SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS

(See the list of recent participants Summer 2005, Summer 2004, Summer 2003)

New discoveries that influence our health and life are being made in the biomedical sciences at an ever-increasing rate. To provide undergraduates interested in a biomedical research career with an opportunity for firsthand knowledge of how new data are obtained and interpreted in major research laboratories, the Department of Physiology and Biophysics offers summer research traineeships to approximately 20 undergraduate students. The students are assigned to laboratories and work together with faculty to obtain hands-on research experience in the life sciences.

The program is designed for outstanding students with majors in biology, chemistry, physics or related disciplines. Students will carry out a research project under the close guidance of a faculty member during the summer months (8-10 weeks). Stipends or national fellowships in the amount of $2,500 are provided and on-campus housing is available. In general, we accept students who have finished their junior year.  Exceptions are possible for advanced sophomores.

Applications are accepted till March 31st and decisions on acceptance into the program are made on a continuous basis. Most decisions for acceptance will be made by April 15th although applications will be accepted and decisions on acceptance will be made after this date.

Letters of inquiry should be directed to:
SURP Coordinator
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4970

Telephone 216.368.2084
E-mail PHOL-INFO@case.edu