1. RESEARCH AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Vivian Navas, PhD ASCB Linkage Fellow November 2007

2. WHY PARTICIPATE IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH internships ? Excellent experience Further prepares you for graduate and professional school Exposes you to latest technology Helps develop skills: research, critical thinking Improves your english communication skills Scientific presentation opportunities Assists you in career decision

3. Familiarizes you with graduate students Offers you networking opportunities You may receive up to 6 credits and a grade (through COOP Practice-RUM) Excellent Cultural experience (social activities) Empowers your resume Completely paid for (housing, stipend and travel)

4. Assessment Results Summer Internship Experience MENTOR Assessment 2004 4-excellent 3 good 2 average 1poor Student PerformanceAverage 1. Enthusiasm for the job assignments3.90 2. Ability to follow scientific methodology3.72 3. Knowledge in the field of research2.90 4. Organizational skills3.74 5. Oral presentation skills3.13 6. Writing skills3.03 7. Interpersonal skills and teamwork3.79 8. Potential for graduate work3.77 39 MENTORS

5. Internship Experience Student Assessment 5- Strongly Agree, 4- Agree, 3- Neutral, 2- Disagree, 1- Strongly Disagree 39 students summer 2004 My enrichment experience…Average Developed a greater awareness of the opportunities available to me in my field.4.79 Strengthened my communication skills.4.87 Strengthened my teamwork skills.4.67 Increased my desire to become a researcher in my field.4.38 Provided me with the opportunities to gain new knowledge and technical skills in my field.4.92 Developed or increased my leadership skills.4.69 Provided me with the opportunities to apply my knowledge and skills to new situations / problems.4.77 Introduced me to a mentor who cared about me and spent time explaining the project and my responsabilities.4.85 Developed my research skills.4.87 Made me aware of global issues.4.59

6. GUIDELINES 1.Look through the opportunities at: Biology Department Homepage http://biology.uprm.edu/internados.html Bulletin Boards MARC / Sloan Office Internet

7. 2. Identify programs that interest you 3. Enter their site to make sure you meet their criteria: Potential PhD candidates - MD / PhD Program Health related GPA Student status- year of study

8. GUIDELINES 4. Download the application 5. Apply to more than one institution 6. Make e-mail contact if have doubts 8. Request letters of recomendation from faculty (!!!!with time) 9. Request transcripts

9. PLAN COOP- If want to apply for credit and grade (maximun allowable 6 credits): Once accepted into a program must: 1. Request the coop practice application package from the coop office of the college of engineering in stefani-219 (ask for Mariel) 2. Interview with the COOP coordinator Dr. Carlos Muñoz (cmunoz@uprm.edu; room # b-030). The coordinator must give his written authorization for your registration in the course. 3. Register for the course in the dept (Biol 4998). Make sure that you are registered for the amount of credits agreed with the coordinator.

10. 4. Go to the program "Stay in touch with the Coordinator (Dr. C. A. Muñoz) by entering the WebCT site al least once a week for the entire period of the practice". 5. Provide your mentor with the forms that he will fill out at the end of the program where he will assess your performance as well as give you a grade. 6. Upon returning to RUM fill out the undergraduate research assessment form included in the package AS WELL AS THE "RESUMEN DEL TRABAJO REALIZADO" (ABSTRACT) and return to Dr. Carlos Munoz 7. Look for forums to present your results (ex. scientific meetings)

11. Summer Opportunities Listings

12. Listings http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/intern.html http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/programs/SROP/index.shtml http://www.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/mcoop.htm http://www.grad.uiuc.edu/eep/srop/#top http://www.grad.uiuc.edu/eep/srop/#top http://www.neagep.org/ http://theleadershipalliance.org/matriarch/ http://www.training.nih.gov/student/index.asp http://www.aamc.org/members/great/summerlinks.htm http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=504 7 http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=504 7 http://www.uprm.edu/biology/profs/navas/summer.htm

13. Search Internet for opportunities EX. Search Google using Clue words: Clue Words: – Summer minority research program – Summer internship – Minority summer internship May add area of interest – Summer internship neuroscience

14. GUIDELINES Criteria to considered if accepted to more than one opportunity: -Research area -Potential institution to pursue advance studies -Networking criteria

