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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

• CityLab Biotechnology SummerLab
Boston University
The CityLab Biotechnology SummerLab provides students with a hands-on experience and the freedom to design and plan their own experiments, while provi ... read more

• Project SMART
University of New Hampshire (Lead)
Project SMART is a Summer Institute at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) that challenges, educates, and motivates talented high school students in ... read more

• Summer Academy in Applied Science and Technology
University of Pennsylvania
The School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania offers a unique opportunity for a selective group of highly motivated and talented high sc ... read more

• Summer College in Biotechnology and Life Sciences
North Carolina State University
SCIBLS is first and foremost an academic experience; it's not summer camp! Coursework is designed to be a challenging experience for college bound stu ... read more

• Virginia Bioinformatics Institute High School Summer Internship
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) offers summer internships to high school students interested in computer science, mathematics, infectious dise ... read more


K-12 Educators

• Bioengineering & World Health Professional Development Workshop
Rice University (Lead)
<p>Beyond Traditional Borders at Rice University offers a unique and stimulating opportunity to prepare high school teachers to offer an excitin ... 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


Undergraduate Students

• Amgen Scholars Summer Program in Biomedical Sciences
University of Washington (Lead)
The University of Washington's (UW) Amgen Scholars Program provides a transformative opportunity for some of the nation's top undergraduates to explo ... read more

• Bioengineering Education Research REU
Northwestern University (Lead), University of Texas, Austin, Vanderbilt University
The overall goal of the Bioengineering Education REU program is to provide a rich summer experience for undergraduates from diverse backgrounds that w ... read more

• Biotechnology Program
Southern Maine Community College
The Biotechnology program is intended for students interested in pursuing either employment or an advanced degree in the rapidly growing field of biot ... read more

• Center for Science of Information (CSoI)
Purdue University (Lead), Bryn Mawr College, Howard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, San Diego, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
The CSoI Channels Program aims to broaden the Science of Information community by providing a pathway or "channel" towards a wide range of o ... read more

• Data Sciences Summer Institute
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
This 6-week long program is for college juniors and seniors as well as first year graduate students with a major or minor in Computer Science. At the ... read more

• Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices REU
University of Kentucky (Lead)
<p>A multidisciplinary Research Experience for Undergraduates summer program in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Enginee ... read more

• Experiential Learning for Veterans in Assistive Technology and Engineering (ELeVATE)
University of Pittsburgh
ELeVATE is a program designed to re-integrate veterans to college through a three-phased program. <p>Phase I: participants will complete a ten ... read more

• Institute for Accessible Science (IAS) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Biomedical Science
Purdue University
The IAS Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program has the goal to encourage talented undergraduate students with a physical disability to pursu ... 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

• Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) on Polymers
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Lead)
With the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation's Research Experience of Undergraduates (REU) program the Materials Research Science and Engin ... read more

• Minority Fellowships in Oceanography for Undergraduates
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Lead)
Minority Fellowships are awarded to minority undergraduates who are enrolled in U.S. colleges or universities and have completed at least one year of ... read more

• Novel Processes and Materials in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Rush University Hospitals, University of Illinois, Chicago
Opportunity to conduct research in chemical and biomedical engineering in an academic setting. ... 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 in Environmental Microbiology
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Undergraduate students are invited to participate in a 10-week summer research program in environmental microbiology. Students will collaborate with f ... 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

• Retaining Engineers through Research Entrepreneurship and Advanced-Materials Training REU
Florida State University (Lead)
The fourth-year REU Site program at Florida State University (FSU) will focus on training ten undergraduate students each year on the utilization, man ... 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 Cellular Bioengineering: From Biomaterials to Stem Cells
Rutgers University (Lead)
Rutgers is the home to a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site on Cellular Bioengineering -- From Biomaterials to Stem Cells. This program ... 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

• Roots, Resilience and Reach: Strengthening the STEM Infrastructure at Kapi'olani Community College, University of Hawai'i
Kapi'olani Community College (Lead), University of Hawaii
The goal of the STEM program is to enhance the quality of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) instructional and outreach progr ... read more

• Scripps Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric sciences
University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Lead)
SURF is a 10-week summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) designed to engage students in diverse and exciting Earth, ocean and atmospheric ... 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 Undergrad Research Fellowship in Information Technology
University of California, Santa Cruz
: Integrative computing systems: robotics/autonomous systems, sensor/wireless networks, bioinformatics, assistive technology, human-computer interacti ... read more

• Undergraduate Research Program in Nanophotonics
University of New Mexico (Lead)
<p>The overall intention of this REU Site program is to make it a "graduate school" experience. The same hands-on training procedures ... read more

• Wireless Health Research & Education Summer Program
University of California, Los Angeles (Lead)
The Wireless Health Institute at UCLA is currently recruiting participants for our 2013 Summer Undergraduate Scholars Program. Advances in engineering ... read more


Post-Baccalaureate

• Experiential Learning for Veterans in Assistive Technology and Engineering (ELeVATE)
University of Pittsburgh
ELeVATE is a program designed to re-integrate veterans to college through a three-phased program. <p>Phase I: participants will complete a ten ... read more


Graduate Students

• Bioinnovation through the Development of Novel Biological Delivery Techniques
Tulane University
This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award creates an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in bio-innovation that will cult ... read more

• Biophotonics Across Energy, Space and Time (BEST)
University of California, Irvine
This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award initiates a novel model for interdisciplinary graduate training in biophoto ... read more

• Cellular & Molecular Mechanics and Bio-Nanotechnology IGERT
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Lead), North Carolina Central University, University of California, Merced
The goal of this Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) award is to create a graduate training program that will produce the nex ... 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

