A 10 week summer research program is available for outstanding undergraduates from New Jersey who have a strong interest in a basic research experience with a focus on neuroscience. Students perform independent research projects in laboratories of the faculty on the Busch campus of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers University, located in central New Jersey. Areas of research include molecular and cellular aspects of neuronal and glial differentiation, pattern formation, endocrine and trophic functions, synaptic function and plasticity and gene diversity and regulation in the nervous system. Model systems in drosophila, c. elegans and vertebrate species are used.
See full program description at http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/neuroscience/grad_pgm/summer2.htm
Application deadline: February 27, 2010
Application deadline: February 27, 2010
