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High School Students

• Bio Technology Summer Institute Camp
University of New Haven
The Summer Institute is a weeklong Biotechnology and science camp offered by the UNH College of Arts & Sciences. Participants in the program exper ... read more

• Center for Life Sciences Biotechnology Summer 2012 Workshop
University of Houston
Participants will get hands-on experience with a variety of tools and instruments used in modern molecular biology and biotechnology research labs. La ... read more

• GENEius Program at McWane Science Center
McWane Science Center, University of Alabama, Birmingham
What is GENEius? <br>-A laboratory experience in Molecular Biology and Genetics at McWane Science Center designed for high school biology stude ... read more

• Health Science Honors Studies at Tufts University
Tufts University
Learn about the philosophy and practice of medicine. As a Health Science Honors student, you will attend weekly physiology and anatomy lectures and l ... read more

• MASS Amherst SUMMER COLLEGE: a Pre-College Program for rising High School Juniors and Seniors
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
SUMMER COLLEGE STEM Ed Provides opportunities for highly motivated students to join existing funded programs of Research in Biology, Biochemistry, P ... read more

• Plant Genome Research Program Summer Internships
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (Lead), Cornell University, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) at the Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell University offers paid, 10-week summer internships for students in ... read more

• Roswell Park Cancer Institute, High School Summer Research Program
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Lead), Canisius College, State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) offers summer research experiences to students at different levels of their academic development. The high school ... read more

• Short-Term Education Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Lead), Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, University of California, San Francisco, University of Hawaii, Mānoa
The STEP-UP Program provides a hands-on summer research experience for high school and undergraduate students interested in exploring research careers ... read more

• Summer Science Research Program in Biomedical Research
Rockefeller University (Lead)
Through the Summer Science Research Program (SRP), high school students gain hands-on research experience in Rockefeller University laboratories over ... read more

• Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences (TABS)
Fort Worth Independent School District, Tarrant County College, University of North Texas, Denton, University of North Texas, Health Sciences Center
The Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences (TABS) paves the way for students interested in higher education and careers in healthcare science. The Unive ... read more

• The Summer Mentoring and Research Training: Methods in Neuro-Science of Drug Abuse (SMART MIND)
University of Texas, El Paso (Lead)
The Summer Mentoring and Research Training: Methods in Neuro-Science of Drug Abuse (SMART MIND) Program allows students the opportunity to obtain a me ... read more

• University of Chicago, Research in the Biological Sciences (RIBS)
University of Chicago
Furthering the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, discovering how to preserve blood, laying the mathematical foundations for the theory of genetic evo ... read more


K-12 Educators

• Center for Life Sciences Biotechnology Summer 2012 Workshop
University of Houston
Participants will get hands-on experience with a variety of tools and instruments used in modern molecular biology and biotechnology research labs. La ... read more

• GENEius Program at McWane Science Center
McWane Science Center, University of Alabama, Birmingham
What is GENEius? <br>-A laboratory experience in Molecular Biology and Genetics at McWane Science Center designed for high school biology stude ... read more

• Modeling the Molecular World Workshop for High School Teachers
Rockefeller University (Lead), Milwaukee School of Engineering
During the Modeling the Molecular World course, we will focus on connecting the macroscopic world in which students live with the invisible world of m ... read more

• Summer Science Research Program for Teachers
Rockefeller University
In Rockefeller University's Summer Science Research Program, teachers engage in original research under the mentorship of a Rockefeller scientist. In ... read more

• The Summer Mentoring and Research Training: Methods in Neuro-Science of Drug Abuse (SMART MIND)
University of Texas, El Paso (Lead)
The Summer Mentoring and Research Training: Methods in Neuro-Science of Drug Abuse (SMART MIND) Program allows students the opportunity to obtain a me ... read more


Undergraduate Students

• Amgen Scholars Program
California Institute of Technology (Lead)
Caltech's Amgen Scholars program provides students the opportunity to conduct research in biology, chemistry, and bio-technical related fields under t ... read more

• Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program in Science and Biotechnology
University of California, Berkeley (Lead)
The Amgen Scholars Program is a national program to increase research opportunities for students committed to pursuing careers in the sciences. This p ... read more

• Biochemistry Summer Undergraduate Fellowship (BSURF) Program
University of Iowa (Lead)
Our ten-week Biochemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (BSURF) Program provides students with hands-on experience in an active research la ... read more