15. Student Opportunities

16. "Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowships (MURF)" California Institute of Technology (Caltech).. This experience will provide excellent preparation for students interested in subsequently pursuing a Ph.D. MURF students are welcomed into Caltech’s community of researchers and scholars. Students carry out individual research projects under the mentorship of Caltech faculty or JPL technical staff over an 8 to 10 week summer period. MURF students will work on a day-to-day basis with graduate student/postdoctoral scholar co-mentors.. MURF students may participate in a wealth of programs and activities coordinated by the Student-Faculty Programs office. Students receive a payment of $600/week plus housing and travel allowance. http://www.murf.caltech.edu/applicants/index.html Stanford Summer Research Program in Biomedical Sciences. The Stanford Summer Research Program in Biomedical Sciences/Amgen Scholars Program is a fully funded, eight week, residential internship program. It offers undergraduates who want to prepare for and enter Ph.D. programs in the sciences a unique opportunity for advanced research experience within a world class university. Our tentative program dates for 2008 are June 22 - August 16. Students participating in the Stanford Summer Research Program are fully funded during their stay. Stanford will provide students with summer housing, meals, and travel to and from the summer research program. Additionally, all SSRP participants will receive a $3,200 stipend.. http://ssrp.stanford.edu/

17. Opportunities listed by area of interest

18. Marine Sciences And Environmental Marine Research - Friday Harbor Laboratories- University of Washington http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/index.html South Carolina Department of Natural Resources- marine and environmental http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/minority/ http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/minority/ Minorities in Marine Science Undergraduate Program – MIMSUP-Washington http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~mimsuphttp://www.ac.wwu.edu/~mimsup Environmental Science Program at MBL – semester – intensive laboratory and field research in marine sciences http://www.mbl.edu

19. Ecology Environmental Biology UMEB at Arizona State University – credit and stipend http://sols.asu.edu/ugrad/reu/index.php http://sols.asu.edu/ugrad/reu/index.php Summer Conservation (SCA) Internship www.sca- inc.orgwww.sca- inc.org Ecología Tropical y evolución en El Verde, El Yunque Instituto de ecosistemas tropicales Research Experience for Undergraduates Ecology and Environmental Science Miami University - Oxford, Ohio – http://www.units.muohio.edu/ecoreu/

20. MD/PhD UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES https://www.mdphd.pitt.edu/sprogram_brochure.asp http://www.unmc.edu/UNCOM/summer/ http://www.med.nyu.edu/sackler/programs/summerover.html http://www.musc.edu/grad/summer/surp/general.html Summer undergraduate Albert Einstein College of Medicine MSTP - NY http://www.aecom.yu.edu/home/ICCH/HCOE/Sump2007.htm

21. Vanderbilt Summer Academy Biomedical https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/summer_acade my/ Students will receive a stipend (ranging from $2500- $4000). Contacto local Dr. Carlos Acevedo-RUM cacevedo@uprm.edu Biologia B-253 BIOMEDICAL

22. Biomedical and General Science http://biomedrap.wustl.edu/ http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/home/ education/surf/index.html http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/home/ education/surf/index.html http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/mbi/edu cation/PREP/ http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/mbi/edu cation/PREP/ http://www.med.upenn.edu/bgs/applicants_ot her.shtml http://www.med.upenn.edu/bgs/applicants_ot her.shtml http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/diversity/sh urpintro.html http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/diversity/sh urpintro.html http://www.rise.rutgers.edu/

23. HEALTH- RELATED OPPORTUNITIES Summer Medical and Research Training Program- SMART Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/smart/ Summer Minority Medical Education Program – prepare students for the rigorosity of medical school (MMEP) Yale University School of Medicine, http://info.med.yale.edu/omca/programs/mmep.htm Biostep Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program for Minorities http://info.med.yale.edu/omca/programs/biostep.htm

24. Health-Programa SMDEP Summer medical and dental educational program). SMDEP is a free (full tuition, housing, and meals) six-week summer medical and dental school preparatory program. Applicant must be currently enrolled as a freshman or sophomore in college; GPA of 3.0, with 2.75 in the sciences. – www.smdep.org https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/summer_aca demy/undergrad_medicine.php https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/summer_aca demy/undergrad_medicine.php Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program http://www.med.cornell.edu/education/programs/tra_s um_res.html http://www.med.cornell.edu/education/programs/tra_s um_res.html

