RESEARCH AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE STUDENTS Vivian Navas, PhD August 2011

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WHY PARTICIPATE IN an UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH INTERNSHIP ? Excellent experience Further prepares you for graduate and professional school Exposes you to the latest technology Helps develop research and lab skills Improves your english communication skills Scientific presentation opportunities Assists you in career decision

Familiarizes you with graduate students and mentors Offers you networking opportunities You may receive up to credits and grade (through COOP Practice-RUM) Excellent social activities Many completely paid for (housing, stipend and travel)

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: This presentation Bulletin Boards MARC / Sloan Office Internet

Search Internet for opportunities Clue Words: – Summer undergraduate minority research program – Summer undergraduate internship – Minority summer undergraduate internship May add area of interest – Summer minority internship neuroscience

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

GUIDELINES 4. Download the application 5. Apply to more than one institution 6. Make contact if have questions 8. Request letters of recomendation from faculty (!!!!with time). Prepare resume or summary (with GPA, course and grade, hobbies, associations, jobs, volunteer work etc.) 9. Request transcripts

PLAN COOP- to apply for credit and grade (maximun allowable 6 credits): information and forms at COOP coordinator Dr. Carlos Muñoz room # b-030).

Summer Opportunities Listings

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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.. EXAMPLES:

Undergraduates Opportunities In RUM MARC for students interested in PhD or MD/PhD B Problemas Especiales-Special problems- RUM Research for academic credit throughout the semester at RUM (must contact faculty to ask availability)

Examples of 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

Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science University of Maryland Center for Enviromental Science, Maryland Sea Grant REU program.

Summer Research Program, Wadsworth Center, New York (Albany) Summer ORISE Fellowship Oportunities at CDC, Atlanta, GA.

Ecology Environmental Biology UMEB at Arizona State University – credit and stipend Summer Conservation (SCA) Internship 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

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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

Summer medical and dental educational program). SMDEP is a 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

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 for students interested in PhD or MD/PhD B Problemas Especiales-Special problems- RUM Research for academic credit throughout the semester at RUM (must contact faculty to ask availability)

Other Minority Opportunities Travel Awards Travel awards to ASCB General Meeting to present posters Travel awards to Histochemical Society Meeting to present posters Travel awards to SACNAS General Meeting to present posters (undergraduates) – capitulo RUM –

OTHER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

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

Nanotechnology Purdue National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Faculty and Student Intern Research Program (FSIRP

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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

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 ex.htm

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