Pre-Meds: this one's for you

A little bird just flew into my office with the following pre-med advise:

Every pre-med student should visit the American Association of Medical Colleges website: http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/about/start.htm and seriously consider buying their book Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR™). $25 buys you specific information about the schools you are considering, including detailed admission requirements (coursework, experiences). 

Going to the source makes sense, don't you think?

Emory University 2009 Research Job Fair

Friday, 03/27/2009
09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Location: Emory University Clairmont Campus Student Activity and Academic Center
MUST REGISTER HERE: https://www.hr.emory.edu/Fair09.nsf/appreg?openform

Whether you are a new graduate, soon to graduate (Spring-Summer 2009) or an experienced researcher, this job fair is for you! Between 30 and 40 faculty scientists will interview for current and/or anticipated laboratory openings.

This Job Fair will only focus on hiring candidates who have degrees or experience in one or more of the following areas:

Animal Care/Behavior
Bacteriology
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Biology
Biostatistics
Chemistry
Epidemiology
Genetics
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Neuroscience
Physics
Public Health
Virology
Zoology

Explorations in Statistics: An Undergraduate Summer Program

Explorations in Statistics: An Undergraduate Summer Program
University of California, Berkeley
June 13-20, 2009
http://www.stat.berkeley.edu/~summer
Deadline to apply: April 6, 2009

Over the course of our seven-day program, we will explore scientific questions using statistical approaches ranging from simple summaries to more sophisticated modeling approaches.

Through computer labs, students will receive a basic introduction to statistical computing, providing them with the skills to perform fundamental data manipulations, conduct exploratory analyses and create informative visualizations.

All program participants' round-trip travel to Berkeley and their room and board will paid by the program. Explorations in Statistics is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

Student applications available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/explorations_in_statistics_research

Reference forms available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/explorations_in_statistics_research_reference

All undergraduates are eligible. Women and underrepresented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Students entering the junior or senior year in Fall 2009 will be given preference.

Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators

Researchers with active NIH funding may request supplements to support research experiences for high school students, undergraduates, and teachers.

Please visit the complete announcement at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-060.html.

A list of NIH centers participating in recovery act awards appears here http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.htm. Please review your Center's statement, as some may not be participating in summer supplements, and contact your program administrator before you begin your application:

“Inquiries and discussion of plans for responding to this Notice are strongly encouraged. For scientific or technical questions relating to research that would be supported by this solicitation, contact the Program Administrator assigned to the parent grant. For administrative questions related to this solicitation, contact the Grants Management Specialist noted on the Notice of Award for the parent grant.”

Note that these funds do not carry the usual limitations of NIH supplements (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-190.html), i.e., awards are limited to participants from low income, socially, culturally, or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds.

Postgraduate Research Participation at the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

Description: opportunities to participate in research concerning biologics

Discipline(s): bioengineering; biostatics; life sciences; medical sciences; physical sciences; related scientific disciplines

Eligibility: No Citizenship Requirements. Must have completed graduate degree within last three years; others considered on a case-by-cast basis

See full program description at http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10200

Nanoscholars Abroad Program - South Africa (June 7- July 31, 2009)

Deadline extended to Friday, March 20, 2009!

The Center for Functional Nanoscale Materials, a NSF Center for Research Excellence for Science and Technology, is inviting applications for the 2009 Nanoscholars Abroad Program.   The 2009 Nanoscholar Abroad Program begins June 7, 2009 at the CFNM, Atlanta Georgia, and continues through July 31, 2009 with the return of the participants from Cape Town, South Africa.  Participants will spend two weeks at the CFNM in Atlanta before departing for the iTHEMBA LABS in Cape Town, South Africa for the remaining six weeks of the program.  Each participant will work on a personal project, which is concerned with some aspect of an ongoing collaboration between CFNM researchers and iTHEMBA LABS scientists.  While in South Africa participants will be supervised by senior scientists at the iTHEMBA LABS and will also have a senior scientist from the CFNM as local counselor.

Participation in this program is open to undergraduate students, who are majoring in one of the science or mathematics disciplines and who plan to attend graduate school after graduation.  Applicants should be rising sophomores, juniors or seniors with a major in the sciences or mathematics and should be in good academic standing at their home institution.  Interested students should apply as early as possible by completing the application found on http://www.cfnm.cau.edu/applications.html.  

Each participant will be provided with round trip transportation from their point of origin to the CFNM in Atlanta as well as round trip transportation between Atlanta and Capetown, South Africa.  While in Atlanta participants will be provided with room and board and while in South Africa participants will be provided with housing and a per diem allowance.  In addition, participants will receive a stipend of $3,200 dollars (US) for their participation in the program.

Please ikhan@cau.edu or cfnm@cau.edu if you have additional questions.

Biotechnology careers

Speaking of biotech, www.biolink.com has info on biotechnology employers by region. Here's their listing of biotech companies in Georgia (you can search by any state or region): http://www.bio-link.org/centersGA.htm
and here's a series of scenarios of jobs available in this industry: http://www.bio-link.org/students.htm

Along those lines, Georgia Bio highlights Georgia's life science industries, and this page http://www.gabio.org/content.aspx?pageid=89 includes a listing broken down by area (e.g., Food, Agricultural, & Nutrition; Biofuels & Bioenergy; Bioinformatics, etc.)

Biotech research opportunity for *some* North Carolina laboratories

See the full item here: http://www.ncbiotech.org/undergrad_biotech/

Any public or private four-year college or university in North Carolina may apply, except Duke University, North Carolina State University, and UNC-Chapel Hill. $5000 research award, with work to be completed by May 1, 2010.

Application deadline is March 11, 2009, at NOON.

Summer Research @ Univ. Alabama, Birmingham

Deadline: Applications must be postmarked by March 13, 2009

Available projects in these areas: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Center, and the Departments of Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Environmental Health Sciences, Genetics, Medicine, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Physiology and Biophysics.

The Summer in Biomedical Science (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program will provide the opportunity for young people who are sophomore or junior level college undergraduates to be instructed in the techniques of modern biology while becoming integrated members of a vibrant clinical and scientific community. Ten (10) students who have finished their sophomore or junior year of college will be accepted into the 8-week paid summer program (June 1, 2009 - July 24, 2009) to work with UAB faculty members on mentored research projects. SIBS students will receive a stipend of $2,000 for their participation in the program. Campus housing will be provided, but travel expenses will not be covered.

For more info: http://peir.path.uab.edu/sibs/cat_index_19.shtml

Motherload of scholarship opportunities for individuals

This listing is hosted at Michigan State University and some items are likely state-specific. Still, worth a look.
A giant THANK YOU to Jon Harrison, who maintains it (lovingly, I'd argue: each item has a freshness date).

http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3subject.htm