RESEARCH AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Vivian Navas, PhD ASCB Linkage Fellow November 2007

WHY PARTICIPATE IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH internships ? Excellent experience Further prepares you for graduate and professional school Exposes you to latest technology Helps develop skills: research, critical thinking Improves your english communication skills Scientific presentation opportunities Assists you in career decision

Familiarizes you with graduate students Offers you networking opportunities You may receive up to 6 credits and a grade (through COOP Practice-RUM) Excellent Cultural experience (social activities) Empowers your resume Completely paid for (housing, stipend and travel)

Assessment Results Summer Internship Experience MENTOR Assessment excellent 3 good 2 average 1poor Student PerformanceAverage 1. Enthusiasm for the job assignments Ability to follow scientific methodology Knowledge in the field of research Organizational skills Oral presentation skills Writing skills Interpersonal skills and teamwork Potential for graduate work MENTORS

Internship Experience Student Assessment 5- Strongly Agree, 4- Agree, 3- Neutral, 2- Disagree, 1- Strongly Disagree 39 students summer 2004 My enrichment experience…Average Developed a greater awareness of the opportunities available to me in my field.4.79 Strengthened my communication skills.4.87 Strengthened my teamwork skills.4.67 Increased my desire to become a researcher in my field.4.38 Provided me with the opportunities to gain new knowledge and technical skills in my field.4.92 Developed or increased my leadership skills.4.69 Provided me with the opportunities to apply my knowledge and skills to new situations / problems.4.77 Introduced me to a mentor who cared about me and spent time explaining the project and my responsabilities.4.85 Developed my research skills.4.87 Made me aware of global issues.4.59

GUIDELINES 1.Look through the opportunities at: Biology Department Homepage Bulletin Boards MARC / Sloan Office Internet

2. Identify programs that interest you 3. Enter their site to make sure you meet their criteria: Potential PhD candidates - MD / PhD Program Health related GPA Student status- year of study

GUIDELINES 4. Download the application 5. Apply to more than one institution 6. Make contact if have doubts 8. Request letters of recomendation from faculty (!!!!with time) 9. Request transcripts

PLAN COOP- If want to apply for credit and grade (maximun allowable 6 credits): Once accepted into a program must: 1. Request the coop practice application package from the coop office of the college of engineering in stefani-219 (ask for Mariel) 2. Interview with the COOP coordinator Dr. Carlos Muñoz room # b-030). The coordinator must give his written authorization for your registration in the course. 3. Register for the course in the dept (Biol 4998). Make sure that you are registered for the amount of credits agreed with the coordinator.

4. Go to the program "Stay in touch with the Coordinator (Dr. C. A. Muñoz) by entering the WebCT site al least once a week for the entire period of the practice". 5. Provide your mentor with the forms that he will fill out at the end of the program where he will assess your performance as well as give you a grade. 6. Upon returning to RUM fill out the undergraduate research assessment form included in the package AS WELL AS THE "RESUMEN DEL TRABAJO REALIZADO" (ABSTRACT) and return to Dr. Carlos Munoz 7. Look for forums to present your results (ex. scientific meetings)

Summer Opportunities Listings

Listings

Search Internet for opportunities EX. Search Google using Clue words: Clue Words: – Summer minority research program – Summer internship – Minority summer internship May add area of interest – Summer internship neuroscience

GUIDELINES Criteria to considered if accepted to more than one opportunity: -Research area -Potential institution to pursue advance studies -Networking criteria

Student Opportunities

"Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowships (MURF)" California Institute of Technology (Caltech).. This experience will provide excellent preparation for students interested in subsequently pursuing a Ph.D. MURF students are welcomed into Caltech’s community of researchers and scholars. Students carry out individual research projects under the mentorship of Caltech faculty or JPL technical staff over an 8 to 10 week summer period. MURF students will work on a day-to-day basis with graduate student/postdoctoral scholar co-mentors.. MURF students may participate in a wealth of programs and activities coordinated by the Student-Faculty Programs office. Students receive a payment of $600/week plus housing and travel allowance. Stanford Summer Research Program in Biomedical Sciences. The Stanford Summer Research Program in Biomedical Sciences/Amgen Scholars Program is a fully funded, eight week, residential internship program. It offers undergraduates who want to prepare for and enter Ph.D. programs in the sciences a unique opportunity for advanced research experience within a world class university. Our tentative program dates for 2008 are June 22 - August 16. Students participating in the Stanford Summer Research Program are fully funded during their stay. Stanford will provide students with summer housing, meals, and travel to and from the summer research program. Additionally, all SSRP participants will receive a $3,200 stipend..

