RESEARCH AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

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

2. 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

3. 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)

4. Assessment Results Summer Internship ExperienceMENTOR Assessment2004

6. GUIDELINES • Look through the opportunities at: • Biology Department Homepage • http://biology.uprm.edu/internados.html • Bulletin Boards • MARC / Sloan Office • Internet

7. 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

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

9. 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 (cmunoz@uprm.edu; 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. PLAN COOP- If want to apply for credit and grade (maximun allowable 6 credits): Once accepted into a program must:

10. 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 Munoz7. Look for forums to present your results (ex. scientific meetings)

11. Summer Opportunities Listings

12. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/intern.html http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/programs/SROP/index.shtml http://www.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/mcoop.htmhttp://www.grad.uiuc.edu/eep/srop/#top http://www.neagep.org/ http://theleadershipalliance.org/matriarch/ http://www.training.nih.gov/student/index.asp http://www.aamc.org/members/great/summerlinks.htm http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5047 http://www.uprm.edu/biology/profs/navas/summer.htm Listings

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

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

15. Student Opportunities

16. "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.http://www.murf.caltech.edu/applicants/index.html • 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.. http://ssrp.stanford.edu/

17. Opportunities listed by area of interest

18. Marine Research - Friday Harbor Laboratories- University of Washington http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/index.html South Carolina Department of Natural Resources- marine and environmentalhttp://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/minority/ Minorities in Marine Science Undergraduate Program – MIMSUP-Washington http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~mimsup Environmental Science Program at MBL – semester – intensive laboratory and field research in marine sciences http://www.mbl.edu Marine Sciences And Environmental

19. Environmental Biology UMEB at Arizona State University – credit and stipend http://sols.asu.edu/ugrad/reu/index.php Summer Conservation (SCA) Internshipwww.sca-inc.org Ecología Tropical y evolución en El Verde, El Yunque Instituto de ecosistemas tropicales Research Experience for UndergraduatesEcology and Environmental ScienceMiami University - Oxford, Ohio http://www.units.muohio.edu/ecoreu/ Ecology

20. MD/PhDUNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES • https://www.mdphd.pitt.edu/sprogram_brochure.asp • http://www.unmc.edu/UNCOM/summer/ • http://www.med.nyu.edu/sackler/programs/summerover.html • http://www.musc.edu/grad/summer/surp/general.html • Summer undergraduate Albert Einstein College of Medicine MSTP - NY http://www.aecom.yu.edu/home/ICCH/HCOE/Sump2007.htm

21. BIOMEDICAL Vanderbilt Summer Academy Biomedical https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/summer_academy/ Students will receive a stipend (ranging from $2500-$4000). Contacto local Dr. Carlos Acevedo-RUM cacevedo@uprm.eduBiologia B-253

22. http://biomedrap.wustl.edu/ http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/home/education/surf/index.html http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/mbi/education/PREP/ http://www.med.upenn.edu/bgs/applicants_other.shtml http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/diversity/shurpintro.html http://www.rise.rutgers.edu/ Biomedical and General Science

23. HEALTH- RELATED OPPORTUNITIES • Summer Medical and Research Training Program- SMART Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/smart/ • Summer Minority Medical Education Program – prepare students for the rigorosity of medical school (MMEP) Yale University School of Medicine, http://info.med.yale.edu/omca/programs/mmep.htm • Biostep Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program for Minorities http://info.med.yale.edu/omca/programs/biostep.htm

24. 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. www.smdep.org https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/summer_academy/undergrad_medicine.php Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Programhttp://www.med.cornell.edu/education/programs/tra_sum_res.html

25. INRO 2005 (allergy and infectious diseases) www.niaid.nih.gov/dir/otsep/inro/description.htm http://rise.rutgers.edu/ www.neagep.org/spur.asp www.umassmed.edu/summer www.med.upenn.edu/bgs/ http://www.umassmed.edu/summer/nihpage.aspx http://www.wadsworth.org/educate/molcel.htm GEBS Summer Scholars Program http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/grad/prep.cfm#summer Other

26. http://www.amgenscholars.com/ UW-Madison Summer Undergraduate Research Experience and Research Experience for Undergraduates http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/diversity/sure/ Rutgers University - rise.rutgers.edu http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/ed/research/undergrad/surf/default.htmSURP University of Georgia http://www.uga.edu/gradschool/outreach&diversity/surp.html GEBS Summer Scholars Program University of Rochester www.urmc.rochester.edu/GEBS/summer.htm Other

27. http://www.med.nyu.edu/sackler/ http://www.med.nyu.edu/sackler/programs/summerover.html SROP Univ Michigan https://umich-rackham.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/umich_rackham.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1579 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) http://www.cshl.edu/URP/program.html http://www.broad.mit.edu/diversity/ www.neagep.org Univ Nebraska http://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/index_temp.shtml Other

28. Nanotechnology http://www.nbtc.cornell.edu/education/nanou.htm Purdue http://www.inac.purdue.edu/suri/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Faculty and Student Intern Research Program (FSIRP http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10049 Undergraduate Summer Researchin Molecular Biophysics http://www.princeton.edu/~chemdept/mbp/sumprog.html Other- Science

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

30. 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 OPPORTUNITIESIN PUERTO RICO

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

32. Travel awards to ASCB General Meeting to present posters www.ascb.org Travel awards to Histochemical Society Meeting to present posters www.histochemicalsociety.org/ Ford Predoctoral Fellowship to pursue a Ph.D http://national-academies.org/fellowships Travel awards to SACNAS General Meeting to present posters (undergraduates) sacnas.upr@gmail.com- capitulo RUM http://www.sacnas.org/ Other Minority Opportunities

33. CONTACT ME Dr. Vivian Navas University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus Biology Department Office B-106 E-mail: vnavas@uprm.edu

34. 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 http://www.training.nih.gov • Technical IRTA for individual’s with a bachelor’s or master’s degree interested in careers as research support professionals http://www.training.nih.gov

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

36. 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 http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/mbi/prep • www.med.upenn.edu/prep

37. CONTACT ME Dr. Vivian Navas University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus Biology Department B -106 E-mail: vnavas@uprm.edu