• Biological Research in Ecological and Evolutionary Developmental Biology (BREED)
San Francisco State University (Lead)
San Francisco State University (SFSU), an urban university serving a highly diverse student population. We have recently established an REU site with ... read more

• Biorefining and Biofuels REU
University of Colorado, Boulder (Lead), Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
<p>The C2B2/NSF REU program offers undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in meaningful research alongside faculty, post-doctoral rese ... read more

• Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Summer Research Program in Genomics (SRPG)
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard (Lead), Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The Broad Institute's Summer Research Program in Genomics is designed for underrepresented minority undergraduate students with a commitment to resear ... read more

• California State University Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (CSU-LSAMP)
California State University, Sacramento (Lead), California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, California State University, Chico, California State University, Dominguez Hills, California State University, Fullerton, California State University, Los Angeles, California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Monterey Bay, California State University, Northridge, California State University, San Marcos, California State University, Stanislaus
The CSU-LSAMP program is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF grant # HRD-0802628), the CSU Office of the Chancellor, and the ... read more

• Cancer Research Summer Internship Program (CaRSIP)
University of Michigan
As part of its Cancer Biology Training Program, the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center is providing exposure to cancer research for hi ... read more

• Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBIRC) Research Experience for Undergraduates
Iowa State University
REU students will work toward achieving CBiRC's core mission of transforming the US chemical industry by integrating biological and chemical catalysis ... read more

• Chemical Biology REU
Vanderbilt University (Lead)
<p>Program Basics: The 10-week program runs from May 27 to August 2, 2013. Participants will work under the mentorship of faculty members, grad ... read more

• Chemistry and Biochemistry REU
Georgia Institute of Technology (Lead)
Chemistry and Biochemistry undergraduate majors are invited to apply for a ten-week summer research program sponsored by the National Science Foundati ... read more

• Chemistry and Biochemistry REU
University of Southern Mississippi (Lead)
<p>The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at The University of Southern Mississippi is continuing its Summer Undergraduate Research Experi ... read more

• Chemistry International REU
American Chemical Society
The ACS International Research Experience for Undergraduates (IREU) exchange program gives undergraduate chemical science students an opportunity to p ... read more

• Chemistry REU
Syracuse University (Lead)
The National Science Foundation, who makes REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) possible, gives undergraduates the opportunity to join researc ... read more

• Chemistry REU
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (Lead)
The Department of Chemistry at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama will be hosting a summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates Prog ... read more

• Chemistry REU
University of Rochester (Lead)
by the National Science Foundation, this summer program of full-time scientific research includes discussion groups, research meetings, as well as soc ... read more

• Chemistry Summer Enhanced Experience Discovering Science, Chem- SEEDS
University of South Florida (Lead)
: NSF Chem-SEEDS is a ten-week summer program that provides undergraduates with an immersive, authentic and engaging Chemistry state-of-the-art resear ... read more

• Collaborative Research in Chemistry
University of Memphis (Lead)
"Collaborative Research in Chemistry", a Research Experience for Undergraduates supported by the National Science Foundation, will provide a ... read more

• Collaborative Research in the Chemical Sciences REU
University of Arizona (Lead)
Each summer, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Arizona hosts an NSF-sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program call ... read more

• CSHL’s Undergraduate Research Program (URP) in modern Biology in Cancer, Neuroscience, Plant biology, Molecular biology, and Genetics
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
CSHL’s Undergraduate Research Program (URP) provides one of the few places where young people are instructed in the techniques of modern biology ... read more

• Division of Graduate Medical Sciences-Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
Boston University (Lead)
Boston University's Division of Graduate Medical Sciences, the branch of Boston University School of Medicine engaged in graduate education, sponsors ... read more

• Environmental Health Summer Research Experience Program
University of Washington (Lead)
The Environmental Health Research Experience Program (EHREP) is a funded nine week, summer experience for undergraduates with interest in an interdisc ... read more

• Environmental Impacts on Biological Systems: from Molecules to Ecosystems REU
Hope College (Lead)
Research opportunities in the areas of neuroscience, microbiology, cell, biology, molecular genetics, biochemistry, ecology, physiology, and bioinform ... read more

• Fellowship opportunities for undergraduate students in Molecular Sciences
University of Oregon (Lead)
UO-REU Summer Program in Molecular Biosciences: The University of Oregon (UO) Research Experiences for Undergraduates Summer Program in Molecular Bios ... read more

• Fort Johnson Marine Biology REU
College of Charleston (Lead), Medical University of South Carolina, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NOAA, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