• Center for Science of Information (CSoI)
Purdue University (Lead), Bryn Mawr College, Howard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, San Diego, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
The CSoI Channels Program aims to broaden the Science of Information community by providing a pathway or "channel" towards a wide range of o ... 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

• Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices IGERT
University of Kentucky
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program, supported by the National Science Foundation, is a multi-disciplinary doc ... read more

• Environmental Aquatic Resource Sensing (EARS)
Kent State University (Lead), Miami University
Kent State and Miami University of Ohio are now accepting applications for our National Science Foundation funded Integrative Graduate Education and R ... read more

• GAANN BIOMSE: Innovative Biomaterials
Drexel University (Lead)
Drexel University's Department of Materials Science and Engineering has a need-based fellowship program for qualified students pursuing their Ph.D. Gr ... read more

• Institute for Accessible Science (IAS) Graduate Fellowship
Purdue University
The Institute for Accessible Science (IAS) was established at Purdue University through an NIH Director's Pathfinder Award in 2010 with a mission to p ... 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

• Integrated Graduate Education in Biorefining and Biofuels IGERT
Colorado State University, Colorado State University, Pueblo
The NSF IGERT Program in Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Bioenergy (MAS BioEnergy) is designed to prepare PhD graduates who are trained as ... read more

• Integrated Science and Engineering of Stem Cells IGERT
Rutgers University
Rutgers is proud to host one of the first NSF funded PhD training programs in the U.S. on stem cells*. Effective September 1, 2008, the IGERT on Inte ... read more

• Interdisciplinary Research Training in Rehabilitation Engineering
University of Pittsburgh (Lead)
This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award supports training in engineering and rehabilitation sciences to prepare fut ... read more

• I-STAR Bioenergy IGERT
Kansas State University (Lead)
Biofuels and biobased products can substantially improve environmental quality, rural economies, and national security. Realizing this opportunity wi ... read more

• Life Chip IGERT
Cornell University (Lead), University of California, Irvine
UC Irvine’s LifeChips IGERT program is a new graduate research program where students combine the practices of engineering, physical sciences, b ... read more

• Molecular Engineering of Microdevices (MEMD) IGERT
Ohio State University
In recent years the demand has been growing rapidly for non-silicon miniature devices with highly-precise features . Because the material structure mu ... 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

• Plant Systems Biology IGERT
University of California, San Diego (Lead), Salk Institute for Biological Studies, University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
With the completion of the genome sequences of Arabidopsis and rice and with additional large scale data bases in progress, the essential need has eme ... read more

• Postdoctoral position in Computer Science and Information Technology
Purdue University (Lead)
The Department of Computer and Information Technology is seeking outstanding candidates for a post-doctoral position in one the following areas: netw ... read more

• REN@WVU - Research and Education in Nanotoxicology
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Lead), West Virginia University
The Research and Education in Nanotoxicology @ WVU IGERT (Interdisciplinary Graduate Education and Research Traineeships) offers graduate students fro ... read more

• Solar Utilization Network (SUN)
Arizona State University
This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award focuses on the energy transition from the current fossil-fuel-based economy ... read more

• Solutions for Renewable and Sustainable Fuels in the 21st Centy
Rutgers University (Lead), Delaware State University, Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Virginia Union University
The development of clean, renewable, and sustainable fuels is one of the Grand Challenges of the 21st Century. Growth in global energy consumption is ... 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

• Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Career Advancement for Engineers in the Science of Rehabilitation (CAESOR)
University of Pittsburgh (Lead)
TGet experience in rehabilitation engineering and research! Competitive stipend & training opportunities available for qualified candidates! &l ... read more

• Center for Science of Information (CSoI)
Purdue University (Lead), Bryn Mawr College, Howard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, San Diego, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
The CSoI Channels Program aims to broaden the Science of Information community by providing a pathway or "channel" towards a wide range of o ... read more

• Current Listing of Post Doc Openings
State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook
The Research Foundation of State University of New York, Stony Brook and Stony Brook University anticipate postdoctoral positions to be available in v ... 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

• ORNL Postdoctoral Research Associates Research Participation Program
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Lead), Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
The ORNL Postdoctoral Research Associates is a highly selective program and offers challenging opportunities to recent recipients of doctoral degrees ... read more

• PostDoctoral and Ph.D. Student Positions Are Available in the Spinal Injury and Biomechanics Areas
Wright State University
The objective of the project is to research the spinal implants particularly used in the cervical and lumbar areas. ... read more

• Postdoctoral Associate, Lab of Ornithology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cornell University
The Bioacoustics Research Program (BRP) is a diverse group of scientists and engineers focused on studying the natural sound-scape and animal vocal si ... read more

• Postdoctoral Fellowship Program - Two-Year Fellowships are Available in Any U.S. Laboratory Carrying Out Space-Related Biomedical or Biotechnological Research
National Space Biomedical Research Institute
The Fellowships will be competitively available for two years in any laboratory in the United States carrying out ground-based, space-related biomedic ... read more


Faculty & Administrators

• Center for Science of Information (CSoI)
Purdue University (Lead), Bryn Mawr College, Howard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, San Diego, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
The CSoI Channels Program aims to broaden the Science of Information community by providing a pathway or "channel" towards a wide range of o ... read more


Research Centers

• Nanobiotechnology Center
Cornell University (Lead), Clark Atlanta University, Howard University, Oregon Health Sciences University, Princeton University, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
The Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC) features a highly interdisciplinary, close collaboration between life scientists, physical scientists, and enginee ... read more



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