Opportunities listed by area of interest

Marine Sciences And Environmental Marine Research - Friday Harbor Laboratories- University of Washington South Carolina Department of Natural Resources- marine and environmental Minorities in Marine Science Undergraduate Program – MIMSUP-Washington Environmental Science Program at MBL – semester – intensive laboratory and field research in marine sciences

Ecology Environmental Biology UMEB at Arizona State University – credit and stipend Summer Conservation (SCA) Internship inc.orgwww.sca- inc.org Ecología Tropical y evolución en El Verde, El Yunque Instituto de ecosistemas tropicales Research Experience for Undergraduates Ecology and Environmental Science Miami University - Oxford, Ohio –

MD/PhD UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES Summer undergraduate Albert Einstein College of Medicine MSTP - NY

Vanderbilt Summer Academy Biomedical my/ Students will receive a stipend (ranging from $2500- $4000). Contacto local Dr. Carlos Acevedo-RUM Biologia B-253 BIOMEDICAL

Biomedical and General Science education/surf/index.html education/surf/index.html cation/PREP/ cation/PREP/ her.shtml her.shtml urpintro.html urpintro.html

HEALTH- RELATED OPPORTUNITIES Summer Medical and Research Training Program- SMART Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Summer Minority Medical Education Program – prepare students for the rigorosity of medical school (MMEP) Yale University School of Medicine, Biostep Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program for Minorities

Health-Programa SMDEP Summer medical and dental educational program). SMDEP is a free (full tuition, housing, and meals) six-week summer medical and dental school preparatory program. Applicant must be currently enrolled as a freshman or sophomore in college; GPA of 3.0, with 2.75 in the sciences. – demy/undergrad_medicine.php demy/undergrad_medicine.php Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program um_res.html um_res.html

Other INRO 2005 (allergy and infectious diseases) GEBS Summer Scholars Program mmer

Other UW-Madison Summer Undergraduate Research Experience and Research Experience for Undergraduates Rutgers University - rise.rutgers.edu rgrad/surf/default.htmSURP University of Georgia p.html GEBS Summer Scholars Program University of Rochester

Other ver.html ver.html SROP Univ Michigan bin/umich_rackham.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p _faqid=1579 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Univ Nebraska ml

Other- Science Nanotechnology Purdue National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Faculty and Student Intern Research Program (FSIRP Undergraduate Summer Research in Molecular Biophysics

Internships at Industries or companies NIH Merck- uncf.org/merck

Undergraduates OPPORTUNITIES IN PUERTO RICO UPR - Yunque Ecología Tropical y evolución en El Verde, El Yunque Instituto de ecosistemas tropicales UPR Río Piedras Medical Sciences Campus – mbrs-rise.rcm.upr.edu

Undergraduates Opportunities In RUM MARC and SURP – semester research, biomedical science monthly stipend, 3 rd. year on – for students interested in PhD or MD/PhD Gisela Hernandez B-265 Bio Minds Problemas Especiales-Special problems- RUM Research through the semester at RUM for credit

Other Minority Opportunities Travel awards to ASCB General Meeting to present posters Travel awards to Histochemical Society Meeting to present posters Ford Predoctoral Fellowship to pursue a Ph.D Travel awards to SACNAS General Meeting to present posters (undergraduates) – capitulo RUM –

CONTACT ME Dr. Vivian Navas University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus Biology Department Office B

POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES (After Bachelor ) University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign- Introduction to graduate school if have been accepted to graduate school -Intramural Research Training IRTA -for recent graduates who plan to apply for graduate or medical school NIH Technical IRTA for individual’s with a bachelor’s or master’s degree interested in careers as research support professionals

Postbaccalaureate Opportunities Wake Forest University WFUPREP2003 North Carolina annual – research training graduate school preparation Duke PREP Duke Univ to prepare for PhD in biomedical sciences www,gradschool.duke.edu/prep.htm

POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES University of Rochester PREP Program For minority students who are not ready for graduate school to gain research skills as technician-two years for students interested in Microbiology, Virology and Inmunology

CONTACT ME Dr. Vivian Navas University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus Biology Department B