Undergraduate Student Scholars Program
Note: Deadline is February 1, 2008
Thank you for your interest in the Undergraduate Student Scholars Program in the NIH Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases at the University of Pennsylvania, an organized program of summer lectures and presentations combined with basic research experience in the laboratory of an expert investigator. This program is open to students from the University of Pennsylvania as well as outside of the university, and the curriculum is designed specifically for undergraduate students with an interest in biomedical research, with the eventual goal of MD, PhD, or MD-PhD degrees. Applications from women and members of underrepresented minorities are strongly encouraged.
During the program, students attend weekly seminars on introductory topics in biomedical research. At the end of the course, all participants present their research to members of the Division of Gastroenterology in a focused seminar and receive a certificate recognizing their completion of the program.
For the research experience, students are paired with individual mentors. The research program is thus individualized to each student and each laboratory. Stipends are provided by the individual investigator or are available through several national organizations (for example, the AGA Student Research Fellowship Awards at http://www.fdhn.org/html/awards/elect_app.html). Research interests of the faculty members within the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Pennsylvania are available at http://www.med.upenn.edu/gastro/research.shtml and http://www.med.upenn.edu/gastro/investigators.shtml
Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for common inquiries about the Undergraduate Student Scholars Program.
The application for this program is available in word and PDF format or may be obtained by contacting Ms. Daphnie Jolly at the address below:
Daphnie Jolly
Administrative Assistant
Gastroenterology Division
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
600 Clinical Research Building
415 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email: ussp@mail.med.upenn.edu