Summer Research Opportunities Info
| Research Opportunity |
Date Posted |
| Summer fellowship in genome sciences and policy |
03-28-2006 |
Summer Fellowships in Genome Sciences and Policy
May 30th - August 4th 2006
Engage in revolutionary research through the 10 week Summer fellowship program within the interdisciplinary Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP). Gain an appreciation of major questions in genome sciences and policy currently under investigation within the IGSP through faculty-mentored research projects as well as additional scheduled activities including: weekly lunch-lectures with faculty, science career suppers, IGSP seminars, student research discussions, planned social activities, and the end of summer research presentations.
There are numerous research interests and projects within the IGSP. Faculty-mentor matching attempts to incorporate the selected students' research interests. Summer research foci may include: population, cardiovascular, cancer, computational, environmental, evolutionary, structural or functional genomics. In addition participants will be exposed to genome ethics topics including intellectual property, race and society, and law and policy development.
Application and Eligibility
The Summer Fellowships in Genome Sciences and Policy are open to current Freshman and Sophomore students from 4-year colleges and universities having successfully completed (or currently enrolled in) at least one biological sciences course. This program is supported primarily through an REU grant from the National Science Foundation which requires that participants be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. We welcome applications from all students and encourage women and individuals from minority groups to apply. Up to 12 students will be selected based on their academic record, statement of interest and letter of recommendation from a faculty member of their home academic institution.
Stipend and Housing
Student participants will be housed in Duke University residence facilities, most likely the Central Campus, for the duration of the program.
In addition to housing, students will receive a stipend of $3,500.
More information, including program flyers and application materials, may be found at our web site:
http://www.genome.duke.edu/edexchange/programs/summerfellowships
Deadline for Application from non-Duke students is Wednesday, April 5th 2006 The application period for Duke students has been closed.
Julianne M. O'Daniel, MS, CGC
Assistant Director, Educational & Training Programs
Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy
Duke University
919-684-2569 (phone)
919-668-0795 (fax)
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