The Summer Undergraduate Research Program [SURP] is an intensive, nine-week internship designed to provide research experience and mentorship for undergraduate students who are interested in biological research. Under the guidance of a faculty mentor, students will complete an independent research project and present their findings at a competitive poster session.
The program runs from Monday, June 10 through Saturday, August 10, 2013(Monday, June 10 and Saturday, August 10 are travel days). Students must be able to commit to this entire period in order to participate.
Areas of Research
Students will be paired with a faculty mentor after selecting one of the following areas of interest:
- Basic Science: Conducts structural, genetic, molecular, cellular, developmental and evolutionary biology;
- Human Biology: Interdisciplinary research; conducts lab-based and computational research at the interface of basic, clinical and population sciences;
- Public Health: Uses large populations as a "laboratory" to look for links between cancer and its possible triggers, from diet and lifestyle to environmental and genetic factors. Conducts statistical, epidemiological and prevention studies around the world;
- Clinical Research: Works to develop and analyze new treatments for cancers and other Diseases; and
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease: Integrates computational, laboratory and clinical research method to advance the understanding of microbial pathogenesis and infectious disease processes.