• Fundamental research in Chemistry Addressing Problems in Biology
Boston University (Lead)
This program affords participants the opportunity to engage in cutting edge, basic chemical research that address biological problems. Students can ch ... read more

• Global Environmental Microbiology (GEM) Summer Course
University of Southern California (Lead), University of Alaska, Fairbanks, University of California, Santa Cruz, University of Hawaii, Mānoa, University of Rhode Island
This four-week residential program focuses on Environmental Microbiology and integrates coursework with field experiences and fundamental lab techniqu ... read more

• Global Research Experiences, Exchanges, and Training Program (GREET)
American Chemical Society (Lead)
GREET aims to provide intensive, high impact international research experience and collaboration opportunities to U.S. early- to mid-career researche ... read more

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute National Research Scholars Program
State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook
This program provides support for high-achieving non-Stony Brook University juniors and seniors to engage in biological sciences research at Stony Bro ... read more

• Hughes Science Pipeline Project (HSPP): Research Internships for Undergrads
Barnard College
Each year, the HSPP sponsors Research Internships for 14 Barnard undergraduates distributed among five science departments: Biology, Chemistry, Enviro ... read more

• Integrated Biological Sciences Summer Research Program
University of Wisconsin, Madison (Lead)
The Institute for Biology Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites undergraduate students interested in exploring research in the biol ... read more

• Integrative Biosciences REU
Tuskegee University (Lead)
<p>Tuskegee University, in association with the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites Program, is plea ... read more

• Interdisciplinary Materials Research REU
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
This REU site focuses on the training of 14 undergraduate students per summer in the area of materials research, broadly defined. Our interdisciplinar ... read more

• Interdisciplinary REU in the Structure and Function of Proteins
University of Michigan (Lead)
The University of Michigan Interdisciplinary REU Program in the Structure and Function of Proteins is designed to provide undergraduate students with ... read more

• Introduction to Cancer Research Careers
National Cancer Institute (Lead)
The National Cancer Institute's Introduction to Cancer Research Careers Program (ICRC) sponsors highly-qualified students from underrepresented popula ... read more

• Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Programs (LSSURP)
University of Minnesota (Lead)
The University of Minnesota LSSURP oversees and coordinates several life sciences programs: Molecular Genetics and Proteomics; Neuroscience; Heart, Lu ... read more

• LSU HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Life Sciences
Louisiana State University (Lead)
The Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry at Louisiana State University, with funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduat ... read more

• Marine Sciences Summer Internship
University of Delaware
This REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program awards ten science, engineering, and mathematics undergraduates summer internships to conduc ... read more

• Microbiology in the Post Genome Era REU
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Lead)
This is a a 10-week research-training program on a wide variety of microbiological phenomena. The program focuses on the application of genome-based ... read more

• Modeling and Simulation in Systems Biology (MSSB) at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Lead), Wake Forest University
The intellectual focus of the program is mathematical systems biology. Specifically, students' 2013 research projects will include two different but ... read more

• Mountains and Minds: Chemical Biology REU
Montana State University (Lead), University of Montana
The NSF REU program in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is a cooperative program between Montana State University and the Native American ... read more

• MRSEC Undergraduate Summer Research Program
Brandeis University
Brandeis University was awarded a National Science Foundation grant to establish a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center. The research in ... read more

• Multifunctional Nanomaterials Research Experiences for Undergraduates
West Virginia University (Lead)
The WVNano REU program offers a unique blend of multidisciplinary research, educational programs, and fun team-building activities. Participants are ... read more

• NanoSURE - Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF-REU/DOD-ASSURE)
University of North Carolina, Charlotte (Lead)
Work with chemists, physicists, biologists, and engineers on interdisciplinary nanoscale science research projects involving nanoparticle control and ... read more

• National High Magnetic Field Lab REU
Florida State University (Lead), National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (Lead), Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Florida
REU is an eight-week summer internship program matches undergraduate students with scientists at the Magnet Lab's three sites, offering them unique op ... read more

• NCI Introduction to Cancer Research Careers
National Cancer Institute (Lead)
The National Cancer Institute's Introduction to Cancer Research Careers Program (ICRC) sponsors highly-qualified students from underrepresented popula ... read more

• Nebraska Summer Research Program
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Lead)
The Nebraska Summer Research Program is a consortium of NSF funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and other summer research opportuniti ... read more

• NYU MRSEC Summer Research Experience in Materials Science
New York University (Lead), Xavier University of Louisiana
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) fellowships are awarded to undergraduates from four-year colleges and universities for participation in ... read more

