Summer Research in Obstetrics/Gynecology

For Emory, Morehouse, Spelman Agnes Scott Colleges only. Requires 2 year commitment.

Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and Emory University (EU) have been awarded a unique partnership grant to promote workforce diversity and education in the reproductive sciences and women’s health. We invite eligible sophomore students interested in doctoral careers in reproductive sciences to apply for a 2- year research development program with the Atlanta Center for Translational Research in Endometriosis (ACTRE pronounced “actor”). The goal of the ACTRE scholar program is to

introduce under-represented minority students to translational human reproductive research that demonstrate how cellular and molecular biology bridge the way to clinical therapeutic treatments in reproductive medicine. During this 2-year program, scholars will receive training in translational research principles and reproductive science topics, laboratory techniques, create a professional development plan, and shadow clinical specialists in Gynecologic Surgery and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Undergraduate scholars will conduct supervised translational research with

a focus on a serious and common women’s health issue, endometriosis. At the end of the second year, participants will take part in a formal research symposium. Approved posters and abstracts will be published through our program web site and scholars will have an opportunity to submit research findings for presentation at national meetings in reproductive sciences.  ACTRE is sponsored by a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Website: http://www.actsi.org/actre

Application Deadline: December 5, 2010

For questions, contact: funderw@emory.edu

American Heart Association research

The purpose of this undergraduate research training program is to encourage promising students, including women and members of minority groups underrepresented in the sciences, from all disciplines to consider research careers while supporting the highest quality scientific investigation broadly related to cardiovascular disease and stroke.

See http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=9713&CFID=10495646&CFTOKEN=85108089

Deadline: Feb-08-2011


Positions also available for medical students, postdoctoral fellows and predoctoral students. See their Applicant Information Guide for details. 

Research at the Pasteur Institute in Paris

Summer 2011 Undergraduate Internships at the  Institut Pasteur for US citizens

The internships are a unique  chance for undergrads to work in biological labs over the course of the summer...in Paris at the world-recognized Institut Pasteur.

The application may be downloaded from  our homepage:  http://www.pasteurfoundation.org/internships.shtml

Eligibility: Applicants must 1) be undergraduates with an excellent academic record and a strong interest in biosciences and biomedical research (prior lab experience is highly recommended); 2) have completed three full years (six semesters) of college course work by the time the internship commences; and 3) not have received an undergraduate degree at the time of application. Knowledge of French or desire to learn it is advisable. This program is open to U.S. citizens only.

Deadline: Dec. 17, 2010

Summer research in Switzerland!

Summer Research Program Life Sciences and Technology at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), will offer an intensive research training opportunity to 25 undergraduate students interested in research careers in life sciences. This program will run from July 4th to August 26th 2011. 

Read more at http://infoscholarship.net/summer-research-program-for-undergraduate-students-switzerland.html

Application deadline is February 15, 2011.

NASA summer fellowships and internships

Leave it to NASA to set up a Stargate-like portal to all their student programs! They call it one-stop shopping because you complete one application to be considered for multiple opportunities.

http://intern.nasa.gov/

Check it out! They also have international research opportunities.

Pathways to Science searchable program database

Go to

http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/Summerresearch.asp

and search by topic and geographic region.

Summer research in digital forensics

Digital Forensics is the application of forensic science techniques to the acquisition and analysis of evidence that exists in digital form (e.g. evidence found in files on hard drives, in emails, in network activity, etc). The University of Rhode Island offers one of the most comprehensive degree programs in digital forensics through a Computer Science Department at a major university.

See http://reu.cs.uri.edu/ for details.

Eligibility: undergraduates, US citizens [funded by NSF]

Stipend: $4000 and housing allowance