The University of Michigan Biophysics Summer Research for Undergraduates Program (REU) provides selected undergraduate students from around the United States an opportunity to conduct ten weeks of summer research with some of the country's leading biophysicists. The program is conducted in concert with the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program and is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation. REU students have the opportunity to participate in a biophysics laboratory utilizing various techniques such as x-ray crystallography and NMR.

The Biophysics Program at the University of Michigan is one of very few standalone biophysics programs in the US and has a long tradition of interdisciplinary research. Since Biophysics is extremely intellectually diverse, our aim is not only to provide research experience in a subfield of the discipline, but to also provide an overview of state-of-the-art research in the field, and the experimental and theoretical/computational methods and techniques that are commonly used.

DEADLINE:  February 24, 2012

Programs

• REU: Bioenergy Systems
• SROP: Biomedical Engineering
• SROP: Chemistry
• REU: Applied Mathematics
• REU: Nanomaterials and Nanoscience
• REU: Optics and Laser Physics
• REU: Redox Biology
• SROP: Virology

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The University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center is pleased to offer a summer fellowship program to support undergraduate students that are interested in cardiovascular research. Any student who is currently enrolled at any degree granting University or College is eligible to apply, with preference give to those students interested in a career in research.

Each student will be matched, based on their interests, to a laboratory that is led by a faculty member of the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center. This collection of laboratories is involved in nationally recognized research, in topics such as atherosclerosis, genetic cardiomyopathies, blood clotting disorders, cardiac arrhythmias, vascular biology and heart failure.

The stipend for 2012 will be $4000 for ten weeks of full-time work from May 29th to August 3rd, 2012.  There will be a research forum at the end of the summer in which fellows will present their work, as well as opportunities to attend research seminars throughout the summer.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program in

Educational Psychology and Applied Developmental Science (EP-ADS) & Education Policy

The Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia

This fully funded 8-week internship that is designed to encourage students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the field of education research to consider careers in academic, policy, or research organizations. Rising seniors are eligible for these paid research internships at UVA during Summer 2012. Interns will work with faculty on ongoing research focusing on schools, classrooms, and other youth settings as contexts critical to child and adolescent development.They will have the opportunity to collect and analyze data, write a section of a research paper, participate in research meetings, attend a research conference, and participate in related workshops and a GRE prep course.

You can read more about our program and get the application form at http://curry.virginia.edu/SURP. The program is for students who will be entering their senior year in Fall 2012 and the deadline for applications is 2/1/12.

The Outreach group at The Genome Institute at Washington University in St. Louis is seeking bright, innovative and talented students to participate in the OGR Undergraduate Scholars Program. This is an eight-week summer program providing students with an intensive, mentored research experience in genomics and related fields. Students will be a part of an excellent lab team led by one of the established scientists at Washington University School of Medicine. At the end of the program all participants will give an oral presentation of their summer research findings. The program includes enrichment activities such as: Kaplan GRE course, journal club, career counseling/workshops, presentation/writing skills and social activities.

Tentative Dates of the Program: May 30 - July 27, 2012.

Provisions of the Program: Competitive stipend, on-campus housing, and travel to/from program.

Requirements:

• Must be a sophomore, junior or senior in a 4-year institution at the time of entry into the program
• GPA: Competitive – Highly competitive
• Residency: Must be a US Citizen or a Permanent Resident
• Major: science, technology, engineering, or mathematics fields (some exceptions)