• Plant Genome Research Program Summer Internships
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (Lead), Cornell University, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) at the Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell University offers paid, 10-week summer internships for students in ... read more

• Polymeric Nanostructures for Delivering Drugs and Imaging Agents
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The REU summer site in the Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute (MII) at Virginia Tech (VT) is organized on the theme of polymeric nanostructures t ... read more

• Redox Biology Center REU: Training in Redox Biology
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Lead)
The Redox Biology Center Summer REU Training Program at the University of Nebraska was established in 2006 by the National Science Foundation to carr ... read more

• Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program: Marine Biogeochemistry
University of South Carolina, Columbia (Lead)
Students will explore the basics of biogeochemical cycles in habitats that range from wetlands to coastal salt marshes to the deep-ocean, with the exp ... read more

• Research Experience for Undergraduates in Molecular Biosciences
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Lead)
The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE-REU) Program in Molecular Biosciences at UNC-Chapel Hill provides talented undergraduate students t ... read more

• Research Experience for Undergraduates in Neuroscience
University of Missouri, Columbia
A 9 week research experience from Wed, May 29 to Friday, July 26, 2013 (travel days of Tuesday, May 28 and Saturday, July 27). <p> A stipen ... read more

• Research Experience for Undergraduates: Sensors and Sensing: From Molecules to Applications
Florida International University (Lead)
A new REU site based at the Chemistry & Biochemistry department at Florida International University aims to support research projects for nine stu ... read more

• Research in molecular, cellular, neuro- and population biology using marine and other comparative models at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience
University of Florida
Our REU site has two major aims: (1) to provide undergraduates with a realistic and professional research experience that will enhance or reinforce th ... read more

• Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (UNCP RISE)
University of North Carolina, Pembroke (Lead)
UNCP-RISE is a new program for students who are considering a career in the area of biomedical research. <p>The goal of this program is to he ... read more

• REU at the Danford Plant Science Center
Don Danforth Plant Science Center (Lead)
Laboratory Research Internships at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in molecular biology, biochemistry, and related fields. ... read more

• REU in Biophysics
University of Michigan (Lead)
The University of Michigan Biophysics REU Program is designed to provide undergraduate students with a 10-week research experience in the exciting int ... read more

• REU in Materials Science and Nanotechnology
University of New Orleans (Lead)
Exciting research positions for undergraduates are available in chemistry, physics, and materials science. State of the art projects include synthesi ... read more

• REU in Metallic Biomaterials
North Carolina A&T State University (Lead), California State University, Los Angeles, Guilford Technical Community College
NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU): Gain experience in leading edge research in the Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials (RMB) REU sit ... read more

• REU Site in Chemistry
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan REU Program in the Chemical Sciences is designed to provide undergraduate students with a 10-week research experience in al ... read more

• REU Site: Research in Microbiology
University of Georgia (Lead)
: During a 9-week summer program, undergraduate participants will conduct independent experimental projects with supervision. A wide variety of resear ... read more

• REU Summer Internships at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Botanic Garden
The Chicago Botanic Garden, with colleagues from partner institutions, hosts a 10-week summer research experience. This program offers undergraduate p ... read more

• REU: Hands-on Materials-Related Research at Northwestern University
Northwestern University (Lead)
The Northwestern University Materials Research Science & Engineering Center offers a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program over a 9 ... read more

• Roswell Park Cancer Institute, College Summer Research Program
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Lead), Canisius College
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) offers summer research experiences to undergraduate rising seniors. The program provides interns the opportunity ... read more

• School of Medicine Summer Research Internship Program
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia School of Medicine offers summer research internship opportunities to qualified college undergraduates considering a career ... read more

• Short-Term Education Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Lead), Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, University of California, San Francisco, University of Hawaii, Mānoa
The STEP-UP Program provides a hands-on summer research experience for high school and undergraduate students interested in exploring research careers ... read more

• SROP: Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Biomedical Devices
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Lead)
The Biomedical Engineering SROP is designed to provide independent research experience for undergraduate students, broaden participant knowledge of op ... read more

• Structure and Function of Proteins
University of South Alabama (Lead)
The program provides research training for 10 students, for 10 weeks during the summer. Research projects will relate to the the central theme of pro ... read more

• Summer BioChIP (Biology on a Chip Internship Program) REU
University of California, Berkeley (Lead)
This REU site program entitled "Biology on a Chip Internship Program (BioChiP)" is hosted by the Department of Bioengineering and the Biomol ... read more

• Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program in Biomedical Sciences
Harvard University
<p>SHURP is a ten-week summer research program primarily for college students belonging to groups that are under-represented in the sciences. ... read more

• Summer in Biomedical Sciences (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program
University of Alabama, Birmingham (Lead)
The Summer in Biomedical Science (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program will provide the opportunity for young people who are sophomore or junior level ... read more

• Summer Internship for Undergraduate Students
University of California, Davis (Lead), Alabama A&M University, Fisk University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Mills College, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, San Francisco, University of Texas, San Antonio
The Summer Internship at the Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology (CBST) is an 8 to 12-weeks program that annually engages 25-35 undergradua ... read more

• Summer Research and financial aid at the University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Subject to the availability of space and faculty time, all of the science, math, and engineering academic departments and programs participate as trai ... read more

• Summer Research in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (Lead)
This program is an integral component of a larger 10-week summer Undergraduate Research Program (URP) at CSHL, in which 25 U.S. and foreign students p ... read more

• Summer Research in Chemistry
University of California, Davis (Lead), Harvey Mudd College
<p>The research program begins tentatively May 23 - July 29, 2011, and runs for ten weeks (May 30 and July 4 are holidays). Participants will r ... read more

• Summer REU in Cellular and Molecular Biology
Marquette University (Lead)
Students in the program will choose from projects focused on cellular and molecular questions in a variety of experimental organisms including bacter ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Internship Program (SUIP)
University of Pennsylvania
The SUIP provides an intense research experience to students interested in graduate study in the biomedical and biological sciences. The program has ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate MSTP Research (SUMR) Program
University of Iowa (Lead)
The University of Iowa SUMR Program offers an intensive experience for undergraduates interested in combined MD/PhD training for a career as a physici ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo (Lead)
Ten-week research opportunities in established basic science laboratories in The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at The University at Buffa ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Biomedical Science
University of Cincinnati (Lead)
SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship) Programs are 9 or 10-week research internships under the mentorship of faculty at the UC College of Me ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research in Pharmacology
Case Western Reserve University
For over 20 years, the Department of Pharmacology at Case Western Reserve University, has sponsored the Summer Undergraduate Research Program for thre ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research in Physiology (SURP)
University of Michigan (Lead), Chicago State University, Howard University, Jackson State University
Our program offers outstanding underrepresented undergraduates the opportunity to conduct intensive research across a variety of disciplines. The goal ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Lead)
The Summer Undergraduate Research Program [SURP] is an intensive, nine-week internship designed to provide research experience and mentorship for unde ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) in cutting edge biomedical research projects
Medical University of South Carolina (Lead)
<p>Perform cutting edge research and participate in the exciting process of scientific discovery. By taking part in our Summer Undergraduate Re ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Biochemistry
Texas A&M University (Lead)
With support from the NSF-REU grant program and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics offers an ... read more

• Sustainable Aerospace and Marine Polymer Composites REU
University of Southern Mississippi (Lead)
<p>The School of Polymers and High Performance Materials (SPHPM) at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) was awarded the REU Site for Su ... read more

• Syracuse University LSAMP Summer Research Program
Syracuse University (Lead)
<p>The Syracuse University Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Research Program is a paid summer research opportunity that ... read more

• The Access program of Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences (WCGS)
Cornell University
The Access program of Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences (WCGS) is a summer internship program that trains underserved college students ... read more

• The Chemistry of Energy Research REU
Pennsylvania State University (Lead)
<p>The Department of Chemistry Summer Research Programs for Undergraduates students the opportunity to participate in frontier research at a maj ... read more

• The CLIMB UP for Summer Research at UB
State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo
The CLIMB Undergraduate Program for Summer Research is an opportunity for undergraduate students to perform research and gain understanding of graduat ... read more

• The Minority Health Disparities Undergraduate Summer Research Program (MHD/SROP)
University of Arizona (Lead)
The University of Arizona Graduate College offers a prestigious summer research opportunity focused on health issues that affect minority communities ... read more

• The Summer Medical and Research Training Program (SMART)
Baylor College of Medicine (Lead)
The SMART Program at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas has provided over 1,900 students from more than 240 colleges and universities an oppor ... read more

• The Summer Mentoring and Research Training: Methods in Neuro-Science of Drug Abuse (SMART MIND)
University of Texas, El Paso (Lead)
The Summer Mentoring and Research Training: Methods in Neuro-Science of Drug Abuse (SMART MIND) Program allows students the opportunity to obtain a me ... read more

