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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
The SURP provides college students, who have
demonstrated outstanding scientific aptitude and an interest in biomedical
sciences, with the opportunity to experience research. It is designed to
increase student motivation to pursue graduate education leading to careers in
biomedical research. It also helps fill the national need for investigators
capable of addressing new health problems as they arise.
Under the guidance of a selected faculty member, each student has the
opportunity to learn the basic skills necessary to contribute to a research
effort during the 10-week period between June 2 and August 8, 2008. A sample of the techniques a student might learn includes: maintaining cell
cultures, electrophoresis, chromatography, immunoassays, animal surgery,
electrophysiology and neurochemical assays, and protein and nucleic acid
molecular biology.
The students attend various scientific seminars and journal
clubs; they also have the opportunity to attend a GRE prep course held during
the summer. Finally, all participants will display the results of their
research efforts at a poster session at the end of the program.
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Each student must complete the application, either online
or in hardcopy, send an unofficial transcript
from the student's undergraduate institution(s), and two letters of
recommendation (one from faculty and one from an advisor).
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Deadline for
receipt of all materials - completed application, an unofficial transcript
from the student's undergraduate institution(s), and two letters of
recommendation (one from faculty and one from an advisor) - in our office is February
18, 2008.
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The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) has
21 departments offering research opportunities for students interested in
almost any area of biomedical research. These include, but are not restricted
to: Molecular biology, toxicology, biochemistry, immunology, physiology,
virology, genetics, microbiology, pharmacology, and marine biology.
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The program lasts for 10 weeks, starting on June
2 and ending on August
8, 2008.
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The program is offered to college students (U.S.
citizens)
of all cultural backgrounds who
are contemplating graduate studies in the biomedical sciences.
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There is a total stipend of $3,200 (before taxes) for the ten weeks of the
program.
Students must pay for their own housing
and travel expenses to and from Galveston, Texas.
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A
"Certificate of Merit" will be awarded to all participants upon
completion of the program.
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Please contact:
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
The University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, Texas 77555-1050
Telephone: (409) 772-2665
Fax: (409) 747-0772
lcteed@utmb.edu
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