Information for Potential Students

We encourage both graduate students and undergraduates to apply for admission to the lab. Prospective graduate students should apply through the Biology Department at Duke (here). Graduate students are encouraged to develop their own projects and are expected to show high levels of maturity and independence. The subject matter and relevant scientific disciplines from which projects are drawn are not constrained, though work within the Madagascar biological system is preferred.

Undergraduate students interested in gaining research experience through work study or volunteering should contact Dr. Lauren Chan (lauren.chan at duke.edu). Undergraduates are usually assigned projects after consultation with lab personnel in order to explore scientific interests and goals. Once in the lab, students will work with a lab mentor, usually a postdoctoral associate or a graduate student. We place a high priority on assuring that undergraduate projects translate quickly into published work.