• The UNCF-Merck Science Initiative Awards
Merck, United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
UNCF/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Awards are intended to help African American undergraduate students who are interested in scienc ... read more

• Undergraduate Pipeline Network: Summer Research Experience
University of New Mexico
The Undergraduate Pipeline Network summer research experience will work to cultivate students' interest in research while helping them attain skills n ... read more

• Undergraduate Summer Research in Molecular Biophysics
Princeton University
The mission of our training program in molecular biophysics is to enable students of the physical and mathematical sciences from colleges with limited ... read more

• University of Arkansas Summer Research Program in Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Arkansas (Lead)
The 10-week program allows chemistry majors, who will be juniors or seniors in the fall of 2012, to carry out research in a chosen area while taking n ... read more


Post-Baccalaureate

• Global Research Experiences, Exchanges, and Training Program (GREET)
American Chemical Society (Lead)
GREET aims to provide intensive, high impact international research experience and collaboration opportunities to U.S. early- to mid-career researche ... read more

• Hot Metal Bridge Program
University of Pittsburgh (Lead)
The University of Pittsburgh's Hot Metal Bridge Program (HMBP) is a two-semester training program to help bridge the gap between completion of an unde ... read more

• Introduction to Cancer Research Careers
National Cancer Institute (Lead)
The National Cancer Institute's Introduction to Cancer Research Careers Program (ICRC) sponsors highly-qualified students from underrepresented popula ... read more

• MU PREP Scholars Program
University of Missouri, Columbia (Lead)
The University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) PREP Scholars Program seeks underserved, underrepresented and other disadvantaged students with a passion for ... read more

• NCI Introduction to Cancer Research Careers
National Cancer Institute (Lead)
The National Cancer Institute's Introduction to Cancer Research Careers Program (ICRC) sponsors highly-qualified students from underrepresented popula ... read more

• Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) encourages students of underrepresented groups who hold recent baccalaureate degrees to pursue doc ... read more

• Post-Baccalaureate Research Program (PREP)
Tufts University
The Post-Baccalaureate Research Program (PREP) at the Sackler School offers 1 to 2 year research apprenticeships for recent graduates who are interest ... read more

• Postgraduate Programs in Molecular biology and Genetics
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
CSHL has a strong commitment to educating and nurturing scientists. We do this through a variety of initiatives, including: <p>CSHL Fellows P ... read more


Graduate Students

• Bioinformatics
Boston University
The Graduate Program in Bioinformatics offers unique interdisciplinary training in science and engineering in support of computational biomedical rese ... read more

• Biomedical Sciences Graduate Programs Preview Weekend
University of Minnesota
The Biomedical Sciences Graduate Programs Preview Weekend is an all expenses paid visit to the University of Minnesota campus for prospective graduate ... read more

• Cellular Engineering IGERT
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
The UMass Amherst Institute for Cellular Engineering (ICE) is a multidisciplinary, interdepartmental research initiative focused on coordinating and e ... read more

• Collaborative Research and Education in Agricultural Technologies and Engineering (CREATE) IGERT
University of California, Davis (Lead), Tuskegee University
CREATE brings together a diverse group of faculty and graduate students from plant sciences, molecular biology and engineering, working together in in ... read more

• Comparative Genomics IGERT
University of Arizona
The IGERT Program in Genomics at the University of Arizona is an interdepartmental training program intended to foster links among departments and pro ... read more

• Computational Molecular Biology IGERT
Iowa State University (Lead), New Mexico State University
The last few years have witnessed an explosion in DNA sequence, gene expression and protein structural data, which collectively provide a wealth of in ... read more

• From Microbe to Global Climate: Research and Training in Cross-scale Biogeochemistry
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Cornell University, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
This IGERT award will build on advances in biogeochemistry at microbial, whole-ecosystem, and global scales, and broaden graduate student training fro ... read more

• Geobiological Systems Science IGERT
Montana State University
The Geobiological Systems Science IGERT is organized around a “systems” approach, where numerous disciplines are enveloped into a consiste ... read more

• Global Research Experiences, Exchanges, and Training Program (GREET)
American Chemical Society (Lead)
GREET aims to provide intensive, high impact international research experience and collaboration opportunities to U.S. early- to mid-career researche ... read more

