Research in the Department spans the entire
discipline of physiology, from the genetics of behavioral
traits to the assessment of human performance. There are
19 research laboratories in the Department and each laboratory
is directed by one member of the faculty. A list of these
laboratories is available at the Research link.
There are four ways that undergraduate students can participate
in some of the research activities conducted in our laboratories:
Participate as a subject in a study that is performed
on human volunteers. The laboratories that often need subjects
for a study include: Human Integrative Physiology, Integrative
Vascular Biology, Locomotion, Neurophysiology of Movement,
and Sleep and Chronobiology.
Volunteer to assist in a laboratory. Most research
studies in the Department are performed by graduate students,
postdoctoral fellows, and research assistants, and they
can often use another pair of hands for various tasks.
You can develop some useful laboratory skills by being
a volunteer.
Sign up for independent study (IPHY 4840) so that
you obtain credit for a supervised research experience.
Many of the laboratories in the Department are willing
to provide undergraduate students with research experiences
that require 1-3 credits worth of work.
In consultation with a director of one of the Department
laboratories, apply for financial support from the Undergraduate
Research Opportunities Program to obtain up to $1200/project.
You must be a full-time student (12 credit hours; freshman
through senior) to apply. Applications are generally submitted
from July 1 until January 31.
To determine which laboratories are seeking human subjects,
those with volunteer opportunities, and those willing to
organize independent study and UROP applications, contact Marsha
Cook (marsha.cook@colorado.edu) in Clare 113.