25. Other INRO 2005 (allergy and infectious diseases) www.niaid.nih.gov/dir/otsep/inro/description.htm http://rise.rutgers.edu/ www.neagep.org/spur.asp www.umassmed.edu/summer www.med.upenn.edu/bgs/ http://www.umassmed.edu/summer/nihpage.aspx http://www.wadsworth.org/educate/molcel.htm GEBS Summer Scholars Program http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/grad/prep.cfm#su mmer

26. Other http://www.amgenscholars.com/ UW-Madison Summer Undergraduate Research Experience and Research Experience for Undergraduates http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/diversity/sure/ Rutgers University - rise.rutgers.edu http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/ed/research/unde rgrad/surf/default.htmSURP University of Georgia http://www.uga.edu/gradschool/outreach&diversity/sur p.html GEBS Summer Scholars Program University of Rochester www.urmc.rochester.edu/GEBS/summer.htm

27. Other http://www.med.nyu.edu/sackler/ http://www.med.nyu.edu/sackler/programs/summero ver.html http://www.med.nyu.edu/sackler/programs/summero ver.html SROP Univ Michigan https://umich-rackham.custhelp.com/cgi- bin/umich_rackham.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p _faqid=1579 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) http://www.cshl.edu/URP/program.html http://www.cshl.edu/URP/program.html http://www.broad.mit.edu/diversity/ www.neagep.org Univ Nebraska http://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/index_temp.sht ml

28. Other- Science Nanotechnology http://www.nbtc.cornell.edu/education/nanou.htm Purdue http://www.inac.purdue.edu/suri/http://www.inac.purdue.edu/suri/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Faculty and Student Intern Research Program (FSIRP http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10049 http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10049 Undergraduate Summer Research in Molecular Biophysics http://www.princeton.edu/~chemdept/mbp/sumprog.html

29. Internships at Industries or companies NIH Merck- uncf.org/merck

30. Undergraduates OPPORTUNITIES IN PUERTO RICO UPR - Yunque Ecología Tropical y evolución en El Verde, El Yunque Instituto de ecosistemas tropicales UPR Río Piedras Medical Sciences Campus – mbrs-rise.rcm.upr.edu

31. Undergraduates Opportunities In RUM MARC and SURP – semester research, biomedical science monthly stipend, 3 rd. year on – for students interested in PhD or MD/PhD http://www.uprm.edu/marc-sloan Gisela Hernandez B-265 Bio Minds Problemas Especiales-Special problems- RUM Research through the semester at RUM for credit

32. Other Minority Opportunities Travel awards to ASCB General Meeting to present posters www.ascb.orgwww.ascb.org Travel awards to Histochemical Society Meeting to present posters www.histochemicalsociety.org/www.histochemicalsociety.org/ Ford Predoctoral Fellowship to pursue a Ph.D http://national-academies.org/fellowships Travel awards to SACNAS General Meeting to present posters (undergraduates) – sacnas.upr@gmail.com- capitulo RUM sacnas.upr@gmail.com- – http://www.sacnas.org/

33. CONTACT ME Dr. Vivian Navas University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus Biology Department Office B-106 E-mail: vnavas@uprm.eduvnavas@uprm.edu

34. POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES (After Bachelor ) University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign- Introduction to graduate school if have been accepted to graduate school -Intramural Research Training IRTA -for recent graduates who plan to apply for graduate or medical school NIH http://www.training.nih.gov Technical IRTA for individual’s with a bachelor’s or master’s degree interested in careers as research support professionals http://www.training.nih.govhttp://www.training.nih.gov

35. Postbaccalaureate Opportunities Wake Forest University WFUPREP2003 North Carolina annual – research training graduate school preparation www.wfubmc.edu/hypertension/education www.bcm.edu/diversityprograms/ Duke PREP Duke Univ to prepare for PhD in biomedical sciences www,gradschool.duke.edu/prep.htm

36. POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES University of Rochester PREP Program For minority students who are not ready for graduate school to gain research skills as technician-two years for students interested in Microbiology, Virology and Inmunology http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/mbi/prep http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/mbi/prep www.med.upenn.edu/prep

37. CONTACT ME Dr. Vivian Navas University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus Biology Department B -106 E-mail: vnavas@uprm.eduvnavas@uprm.edu