• Integrated Biorefining for Sustainable Production of Fuels and Chemicals IGERT
Auburn University
This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award supports an integrated, interdisciplinary graduate education and research p ... read more

• Interdisciplinary Quantitative Biology Program
University of Colorado, Boulder (Lead)
This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award will provide graduate students with the mathematical and computational trai ... read more

• Introduction to Cancer Research Careers
National Cancer Institute (Lead)
The National Cancer Institute's Introduction to Cancer Research Careers Program (ICRC) sponsors highly-qualified students from underrepresented popula ... read more

• Materials Creation Training Program (MCTP) IGERT
University of California, Los Angeles
The UCLA Materials Creation Training Program (MCTP) enables trainees to master a specific discipline, while being immersed in the collaborative scient ... read more

• Minerals, Metals, Metalloids, and Toxicity (3MT) IGERT
State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook
This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) program supports multidisciplinary graduate training and research in Minerals, Metal ... read more

• Molecular Therapeutics Training Program (MTTP)
Case Western Reserve University
The Molecular Therapeutics Training Program (MTTP) provides interdisciplinary doctoral training for promising candidates who intend to pursue research ... read more

• NCI Introduction to Cancer Research Careers
National Cancer Institute (Lead)
The National Cancer Institute's Introduction to Cancer Research Careers Program (ICRC) sponsors highly-qualified students from underrepresented popula ... read more

• Nitrogen Systems: Policy-oriented Integrated Research & Education (NSPIRE) IGERT
Washington State University (Lead)
<p>Interdisciplinary research focused on nitrogen cycle processes in the environment integrated with experiential learning of public policy. ... read more

• Physical & Biomolecular Foundations for Designing Nanoprobes for Biology IGERT
Johns Hopkins University
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT). The NanoBio IGERT Fellowship in Physical and Biomolecular Foundations for Developing ... read more

• Porter Physiology Development Program
American Physiological Society
The goal of the Porter Physiology Development Program is to encourage diversity among students pursuing full-time studies toward the Ph.D. in the phys ... read more

• Postdoctoral position to study MDM2 and p53 in neuronal cell fate decisions
Purdue University (Lead)
A postdoctoral position is available to study the role of the p53 tumor suppressor protein and its negative regulator, MDM2, in neuronal cell fate d ... read more

• Postgraduate Programs in Molecular biology and Genetics
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
CSHL has a strong commitment to educating and nurturing scientists. We do this through a variety of initiatives, including: <p>CSHL Fellows P ... read more

• Returning the Radio to Chemistry: Integrating Radiochemistry into a Chemistry Ph.D. Program
City University of New York (CUNY), Hunter College (Lead), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
This program supports the development of an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional graduate training program in radiochemistry. Interdisciplinary fiel ... read more

• Systems Biology of Cells in Engineered Environments (SBE2)
University of Delaware
This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award facilitates the unique interdisciplinary training of Ph.D. scientists and e ... read more

• Technology Based Learning with Disability IGERT
Wright State University
Technology-based Learning with Disability... a doctoral program designed to provide a broad and comprehensive education, realistic work experiences, ... read more

• The UNCF-Merck Science Initiative Awards
Merck, United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
UNCF/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Awards are intended to help African American undergraduate students who are interested in scienc ... read more

• University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Melon University Molecular Biophysics & Structural Biology graduate program
University of Pittsburgh (Lead), Carnegie Mellon University
Molecular biophysics is an exciting interdisciplinary research field at the intersection of physics, chemistry, biology and medicine. The NIH T32-supp ... read more

• Water in the Urban Environment IGERT
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
This NSF-sponsored Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program supports establishment of a multidisciplinary PhD program i ... read more


Postdoc & Early Career

• Biology & Biomedical Sciences Postdoctoral Positions
Washington University School of Medicine (Lead)
Take your science to the next level - consider a postdoctoral position at Washington University in St. Louis! WU is recognized as one of the leading ... read more

• Early Career Fellowship Program
Center for Ocean Solutions
The Center for Ocean Solutions (“COS”) seeks up to five early career natural, social, and physical science fellows to join COS researche ... read more

• Global Research Experiences, Exchanges, and Training Program (GREET)
American Chemical Society (Lead)
GREET aims to provide intensive, high impact international research experience and collaboration opportunities to U.S. early- to mid-career researche ... read more

• Nebraska Redox Biology Center Post Doc Opportunities
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Lead), University of Nebraska Medical Center
The Redox Biology Center (RBC) is organized as a broad-based interdisciplinary and multi-institutional entity involving researchers from the Universit ... read more

