Research Opportunity - Buffalo General Hospital/Jacobs Neurological Institute
Duties include:
1- Sample processing and storage
2- Platelet function analysis and Flow Cytometry
3- Cell extraction
4- Manuscript proofreading and submission
5- Chart reading and data extraction
6- Data Entry and storage
The Research Assistant position offers exposure to wide range of skills that are critical for independent research. Most importantly it offers research experience in both the clinical and lab genres. Training is provided for each of the duties listed above. Hours are 9:00-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday though hours are flexible. It is a paid internship although specific details would need to be worked out between the candidate and the principal investigator depending on the hours that the final candidate could be available. Interested students may contact Erica Westphal at esw5@buffalo.edu for more information. If you are particularly interested in this position and feel you are qualified, please also attach your resume to the email; please do not call.
The University Honors College and The Graduate School are sponsoring a Graduate School Funding Presentation on Thursday, March 20 in 120 Clemens Hall Lobbyfrom 4:00-5:00 pm. The session will provide participants with an overview of the National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowship Program and National Institutes of Health Fellowship Programs. Current UB graduate students and faculty will share their perspectives on the application process and benefits of fellowships. Please note NSF & NIH fellowships are open only to individuals who, at the time of application, are citizens, nationals or permanent resident aliens of the United States.
Graduate School Funding Presentation
National Science Foundation (NSF) & National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NEXT Thursday, March 20, 2008
Presentation: 4:00PM in 120 Clemens Hall
University Honors College
The Graduate School
The Research Associates (RA) Program brings college students into the emergency department as part of clinical research studies at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT. Positions are available for the summer session, 2008.
Due to the demand, they have instituted a “first-come, first-serve” policy. Acceptances into the program will depend primarily on the date we receive a completed application and program tuition. Those applications received after the available positions are filled will be placed on a wait-list should there be cancellations.
2008 NIH Summer Research to Increase Diversity Among Biomedical Researchers AND Summer Undergrad Research Experience (SURE)
The NIH program is restricted to under-represented, disadvantaged and disabled students ONLY . Students may apply from any racial or ethnic group.
Ten Week Program - June 2nd - August 8th, 2008
2007 NIH and Howard Hughes Institute Summer Research Fellows University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
Program details for both NIH and SURE Programs: Participants must be undergraduates over 18 years old.
Yes
Restricted to U.S. citizens or permanent residents
Yes
Approximate number of participants (NIH 25, SURE 10) 35
Required to be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate program
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March 16, 2008 application deadline.
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Travel allowance to/from Worcester up to $500
Yes
Participants are required to stay in arranged housing
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Stipend $4000 for ten weeks
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Immunization Records and Physical Examination (within last 12 months) required
Yes
Social Security Number Required
Yes
Final Abstracts Required
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Participation in final poster session required
Yes
Required start date on June 2nd 2008 Yes
Must participate the entire 10 weeks
Yes
Proof of health insurance is required
Yes
Required attendance at all seminars, lectures, group discussions, luncheon lectures, socializers and field trips.
Yes
For more information contact:
Karen J. Zirpola
Program Coordinator
Phone: 508- 856-5033
Toll free: 877- 395-3149
E-mail: summer.research@umassmed.edu
Website
This summer, the Departments of Environmental Health Sciences, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Microbiology, Pathology, Physiology and Biophysics, and Pharmacology and Toxicology and the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are sponsoring an 8-week program in which selected undergraduate students will conduct laboratory research under the guidance of individual UAB faculty members. Students will also have the opportunity to shadow a physician-scientist during their daily clinical work. Recipients of this competitive fellowship receive a stipend of $2,000 for the summer. Students will receive free on campus housing, but will be responsible for their own meals, travel to and from Birmingham, and other expenses. The program dates will be June 2, 2008 - July 25, 2008.
We expect applicants to SIBS to have completed at least their sophomore year of undergraduate coursework. We anticipate that successful candidates will typically demonstrate grade point averages of 3.0 or higher, especially in science, math and related areas. Our goal in offering this fellowship is to give talented students the opportunity to experience the challenges and rewards of intensive, hypothesis-driven laboratory research. This experience should help students make well informed decisions about future career plans. Previous research experience is not required.
Students can learn more about SIBS and obtain the Application Form online or by contacting our SIBS coordinator, Cynthia Ballinger, at cknight@uab.edu.
A fellowship in the amount of $2500 will be awarded to students who historically have been underrepresented in medicine. These include African American, Latino/Hispanic and Native American students. Students living outside the New York metropolitan area will be eligible for limited travel reimbursement. It is preferred that students will have completed their junior year of college and intend to apply to admissions to medical school or a doctorial program in biomedical science. Criteria for selection include an excellent academic record and a strong interest in research.
MSSROP will provide students with nine weeks (June 12 to August 7) of research experience conducted with the faculty member at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In addition to research training, students will participate in a special seminar/lecture series together with other college students who are at Einstein for the summer. Campus housing will be available at no cost for students not able to commute.
The deadline for completed applications is March 1, 2008. Applications will be available in 108 Norton Hall starting January 17, 2008.
The Univ of Cincinnati Summer Research Scholars Program (SRS) is a eight week research experience (June 17-August 10) for undergrad or post-bac students with careers goals in the health sciences (MS, PH, MD/PhD or MS). Students must have completed their sophomore year of college at an institution with an active undergraduate research program, and belong to an ethic or socioeconomic group traditionally underrepresented in the basic and clinical sciences. The program features participation in research with a member of the UC College of Medicine faculty and opportunities for academic enrichment, professional mentoring and career exploration.
The completed application is due by Feb 1, 2008. Accepted students will be notified by April 16, 2007. Applications are available by clicking on the link. Information about other summer programs are also available on this site.
Informational brochures are available on top of the gray file cabinet in 108 Norton Hall.
Vanderbilt offers many summer programs for undergraduates interested in an 8-10 week research experience.
These Programs are independent, but grouped under the Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy:
For more information, please click on the above link.
They are looking for students between sophomore/junior and junior/senior years. The students that come for the sophomore/junior year are given preference to return for their junior/senior summer with the same faculty mentor.
Many national summer internship and research opportunities begin to post announcements in Dec-Feb. Please check the listserv as well as this “Prehealth Bulletin”. Please also consider looking at the category – “Summer Opportunities” on the right side of the “Bulletin” and look at past postings. Many programs from last year will be conducted again for the summer of 2008, but the programs may have not yet updated their site. Continue to the look at future “Bulletin” announcements or go directly to the site noted for updated information for 2008.
United Way
You can search nationally under the United Way site . Simply type in your zip code to get to specific regional United Way sites. This is an excellent way to begin your search and you will find that volunteers are needed in multiple contexts of life; your help is needed.
Other Summer Resources
Please check the following website for a state by state listing of other summer opportunities.
You may need to check with some of the programs to see if eligibility requirements have changed or if they are still in existence. Be sure to pan down all the way to the bottom past the state listings for additional sources.
Syracuse Prehealth Website
Summer Research Opportunities at National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Sponsored by National Science Foundation
Nationwide summer research opportunities for undergraduates in science
(last maintained in 1999 but will provide some good leads)
International Opportunities
In addition to sites provided on previous “Prehealth Bulletin” listings, please feel free to review these as well for international volunteering opportunities.
The Idealist
One Small Planet
Transitions Abroad
