Research
Neuroscience students at Stonehill work alongside faculty mentors on meaningful research projects that explore the complexities of the brain, behavior and disease. Through hands-on investigation and access to advanced laboratory equipment, students gain valuable experience that prepares them for graduate study, healthcare careers and scientific discovery
An Undergrad at the Forefront of Alzheimer's Research
Stonehill Undergraduate Research Experience gives Christopher Dennehy ’23 the chance to work on a potentially groundbreaking treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
Stonehill Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
SURE is an opportunity for students who have completed their first year at Stonehill to perform full-time, high-quality research over the summer months under the guidance of an expert faculty researcher. A student in the SURE program spends 8-10 weeks of the summer collaborating with a professor - and sometimes other students - on an original research project that fits into the faculty member’s overall research program.
The experience includes postgraduate career seminars, program-wide outings, weekly lunches, and a student poster session in the fall. SURE students generally live on campus and receive a stipend for their summer work.
Recent Research Stories
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Exploring the Intersection of Parkinson’s and GPL-1RA Drugs
A Stonehill neuroscience professor and three students conduct research exploring how these drugs increased dopamine production pathway in Neuro2A cells.
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An Undergrad Neuroscience Program with Graduate-Level Benefits
https://www.stonehill.edu/news/details/an-undergrad-neuroscience-program-with-graduate-level-benefits/
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Fighting the ‘Glass Cliff’ with Science
Organizations often tap female executives when they’re on the verge of collapse. A student-professor research team hopes science will show it’s unfair to blame gender when the collapses happen.
Brockton VA Medical Center
The Neuroscience program has a long-established and unique relationship with the Harvard-affiliated neuroscience laboratories at the VA Medical Center. This internship program is co-directed by Dr. Robert Strecker of Harvard Medical School and Boston VA Healthcare System and Prof. John McCoy of Stonehill College.
Research internships are available in the Neuroscience Laboratory at the West Roxbury VA to study the neurobiological basis of sleep, and sleep disorders. Research internships are also available through this program to study the neuropsychology of schizophrenia in the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the Brockton VA. Students are encouraged to apply for these competitive opportunities.
Summer Research Opportunities
Stonehill students participate in highly competitive and prestigious summer research programs working in university and industry labs across the U.S. and around the world. Students collaborate one-on-one with practicing scientists, learning what it’s like to be part of a major research team and gaining hands-on experience for the future. Recent experiences include:
- Judith P. Sulzberger Internship Program at the Institut Pasteur in Paris
- Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Nanotechnology at UMass–Amherst
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute Summer Program
- New England Primate Research Center Summer Training Program
- NSF-ThaiREU Program in Chemistry in Bangkok, Thailand at the Chulabhorn Research Institute
- ACS IREU Summer Program at University of Strathclyde, Scotland
- AMGEN Summer Scholars Program at University of California-San Diego
- Columbia University REU Summer Program in Organic Chemistry