Summer Research Opportunity in the Life Sciences Cornell University, Ithaca

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program

Genetics, Genomics & Development, Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology, and Biophysics, Cornell University

 

June 2 - August 9, 2013

Eligibility: Most students entering their junior and senior years majoring in the life sciences with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Preference will be given to students with strong interest in gaining research experience in preparation for graduate study. Members of underrepresented minority groups, students with disabilities, and women are encouraged to apply. Participants in the REU program must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Students who will have completed the bachelor's degree by May of this academic year are not eligible for REU programs, but are invited to apply to the University's graduate programs (see http://mbg.cornell.edu/).

 

Compensation: The stipend will be $3,400. In addition to the stipend, housing in an on-campus residence hall with other REU students is provided, along with supplemental compensation for transportation while on campus. A travel budget to and from Ithaca is also provided. 

 

Application Procedure:

 

1. Please complete the application form below.  The application, including transcript and letters of recommendation, are due by January 15, 2013, with rolling admission until spaces are filled.

 

2. Please request two letters of recommendation from faculty members or employers familiar with your abilities, interests, and motivation towards research. Please include with your application the complete e-mail addresses and regular mail addresses of the individual providing the letter. Letters may be sent via regular mail to the address below, or by e-mail (preferred) to   MBG_REU@cornell.edu       

 

3.  Please send a copy (unofficial is fine) of your transcript either by e-mail or to the address below.

 

 

Cornell University Contact:

 

REU Program in the Life Sciences

c/o Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics

107 Biotechnology Building

526 Campus Road

Ithaca, NY 14853-2703

Attn: Program Manager

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The DOE Scholars Program offers unique opportunities that introduce students or post-graduates to the agency’s mission and operations. Participants in the DOE Scholars Program gain a competitive edge as they apply their education, talent and skills in a variety of scientific research settings within the DOE complex. Appointments are available in a variety of disciplines at participating DOE facilities nationwide.

The DOE Scholars Program presents you with the opportunity to explore a federal career with DOE at various stages in your education.

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SURF offers students in STEM fields PAID summer research under the guidance of one NIST's scientists and engineers. The 11-week program at NIST's Gaithersburg campus is May 23 through August 9. (There is a SURF program at NIST's Boulder, CO campus too from May 20 - August 2) Participants receive a $5,500 stipend and additional travel and housing allowances as necessary. 

UMBC applications must be submitted through the Office of Undergraduate Education. E-mail mcglynn@umbc.edu today to receive application information.

Eligibility:U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status, undergraduate status (can be a senior graduating in May), and at least 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA.
Students majoring in physics, materials science, engineering, computer science, chemistry, or mathematics are encouraged to apply. Research opportunities for students with majors in other disciplines may be available.
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Access Engineering contains 320+ professional McGraw-Hill texts in 15 major areas of engineering including civil, electrical, and mechanical. Texts include: Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook, Marks’ Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain, as well as Schaum’s Outlines. You will find approximately 750 Interactive Tables and Graphs, 108 Videos (50 from Mark’s, 30 from Schaum’s, and 28 from Perry’s), and Curriculum Maps designed by the Editor in Chief of Perry’s and Mark’s.

For off-campus access, please login via VPN first (http://vpn.umbc.edu) and follow the link to the UMBC Library Homepage. Then follow the link under "News & Events" on the Library's homepage to return to this post and click on the "View Website" button to access the database. For more info on remote access, see http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/services/remoteaccess.php .


The trial runs through December 15, 2012. Feedback on the usefulness of this database is appreciated. Leave us a comment to let us know what you think.

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What research have you been doing this summer? 
This summer I have been working on a project to make fashion more accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. One approach to this is to use an iPhone app called VizWiz (developed at the Univ. of Rochester), which allows visually impaired users to take a picture of something, ask a question about it, and then have people on the Internet answer their questions. We just launched a six-month study where pa rticipants will ask questions about their clothes and get responses from a pool of handpicked volunteers. They can ask a mix of objective and subjective questions, with everything ranging from, “What color is this shirt,” to questions like, “Do you think these two items work well together? Can you offer me any pairing suggestions?”

How did you find out about this opportunity? Was there a formal application process? 
I approached one of my professors about my interests in Human-centered Computing (one of the graduate programs available here in the Information Systems department). The professor suggested this project. I initially started out by helping a Ph.D. student researching a smart chair during the spring 2012 semester, and was offered the opportunity to come onboard for the summer to work on other projects in the lab.

