Two summer internship programs are offered to provide biomedical research experience for undergraduate students who have an interest in physiology and may wish to pursue a graduate degree in biomedical research. These programs are intended for creative, self-motivated students who seek an opportunity to participate in cutting edge research studies. The first program is offered by the Department of Physiology. During this 10 week program, the student will work on a research study under the guidance of a faculty member and will participate in weekly discussion sessions with several members of the faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. The student will be exposed to state-of-the art technology and equipment to pursue an integrative approach to study cardiovascular, renal, and neuroendocrine systems in normal physiology and in diseases such as hypertension, heart failure, obesity, diabetes, preeclampsia, and renal failure.
Students are awarded a stipend of $3,500 (before taxes) for the 10 week period. Each student will be expected to spend a minimum of 40 hours/week in the Internship Program.
Requirements:
1. Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate student
2. 3.0 cumulative GPA
3. Reside in the continental USA
4. Considering the pursuit of a Ph.D. in Physiology.
5. Application packet consisting of an application, recent transcript, and 2 letters of recommendation
Accepting applications until March 26, 2010.
Forms: Click here for an Adobe form or click here for a MSWORD form.
Questions:
Thomas E. Lohmeier, Ph.D.
Graduate Program Director
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
2500 North State St.
Jackson, MS 39216-4505
Email: tlohmeier@physiology.umsmed.edu
A second similar 10 week summer program is sponsored by the School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences. Applications for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program are submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences (http://graduate-school.umc.edu/index.html), rather than directly to the Department of Physiology.