RESEARCH AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Vivian Navas, PhDASCB Linkage Fellow

November 2009

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)http://www.practicacoopenbiologia.webs.com/

• Excellent experience (social activities)

• Completely paid for (housing, stipend and travel)

Assessment Results Summer Internship ExperienceMENTOR Assessment

2004

4-excellent 3 good 2 average 1poor

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

8. Potential for graduate work 3.77

39 MENTORS

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

Made me aware of global issues. 4.59

GUIDELINES1.Look through the opportunities at:

• Biology Department Homepage• http://biology.uprm.edu/internados.html• Bulletin Boards• MARC / Sloan Office • Internet

Search Internet for opportunitiesEX. Search Google using Clue words:

Clue Words:– Summer minority research program– Summer internship – Minority summer internship

May add area of interest– Summer minority internship neuroscience

2. Identify programs that interest you

3. Enter their site to make sure you meet their criteria:

Potential PhD candidates

- MD / PhD Program Health related GPA Student status- year

of study

GUIDELINES

4. Download the application 5. Apply to more than one institution6. Make e-mail contact if have doubts8. 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:

information and forms at http://www.practicacoopenbiologia.webs.com/

COOP coordinator Dr. Carlos Muñoz (cmunoz@uprm.edu; room # b-030). The coordinator must give his written authorization for your registration in the course.

Summer Opportunities Listings

Listings http://www.umass.edu/admissions/student_life/Coops_and_Internships

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/intern.html http://www.cic.net/Home/Students/SROP/Introduction.aspx 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=5047 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/

Opportunities listed by area of interest

Marine Sciences And Environmental

Marine Research - Friday Harbor Laboratories- University 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/

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

Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science http://www.bios.edu/education/reu.html

University of Maryland Center for Enviromental Science, Maryland Sea Grant REU program. http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/programs/research/reu/

Summer Research Program, Wadsworth Center, New York (Albany) www.wadsworth.org/educate/molcel.htm

Summer ORISE Fellowship Oportunities at CDC, Atlanta, GA. www.orau.gov/cdc/presearchFRAMESET.htm

Ecology

Environmental Biology UMEB at Arizona State University – credit and stipend http://sols.asu.edu/ugrad/reu/index.php

Summer Conservation (SCA) Internship www.sca-inc.org

Ecología Tropical y evolución en El Verde, El Yunque Instituto de ecosistemas tropicales

Research Experience for UndergraduatesEcology and Environmental ScienceMiami University - Oxford, Ohio

– 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/summerover.html• http://www.musc.edu/grad/summer/surp/general.htmlSummer undergraduate Albert Einstein College of Medicine MSTP - NY

http://www.aecom.yu.edu/home/ICCH/HCOE/Sump2007.htm

Vanderbilt Summer Academy Biomedical https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/summer_academy/Students will receive a stipend (ranging from $2500-$4000). Contacto local Dr. Carlos Acevedo-RUM cacevedo@uprm.edu

Biologia B-253

BIOMEDICAL

Biomedical and General Science

http://biomedrap.wustl.edu/ http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/home/edu

cation/surf/index.html http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/mbi/educati

on/PREP/ http://www.med.upenn.edu/bgs/applicants_other

.shtml http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/diversity/shurpi

ntro.html http://www.rise.rutgers.edu/

HEALTH- RELATED OPPORTUNITIES

• Summer Medical and Research Training Program- SMART 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

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. – www.smdep.org

https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/summer_academy/undergrad_medicine.php

Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program http://www.med.cornell.edu/education/programs/tra_sum_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/ http://www.umassmed.edu/summer/nihpage.aspx

http://www.wadsworth.org/educate/molcel.htm GEBS Summer Scholars Program

http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/grad/prep.cfm#summer

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/undergrad/surf/default.htmSURP

University of Georgiahttp://www.uga.edu/gradschool/outreach&diversity/surp.html GEBS Summer Scholars Program University of

Rochester www.urmc.rochester.edu/GEBS/summer.htm

Other http://www.med.nyu.edu/sackler/ http://www.med.nyu.edu/sackler/programs/summerover.

html

SROP Univ Michiganhttps://umich-rackham.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/umich_rackham.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid

=1579

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) http://www.cshl.edu/URP/program.html

http://www.broad.mit.edu/diversity/ www.neagep.org Univ Nebraska

http://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/index_temp.shtml

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

Internships at Industries or companies

NIH Merck- uncf.org/merck

Undergraduates OPPORTUNITIESIN PUERTO RICO

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/PhDB-265

http://academic.uprm.edu/marc/index.php• Bio Minds- Oficina de Biotech – Edificio Fisica

• 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 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)– sacnas.upr@gmail.com- capitulo RUM– http://www.sacnas.org/

CONTACT ME

Dr. Vivian Navas

University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus

Biology Department

Office B-106

E-mail: vivian.navas@upr.edu

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

Wake Forest University WFUPREP2003 North Carolina annual – research training graduate school preparation

http://www1.wfubmc.edu/visitors/ www.bcm.edu/diversityprograms/

Duke PREP Duke Univ to prepare for PhD in biomedical sciences

http://www.duke.edu/web/prep/aboutPREP.htm

POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES

• 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/index.htm

• www.med.upenn.edu/prep

This presentation available at

http://biology.uprm.edu/internados.html

CONTACT ME

Dr. Vivian Navas

University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus

Biology Department

Office B-106

E-mail: vivian.navas@upr.edu