental toxicants
- Various environmental toxicants have been shown to correlate with hypertension and cardiovascular reactivity children.
- The goals of this project are
- To determine the role of vasotone mediators and oxidant stress.
- To characterize the plasma proteome of children with various toxicant levels.
- In collaboration with Dr. Brooks Gump (Department of Health and Wellness, Syracuse University) and Dr. Kestas Bendinskas (Department of Chemistry, SUNY Oswego).
- Funded by an NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award Grant (R15) and the MERCK/AAAS Undergraduate Research Program
- Protein Targeting to Mitochondria
- Most all mitochondrial proteins are encoded in the nucleus and must be properly synthesized and imported to be fully functional.
- The goal of this project is to identify the mechanisms involved in the import of mitochondrial proteins.
- Development of a GHB-specific Detection Assay
- The date-rape drug GHB has been used recreationally and to intoxicate victims of robbery and rape.
- The goal of this project is to develop an assay that can be used to detect GHB in liquids such as alcoholic beverages and bodily fluids.
- In collaboration with Dr. Kestas Bendinskas (Department of Chemistry, SUNY Oswego).
- Partially funded by the MERCK/AAAS Undergraduate Research Program
- Any project that a student wants to use molecular, cellular, or biochemical techniques to answer questions on a topic of their choosing. I highly encourage students to develop their own projects.