Our undergraduate and graduate outreach volunteers are both enthusiastic and informed, and regularly contribute to scientific investigation by interning and volunteering in area research labs! We’ve helped place students, many pursuing a minor in interdisciplinary neuroscience at Portland State University, at OHSU and Legacy Research.
LEARN MORE: Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor @ Portland State University
LEARN MORE: How did we get an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor @ Portland State University
LEARN MORE: Volunteer Opportunities in Research @ OHSU
LEARN MORE: A Legacy of Links
LEARN MORE: Northwest Noggin Collaborators!
So what is it like to work in a lab?
Many undergraduates are excited about pursuing research, but might not know what it involves. Research experience is essential for gaining a better understanding of how science is conducted, the promise and limits of techniques, how results are interpreted – and it helps them decide if it’s something they really want to do.
Our volunteers like to write, and communicate, and have published posts describing their efforts.
Learn more at the links below!
From External to Internal
My Pathway to Research
What Happens to a Young Brain on Opioids?
More Than One Path to Research
Curiosity for the Noggin
The Significance of Sleep
A Brain without Glia
When a Western Blot Goes SOUTH
Are “mini-brains” BRAINS?
A Vignette of Voles
A Lit Review of Cannabis Vaping for Pain
My Journey to Research
You belong in research
Dreaming of Better Sleep for Children with Down Syndrome
A Scientific Journey: The Value of Subjective Data
Voices of Two Worlds: Delving into Mandarin-English Bilingualism
Mindful Research
To the Lab!
Research & Practice: The Human Element
From combat boots to lab coats
Learning with Light
What it’s like to work in a computational lab and opportunities for entering into research
How do you find a job in a lab?
Breaking DNA at NogginFest 2022
Do you have free will?
Interested in Research? Here’s what I gained from my volunteer experience in a neurobiology lab
What’s it like to volunteer in a neurobiology lab?
(Part 1: Training)
What’s it like to volunteer in a neurobiology lab?
(Part 2: Experience)
What’s it like to research aging & neurodegeneration?
What is brain surgery like?
David Jacobs walks us through a research paper
Addressing TBI through research, outreach & art
Building Connections through Mentoring
What is it like to volunteer in an ADHD lab?
