Transcript Student Training Opportunities

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
2004
4-excellent 3 good 2 average 1poor
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Student Performance
Average
1. Enthusiasm for the job
assignments
3.90
2. Ability to follow scientific
methodology
3.72
3. Knowledge in the field of
research
2.90
4. Organizational skills
3.74
5. Oral presentation skills
3.13
6. Writing skills
3.03
7. Interpersonal skills and
teamwork
3.79
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
GUIDELINES
1. Look through the opportunities at:
• Biology Department Homepage
• http://biology.uprm.edu/internados.html
• Bulletin Boards
• MARC / Sloan Office
• Internet
2. Identify programs that interest you
3. Enter their site to make sure you meet their
criteria:
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Potential PhD candidates
 MD / PhD Program
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Health related
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GPA
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Student status- year of study
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
PLAN COOP- If want to apply for credit and
grade (maximun allowable 6 credits):
Once accepted into a program must:
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Request the coop practice application package from
the coop office of the college of engineering in
stefani-219 (ask for Mariel)
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2. Interview with the COOP coordinator Dr. Carlos
Muñoz ([email protected]; 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.
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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".
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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
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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.htm
http://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
Search Internet for opportunities
EX. Search Google using Clue words:
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Clue Words:
– Summer minority research program
– Summer internship
– Minority summer internship
May add area of interest
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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.
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/
Opportunities listed by area
of interest
Marine Sciences And Environmental
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Marine Research - Friday Harbor LaboratoriesUniversity of Washington
http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/index.html
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources- marine
and environmental
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/minority/
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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
Ecology
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Environmental Biology UMEB at Arizona State
University – credit and stipend
http://sols.asu.edu/ugrad/reu/index.php
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Summer Conservation (SCA) Internship www.scainc.org
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Ecología Tropical y evolución en El Verde, El Yunque
Instituto de ecosistemas tropicales
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Research Experience for Undergraduates
Ecology and Environmental Science
Miami University - Oxford, Ohio
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http://www.units.muohio.edu/ecoreu/
MD/PhD UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
OPPORTUNITIES
• https://www.mdphd.pitt.edu/sprogram_brochure.asp
• http://www.unmc.edu/UNCOM/summer/
• http://www.med.nyu.edu/sackler/programs/summero
• http://www.musc.edu/grad/summer/surp/general.htm
 Summer undergraduate Albert Einstein College of Me
MSTP - NY
http://www.aecom.yu.edu/home/ICCH/HCOE/Sump2
BIOMEDICAL
Vanderbilt Summer Academy Biomedical
https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/summer_acade
my/
Students will receive a stipend (ranging from $2500$4000).
Contacto local Dr. Carlos Acevedo-RUM
[email protected]
Biologia B-253
Biomedical and General
Science
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http://biomedrap.wustl.edu/
http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/home/
education/surf/index.html
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/mbi/educ
ation/PREP/
http://www.med.upenn.edu/bgs/applicants_ot
her.shtml
http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/diversity/sh
urpintro.html
http://www.rise.rutgers.edu/
HEALTH- RELATED OPPORTUNITIES
• Summer Medical and Research Training ProgramSMART 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
Health-Programa SMDEP
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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.
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www.smdep.org
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https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/summer_aca
demy/undergrad_medicine.php
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Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program
http://www.med.cornell.edu/education/programs/tra_su
m_res.html
Other
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/
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http://www.umassmed.edu/summer/nihpage.aspx
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http://www.wadsworth.org/educate/molcel.htm
GEBS Summer Scholars Program
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/grad/prep.cfm#su
mmer
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Other
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/unde
rgrad/surf/default.htmSURP
 University of Georgia
http://www.uga.edu/gradschool/outreach&diversity/sur
p.html
 GEBS Summer Scholars Program University of
Rochester
www.urmc.rochester.edu/GEBS/summer.htm
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Other
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http://www.med.nyu.edu/sackler/
http://www.med.nyu.edu/sackler/programs/summero
ver.html
SROP Univ Michigan
https://umich-rackham.custhelp.com/cgibin/umich_rackham.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p
_faqid=1579
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)
http://www.cshl.edu/URP/program.html
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http://www.broad.mit.edu/diversity/
www.neagep.org
Univ Nebraska
http://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/index_temp.sht
ml
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Other- Science
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
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Undergraduate Summer Research
in Molecular Biophysics
http://www.princeton.edu/~chemdept/mbp/sumprog.html
Internships at Industries or
companies
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NIH
Merck- uncf.org/merck
Undergraduates OPPORTUNITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
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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, 3rd. year on
– for students interested in PhD or MD/PhD
http://www.uprm.edu/marc-sloan
Gisela Hernandez B-265
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• Bio Minds
• Problemas Especiales-Special problems- RUM
Research through the semester at RUM for credit
Other Minority Opportunities
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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)
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[email protected] capitulo RUM
http://www.sacnas.org/
CONTACT ME
Dr. Vivian Navas
University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus
Biology Department
Office B-106
E-mail: [email protected]
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
Postbaccalaureate Opportunities
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Wake Forest University WFUPREP2003 North
Carolina annual – research training graduate school
preparation
www.wfubmc.edu/hypertension/education
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www.bcm.edu/diversityprograms/
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Duke PREP Duke Univ to prepare for PhD in
biomedical sciences
www,gradschool.duke.edu/prep.htm
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POSTBACCALAUREATE
OPPORTUNITIES
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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
CONTACT ME
Dr. Vivian Navas
University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus
Biology Department
B -106
E-mail: [email protected]