Summer Opportunities for Undergraduates Society of Undergraduate Biology Students

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Summer Research Opportunities for Undergraduates

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Research program funded by NSF Independent project proposals Must be US citizen or permanent resident Apply directly to REU sites, not to NSF Directory of active REU sites:

Opportunities at U of R U of R School of Medicine and Dentistry Summer Scholars Program – 2011 participants: 38 total 4 students from U of R – Eligibility: Matriculated college sophomores or juniors with strong academic backgrounds (GPA ≥ 3.0) US citizen or permanent resident – Dates: May 28-August 2, 2013 Application deadline: March 1, 2013 – Details: For undergraduate students interested in the Ph.D. degree in the Biological or Biomedical Sciences and for students with a potential interest in attending graduate school at the University of Rochester 10-week independent research project with faculty mentor $4500 stipend Attend seminars for research, ethics, grad school, career issues Opportunity to participate in GRE prep course and discussion groups Poster presentation at a mini-symposium at the end of the summer Opportunity to present work at national meetings and co-author publications Supports continuation of research during academic year – More information:

More Opportunities at U of R de Kiewiet Summer Research Fellowships – 7-8 per year – 10 weeks – $4000 stipend – Pre-application due in mid February – Research proposal due in mid March – Present research at UPBM Poster Session in October during Meliora Weekend Strong Children’s Research Center (SCRC) Summer Training Program – Pediatric biomedical or clinical research – For rising seniors – May 28-August 1, 2013 – $3000 stipend – Application deadline: February 28, 2013 – Other programs – Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) – REU programs in chemistry and physics/astronomy – McNair Research Program – Visit for more programs and information!

Opportunities Outside U of R NYU SURP ( Amgen Scholars Programs – Cal Tech, Columbia, MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UCSF, U of Washington, Wash U in St. Louis – Sweden, Germany, UK – Visit Summer Cancer Research Fellowship/Internship Program – Duke, IU, Purdue, Rutgers, Vanderbilt DHS Education Programs ( – DHS HS-STEM Summer Internship Programhttp:// RPU in Biotechnology at Columbia U ( Albert Einstein Summer UG Research Program ( RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) Many other opportunities are available… – See the November UPBM Newsletter! ( – Visit for a huge list of more summer internships in biology!

Find a Research Institute Near You!

Find Research that Interests You Read about research at different labs. Skim through a paper published by the lab. Contact the principal investigator. David Lambert, Ph.D. We are interested in the roles of basic cellular behaviors in embryonic patterning, especially in the context of RNA localization and asymmetric cell division. At the same time, we examine how the structures of developmental and cellular processes influence patterns of evolutionary change. We address these questions using the embryos of the snail Ilyanassa, which have particular advantages for the study of RNA localization, asymmetric cell division and the evolution of early embryonic patterning.

You May Be Asked For… Lab Experience GPA Resume Letter(s) of Recommendation Interview

Fellowships Belinda Redden, Director of Fellowships

Summer Jobs

Summer Jobs: Laboratories Laboratories – University and private research facilities professors, principal investigators, and laboratory managers. – Hospital Laboratories Contact Human Resources Dept. – Public health laboratories Public Health Laboratory Research:

National and State Park Services National Park Services: – State Park Services: – employment.aspx employment.aspx

More Summer Jobs! Emergency Medical Response Services Teaching at summer schools: – –

Summer Study Abroad Options

**You can apply to a summer program as early as the summer following your freshman year. Department of Modern Languages and Cultures: Ecuador France Germany Italy Spain Russia EPA Internships in Europe: London, Edinburgh, Brussels, Germany, Madrid Department of Religion and Classics: San Martino Archaeological Field School in Italy Literature program in Egypt American Sign Language Program: French Sign Language program in Paris and Rennes, France Visit for more information.

Summer Study Abroad - MLC MLC 2011 Summer Study Abroad In Granada, Spain Visit

Summer Courses

Why? – Lighten regular academic year load – Finish some prerequisites – Math? Physics? – Retake a course Can probably take 1-2 courses Summer sessions split into 6-8 wk sessions Here or at home?

Here You may already know the profs – Part time research continuing into academic year? Credits and grades count into GPA Summer housing varies – Res quad, GLC, off campus Rochester is actually nice during the summer! – Lake Ontario – Public Market – Art district, Park Avenue – Jazz festival, bars, etc.

At Home Make sure it’s a good school – 2-4 year accredited institution – No online courses Housing – save $$$ by living/eating at home Part time research Credit transfers over, but not grades

Cost Cheaper at state schools Per credit hour, excluding fees: – SUNY Stony Brook: $207 – U of Colorado: $259 – UMass Amherst: $353 – U of R: $660 – NYU: $1176 What about housing?

Transfer Credit Earliest deadlines start in March Grades do not transfer over Can’t use toward clusters Need Course Approval Form BEFORE the class starts – Class must have similar content to U of R equivalent – Need approval from: CCAS adviser if ELECTIVE Faculty member if Major/Minor requirement Number of credits is based on other school’s credit system

Thinking about med school? From umassmed.edu: – Strongly recommend that you take required courses at your home school – Prefer that required courses are taken during regular academic year “at a rigorous level at a 4 year college or university” Should have demonstrated ability to take rigorous courses during regular academic year Don’t take all of your hard prerequisites over the summer You must submit transcripts from all schools where you have taken courses to AMCAS