How to Apply
Interested in participating in this research project? Contact the professor or graduate student listed below.
Professor
Dr. Nic Leipzig (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) | nl21@uakron.edu
Graduate Student
Dipak Pukale | dp130@zips.uakron.edu
Project Description
The following question to be answered in this project:
What is the osmolality of CSF, extracellular fluid (ECF), fluid from syrinx in syringomyelia/PTSM rats?
The fluids mentioned above will be harvested from the rats having syringomyelia, the osmolality of those fluids will be determined using osmometer. The study of osmolality of fluids will explain the potential syrinx formation/expansion mechanism
a. CSF – using an intrathecal catheter at the endpoint (non-survival surgery)
b. ECF – harvest from the tissue around syrinx
c. Fluid from syrinx – trace syrinx using an ultrasonic probe and take out the fluid from syrinx
Undergrad student will assist to graduate student in animal handling, surgery preparation, post-operational care and analysis of fluids for osmolality.
Project Dates
Spring 2020
Summer 2020
Search Terms
Biomedical, Biomolecular, For Credit, Non-Credit, Non-Funded, STEM