The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) is designed to
provide a stimulating hands-on research experience for undergraduate
students considering graduate education in the biomedical sciences.
The program is conducted at the Stratford Division of the Graduate
School of Biomedical Sciences on the campus of the
School
of
Osteopathic Medicine
in
Stratford,
New Jersey.
Each student will have the opportunity to learn the basic skills
necessary to contribute to the research effort while working with and
under the guidance of a selected member of the graduate faculty. The
program runs for a ten-week period from May 27 through
August 1,
2008 . Research opportunities for students are available in many areas
of biomedical research including developmental biology, inflammatory
mediators, aging, gene expression, stem cells, and cancer biology.
Techniques a student might learn include: cell-culturing,
electrophoresis, chromatography, immunoassays, animal surgery,
immunochemistry, fluorescence imaging and protein and nucleic acid
molecular biology. Students will attend various scientific seminars.
Finally, all students will present their results at the close of the
program.
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS The program is open to undergraduate students who
are considering a research career in the biomedical sciences.
Selection of students will be based on the completed application,
transcript, and two letters of recommendation. Deadline for receipt
of materials is
February 1, 2008
. The SURE Program is open only to
citizens or permanent US
residents.
FUNDING
All students will receive a stipend of $3,000.00. Students must pay
for their own housing and travel expenses to and from
Stratford
.
There is no on-campus housing.
Download program announcement and application
For more information, please contact
:
UMDNJ
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
42 E. Laurel Road, Suite 2200
Stratford , New Jersey 08084
856-566-6282
gsbs-stratford@umdnj.edu