Who did you work with on this project?
The primary investigator for the VizWiz trial is Michele Burton, a Ph.D. student studying accessible fashion. I worked closely with her and with our advisor, Dr. Amy Hurst, with whom I had worked during the previous semester. Also on our team was another undergrad from Washington State University, Vancouver.

Do you get course credit for this work or get paid? How much time do you put into it?
You can do both, actually. If there were more time (I am concurrently enrolled in an accelerated summer course, so my free time is somewhat limited) we would have added on an credit-bearing component of the internship where I would be learning iOS development and programming. That portion wasn’t possible this summer, but it is still a paid internship. On average, I work about 20 hours each week in the lab.

What academic background did you have before you started?
I am a senior Information Systems major. Before coming to UMBC, I was enrolled in the Information Systems Security program at Anne Arundel Community College. When I started in the lab, I had only just finished my first “Fundamentals of Human-Computer Interactions (HCI)” course. That is to say, not a lot of my academic experience directly related to the projects I worked on this summer.

How did you learn what you needed to know to be successful in this summer project?
I think it was a combination of prior work experience, coursework training, and my natural curiosity. For the past two summers, I held an internship at Legg Mason Capital Management in their technology department. I brought some of that systems administration knowledge with me to the lab. The knowledge of HCI processes that I gained in class also helped me to better understand the type of research that goes on in this field (and the research that I would later be working on.)

The one thing that helped me most to be successful this summer was a willingness to diversify. I naturally have a lot of varied interests, and those things came in handy when my labmates and I needed to do ‘non-science-y’ things like producing two tutorial and demonstrational videos – projects which incorporated my knowledge of lighting, videography, and photography.

What was the most unexpected thing?
I really didn’t expect the time to fly by so quickly! It seems like only yesterday the other undergrads and I were meeting for the first time, and already we are only a week away from the end of our time together. I thought that it would feel more like work, but this whole experience has been really enjoyable.

What has been the hardest part about your work this summer? 
Besides adjusting to a new commute, I’d say the hardest thing was probably figuring out the right amount of attention to devote to each task. I have a tendency to become somewhat myopic when I’m focusing on a task, and in the lab I got involved in a number of different areas (exploratory projects, data coding and analysis, audio-visual projects, and systems administration, to name just a few). So, figuring out how to strike the right balance between all these things was something of a welcome challenge for me this summer.

How does this research experience relate to your course work?
Experience leading and working with user studies is extremely useful to Human-centered Computing prospects. It is helpful for those with plans to go to graduate school and also aids in drawing practical connections between the theories taught in classes and the real-world concepts people use in the industry every day.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research or taking on internships?
Absolutely, do it. I cannot stress enough how much easier it is taking classes once you have real-world experiences to relate the endless PowerPoint slides and those dry, wearisome book chapters to. While research may not be right for everyone, I would definitely encourage undergrads to find an internship somewhere. For any student in the tech field, nothing stands out to potential employers (or grad schools) more than practical, applicable work experience.

What else are you involved in on campus? 
I’m a staff photographer and contributing writer at The Retriever Weekly. I also work for the Office of Residential Life and am a member of the UMBC Gospel Choir. ]]> What research have you been doing this summer?  This summer I have been working on a project to make fashion more accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. One approach to this is... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/19947/guest@my.umbc.edu/926ea25a0388fa6732aa65d3d7a3b748/api/pixel Undergraduate Research https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/undergradresearch https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/original.jpg?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/large.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/medium.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/small.png?1600355057 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxsmall.png?1600355057 Undergraduate Research https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/019/947/318d38a7aa1b5fca9ff53fdefef3ee88/xxlarge.jpg?1353945098 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/019/947/318d38a7aa1b5fca9ff53fdefef3ee88/xlarge.jpg?1353945098 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/019/947/318d38a7aa1b5fca9ff53fdefef3ee88/large.jpg?1353945098 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/019/947/318d38a7aa1b5fca9ff53fdefef3ee88/medium.jpg?1353945098 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/019/947/318d38a7aa1b5fca9ff53fdefef3ee88/small.jpg?1353945098 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/019/947/318d38a7aa1b5fca9ff53fdefef3ee88/xsmall.jpg?1353945098 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/019/947/318d38a7aa1b5fca9ff53fdefef3ee88/xxsmall.jpg?1353945098 80 12 true Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:53:11 -0500 How to Get Started in Research Workshop Friday, November 30th 12-12:50 ADMIN 101 Interested in research, but don't know how to get started?  Come to the Undergraduate Research Workshop on Friday, November 30th from 12-12:50 in ADMIN 101. 

The Office of Undergraduate Education at UMBC.
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