Transcript Student Training Opportunities

RESEARCH AND TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Vivian Navas, PhD
ASCB Linkage Fellow
November 2010
This presentation available at
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http://biology.uprm.edu/internados.html
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 credits and grade
(through COOP Practice-RUM)
http://www.practicacoopenbiologia.webs.com/
• Excellent experience (social activities)
• Mostly 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
GUIDELINES
1.Look through the opportunities at:
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Biology Department Homepage
http://biology.uprm.edu/internados.html
Bulletin Boards
MARC / Sloan Office
Internet
Search Internet for opportunities
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Clue Words:
– Summer undergraduate minority research
program
– Summer undergraduate internship
– Minority summer undergraduate internship
May add area of interest
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Summer minority internship neuroscience
2. Identify programs that interest you
3. Enter the 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). Prepare resume or
summary (with GPA, courses with that
faculty and grde, hobbies, association, jobs,
volunteer work etc.) to assist the faculty
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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information and forms at
http://www.practicacoopenbiologia.webs.com/
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COOP coordinator Dr. Carlos Muñoz
([email protected]; room # b-030). The coordinator
must give his written authorization for your
registration in the course.
Summer Opportunities
Listings
Listings
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http://www.umass.edu/admissions/student_life/Coops_and_Internships
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http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/intern.html
http://www.cic.net/Home/Students/SROP/Introduction.aspx
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http://people.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=504
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http://academic.uprm.edu/marc/index.php
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/
Examples of 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
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Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science
http://www.bios.edu/education/reu.html
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University of Maryland Center for Enviromental
Science, Maryland Sea Grant REU program.
http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/programs/research/reu/
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Summer Research Program, Wadsworth
Center, New York (Albany)
www.wadsworth.org/educate/molcel.htm
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Summer ORISE Fellowship Oportunities at
CDC, Atlanta, GA.
www.orau.gov/cdc/presearchFRAMESET.htm
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.sca-inc.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
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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 M
http://www.aecom.yu.edu/home/ICCH/HCOE/Sump2007.htm
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/edu
cation/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
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
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http://academic.uprm.edu/marc/index.php
• Problemas Especiales-Special problems- RUM
Research for academic credit throughout the semester
at RUM (must contact faculty to ask availability) Ask
the new faculty in the biology dept.
Other Minority Opportunities
Travel Awards
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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/
Travel awards to SACNAS General Meeting to present
posters (undergraduates)
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[email protected] capitulo RUM
http://www.sacnas.org/
OTHER
UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
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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.
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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_s
um_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
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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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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=1
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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
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http://www1.wfubmc.edu/visitors/
www.bcm.edu/diversityprograms/
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Duke PREP Duke Univ to prepare for PhD in
biomedical sciences
http://www.duke.edu/web/prep/aboutPREP.htm
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/education/prep/ind
ex.htm
• www.med.upenn.edu/prep
This presentation available at
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http://biology.uprm.edu/internados.html
Dr. Vivian Navas
University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus
Biology Department
Office B-106
E-mail: [email protected]