• Neurobiology Postdoctoral Positions
Duke University
Postdoctoral positions are periodically available for highly motivated candidates interested in the function and plasticity of synapses, dendrites, ne ... read more

• NU-START IRACDA: Select Teaching and Research Training Program
Northwestern University (Lead), Northeastern Illinois University
This is a three-year postdoctoral fellowship that combines research mentoring with teaching mentoring and experience at our partner institution, North ... read more

• Post Doctoral Opportunities in Cancer research, Genetics and Genomics, Molecular Biology
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
There are six Post Doctoral opportunities in Cancer research, Genetics and Genomics, and Molecular Biology available - check out the details of each b ... read more

• Post Doctoral Scientist to Oversee a New NMR Facility
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is recruiting for a PhD level scientist to oversee a new NMR facility designed to support ongoing metabolomics res ... read more

• Postdoc Opportunity in Isotope Ecology and Biogeochemistry
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming, Department of Botany is soliciting applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct research on how ... read more

• Postdoctoral Fellowship Information and Positions at NYU
New York University
Useful resources as well as listings for open postdoctoral positions at NYU, Sackler, Medical Institute. ... read more

• Postdoctoral Position in Immunology
New York University (Lead), New York University Medical Center (Lead)
A postdoctoral positions is available in the Feske lab at New York University Medical Center (NYUMC) to study the role and regulation of calcium chann ... read more

• Postdoctoral Positions Available: Research Associate, Arizona Research Laboratories- NIH Training Program: Postdoctoral Excellence in Research and Teaching (PERT)
University of Arizona (Lead)
PERT trainees may select from over 36 faculty research mentors at the University of Arizona, representing a broad range of disciplines in biomedicine, ... read more

• Postdoctoral Positions in Molecular Mechanisms of Diabetes
University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston
A funded postdoctoral position is available to study molecular mechanisms of transcriptional control of hepatic glucose output in a new NIH project. M ... read more

• Postdoctoral Positions on the Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Biochemistry Training Grant
University of Chicago (Lead)
The University of Chicago has two open postdoctoral slots on the CVTG (Cardiovascular Training Grant) which is administrated through the Molecular Pat ... read more

• Postdoctoral Research Associate in Catalysis for thermochemical conversion of biomass into biofuels
North Carolina A&T State University (Lead)
The biological Engineering Program affiliated with Department of Natural Resources (School of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences) and Department ... read more

• Postdoctoral Research Positions with option for gaining industry relevant skills through Postdoc Professional Masters Degree Program
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences (Lead)
Two-year postdoctoral positions available for applicants with a PhD related to biology or engineering, interested in applied interdisciplinary researc ... read more

• Postdoctoral Scientist Position: research with patient-specific stem cell lines: disease modeling, repair and transplantation
Columbia University (Lead)
Columbia University lab seeks postdoctoral applicant for research with patient-specific stem cell lines: disease modeling, repair and transplantation ... read more

• Postdoctoral Scientists for the Environment and Natural Resources Institute
University of Alaska, Anchorage
Seeking highly motivated postdoctoral scientists with expertise in any of a variety of scientific fields including molecular biology, physiology, bioc ... read more

• Postgraduate Programs in Molecular biology and Genetics
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
CSHL has a strong commitment to educating and nurturing scientists. We do this through a variety of initiatives, including: <p>CSHL Fellows P ... read more

• The Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship -- Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School (Lead)
The Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship sponsored by: <p>The Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership and The Office for Postdoctor ... read more

• The UNCF-Merck Science Initiative Awards
Merck, United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
UNCF/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Awards are intended to help African American undergraduate students who are interested in scienc ... read more

• Training in Education and Critical Research Skills
Tufts University, University of Massachusetts, Boston
The Training in Education and Critical Research Skills Program (TEACRS) at Tufts University is funded by NIH and is designed to prepare talented post ... read more


Faculty & Administrators

• Global Research Experiences, Exchanges, and Training Program (GREET)
American Chemical Society (Lead)
GREET aims to provide intensive, high impact international research experience and collaboration opportunities to U.S. early- to mid-career researche ... read more


Research Centers

• Summer Internship for Undergraduate Students
University of California, Davis (Lead), Alabama A&M University, Fisk University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Mills College, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, San Francisco, University of Texas, San Antonio
The Summer Internship at the Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology (CBST) is an 8 to 12-weeks program that annually engages 25-35 undergradua ... read more



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