Healthcare 101: Navigating Research with CWRU Faculty

Drs. Ashley Nemes-Baran and Jon Niemi from the Department in Neuroscience will be joined by a graduate and undergraduate researchers to share their experiences in navigating research at CWRU. Learn about the best ways to find research, what to focus on and how to prepare for careers in healthcare. Ashley Nemes-Baran, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at CWRU. Dr. Nemes teaches critical foundational courses in Neuroscience for CWRU undergraduate students while pursuing her research goals. Dr. Nemes is interested in the relationship between cellular dysfunction in development and neurological disorders throughout the lifespan including epilepsy, brain injury and repair, Alzheimer's Disease, and demyelinating disorders. Jon Niemi, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at CWRU. He teaches upper-level undergraduate courses in neural circuits, neuroimmunology, and neuropharmacology, with a strong focus on helping students connect core neuroscience concepts to real-world research and clinical problems. Dr. Niemi is committed to undergraduate mentorship and regularly helps students identify and join research labs across CWRU, Cleveland Clinic, the VA, and University Hospitals. He still collaborates with his graduate research mentor, Dr. Richard Zigmond, using single-cell and spatial transcriptomics to understand how sensory neurons and glial cells respond to injury and disease. Eligible for explore credit --- Event Details: