The Institute for Society and Genetics is involved in a number of research projects. Please view some of them below. Undergraduates interested in research assistant opportunities can contact faculty members identified on this page, and can read more about research course contracts here, http://socgen.ucla.edu/academics/undergraduate/undergraduate-research/.

A PLANETARY HEALTH PERSPECTIVE ON SYNTHETIC METHIONINE

Chemical Exposure, Epigenetics, and Aging

Environments of Reproduction

Epigenetics of Environmental Exposures

Heat Lab

Labyrinth Project

Urban Ecology of Los Angeles Mammals: Biodiversity, Pathogen Risks, and Public Perceptions

Death under the U.S. Medical Examiner/Coroner System

Dissecting Environmental Influences on Health

After the Keyword: The Virtual Organization of Networked Social Movements

Studying Germline Maintenance from an Environmental Perspective

Past Projects –>

At the Limits of Cure

Biological and Cultural Evolution in Neotropical Primates

Genetics and Society High School Science Education Outreach

Model Organism Newsletters, Intellectual Property and Open Science

Modeling the Evolution of Technology

Genomic Sovereignty and the Comparative Biopolitics of Race

Heredity under the microscope: a history of human chromosomes

History of Public Mental Health

Intense Human Social Bonds and Healthy Gene Expression

Maternal Effects, Developmental Nutrition, and Social Behavior

Oral History of Human Genetics

The Protection of Human Genetic Information and the First Amendment

What is Participation?

Public Participation in Science and Technology

Social Impact of Expanded Newborn Screening for Metabolic-Genetic Conditions