Getting into Research Available at

Why research?  Graduate School  Medical School  Industry  Apply your knowledge to real problems

Finding Research Opportunities  BE professors arch-areas arch-areas y y Don’t forget affiliated faculty!

Finding Research Opportunities, cont.  Non BE professors Pharmacology /faculty-research /faculty-research Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics (MIMG) Most department websites have a faculty or research page

Contacting professors  including why you’re interested in the professor’s research  Attachments Resume Cover letter – tailor for each lab!

Research for Credit  BE199 counts towards BE major electives ates/enrollment-in-courses ates/enrollment-in-courses

Research Scholarships  UCLA Scholarships under “Research Scholarships and Programs” Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URSP) Undergraduate Research Fellows Program (URFP) Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Program (HHURP) CARE Fellows and Scholars Program – disadvantaged background

Research Scholarships, cont.  National or International Scholarships ml ml Goldwater Scholarship Churchill Scholarship Marshall Scholarship Rhodes Scholarship

Research Scholarships, cont.  National Institute of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program sp sp Disadvantaged background  SMART Scholarship from DOD Includes employment with DOD after graduation

Other Resources  Collaboration for Undergraduate Research Enrichment  Biomedical Research Minor

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