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Call for Applications: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy - Rutgers University

The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy announces the 2012 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program. The program is intended for highly motivated undergraduates interested in a career as a researcher in the pharmaceutical and environmental sciences. Students are provided with an opportunity to conduct full-time research in areas related to Pharmacology and Toxicology, Environmental Health Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Clinical Pharmacy Research. The program is open to undergraduate students enrolled at Rutgers or at another university. Student should be sophomores, juniors, or seniors at the time of application. Previous experience performing independent laboratory or clinical research is not required.

This 10-week program will run May 21 through July 27, 2012 and provides a $2,800 stipend. Funding for room and board is not available. Students must be available for the entire 10-week period. Training includes hands-on research conducted in the laboratories or clinical practices of faculty members, round table discussions of research progress, and seminars on research careers and activities of the faculty. Students also participate in career development workshops. At the end of the fellowship, each student will provide a brief oral presentation on his or her summer research project.

To apply to the Summer Research Fellowship Program, the following items are required:

· Completed application form

· College transcripts (current and previously attended universities)

· Personal statement

· Two letters of recommendation

Applications must be typed and submitted in a single envelope. Letters of recommendation should be in sealed envelopes and included in the envelope with the completed application form, transcripts, and personal statement. All application materials must be received/postmarked by February 15, 2012. Only complete applications will be reviewed.

For further information, please contact Dr. Debra Laskin by email at laskin@eohsi.rutgers.edu or Dr. Lauren Aleksunes at aleksunes@eohsi.rutgers.edu. Students selected for the program will begin to be notified March 26, 2012. Students will have 1 week to notify the Program of their intent to participate. Notifications of selected students will be made through April 9, 2012. Students who are not selected will be notified by April 16, 2012.

Note: Pharmacy students selected for the SURF program will be placed into Cycle III for their pharmacy practice experience.

Send completed applications to:

Ms. Cindy Olexsa
Dean’s Office
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers University
160 Frelinghuysen Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854

The SURF Program at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy is financially supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (1R25ES020721), the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, the UMDNJ Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Dean of the School of Pharmacy.

General Research Areas

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences: neurotoxicology; immunology; inflammatory mechanisms of tissue injury; kidney injury; role of extracellular matrix in development and disease pathology; wound healing; nitric oxide biology; pulmonary toxicology, developmental toxicology; environmental health sciences

Medicinal Chemistry: design and synthesis of enzyme inhibitors and prodrugs; synthetic organic chemistry, structure activity relationships, medicinal chemistry

Pharmaceutics: design, development and evaluation of drug delivery systems; biopharmaceutics (drug formulation, drug transport); pharmacokinetics

Chemical Biology: cancer biology and prevention; regulation of tumor cell growth and differentiation

Pharmacy Practice: clinical studies; diabetes, hypertension, and medication therapy management

Call for Applications From Undergraduates: Integrated Biological Sciences Summer Research Program at the Institute for Biology Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Program: May 29th- August 4th, 2012 Application Deadline: February 15th, 2012

The Institute for Biology Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites junior and senior undergraduate students interested in research careers in the biological sciences to participate in the Integrated Biological Sciences Summer Research Program (IBS-SRP). As part of the program, students do full-time research for 10 weeks with a faculty member in one of eight disciplinary areas:

Biochemistry/Biophysics
Bioenergy
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Computational Biology & Biostatistics
Ecology, Plants, and Environmental Systems
Molecular & Environmental Toxicology
Neurobiology
Virology

The eight disciplinary areas are connected through a seminar series highlighting major themes in biology, science writing, preparation for graduate school, and biological sciences careers. The major themes are:

• evolution
• pathways and transformations of energy and matter in biological systems
• information flow, exchange and storage in biological systems
• structure and function
• systems biology

At the end of the program, students give an oral presentation of their research results and write a final research report that is published in a program journal.

Eligibility

Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents between their sophomore and senior years who have a grade point average of at least 3.0 and strong interest in a career in biological research. Students who are African American, Hispanic, Native American, Southeast Asian, Native Alaskan or Native Pacific Islander OR who are from low-income homes OR who are the first in their family to attend college OR who attend small liberal arts institutions without broad research facilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Procedure

All application materials are due on February 15, 2012!

Financial Support

There are no fees or tuition costs. The program provides a $5,250 stipend, full support for travel, housing, health insurance (if needed), and a partial food allowance. Students also have access to campus libraries and facilities.
Research Areas

The range of biological research areas in which students may participate is quite extensive. Applicants are encouraged to learn about faculty doing research in their areas of interest, and identify their top choices for potential mentors in the application.

Selection and Placement

Selection and laboratory placement of students will take place in January, February, and March. Applicants who are not placed will be notified by the end of April.

Contact

Program Coordinator
Brian Asen
ibs@biology.wisc.edu
(608) 262-5267

Program Director
Dr. Janet Branchaw

Association of Schools of Public Health/Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Health Fellowship Program

Deadline for electronic submission of application: 02/09/2012

Deadline for ASPH's receipt of hardcopy materials: 02/10/2012

The Environmental Health Fellowship Program is supported through a cooperative agreement between the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The goal of the ASPH Environmental Health Fellowship Program is to provide professional training and opportunities for early career public health professionals by enabling them to work in EPA on current and emerging environmental public health needs. These placements will be for one year, with a possible one-year extension. The program capitalizes on an important interdependence between the academic public health community and the EPA, one of the most important public health agencies in the world. EPA leads the nation’s environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for American people. ASPH/EPA fellows work closely with nationally recognized experts who work to protect the environment.

The Program is designed to provide leadership training in environmental health and policy. Selected Fellows will:

Collaborate with leading experts in the fields of environmental health, toxicology, epidemiology, biology, and risk assessment on important current and emerging public health issues;

Participate in work on cross-cutting health assessment issues
· Have access to environmental research laboratories and specialized equipment;

· Acquire skills, experience, and knowledge to enhance your career.

Fellowship positions are full-time opportunities for duration of one year (September 2012 - September 2013). Fellowships may be extended for an additional year, pending available funding, continued priority of the project area within EPA, and mutual agreement by the fellow, EPA, and ASPH.

Fellows will be placed in various EPA organizations, most of which are located in the Washington, D.C. area, but may also be located in any of several laboratories, regional offices, or centers throughout the country. Applicants will be notified of exact assignment locations during the final selection phase and matching process.

Eligibility
To be eligible, students must have received an MPH or Doctorate degree prior to the beginning of the fellowship (no later than August of the application year). Early career professionals with MPH or Doctorate degrees (within 5 years of graduation) may also apply for the fellowship program. Applicants must have received their degree(s) from an ASPH-member, CEPH-accredited, graduate school of public health (click here), as well as be a U.S. citizen or hold a visa permitting permanent residence in the U.S., to be eligible for the fellowship program. Certification in Public Health (CPH) preferred (http://www.publichealthexam.org/).

Fellowship Stipend
Fellows will receive a stipend payment for the duration of the fellowship based on the education level/degree requirement of the fellowship position. The fellowship stipend is intended to cover all living expenses including housing and project related travel.

In addition to the fellowship stipend, the fellow will have “fellowship allowance” intended to cover health-related expenses incurred during the one year fellowship period. The “fellowship allowance” may also be used to cover project-related travel, tuition, journal subscriptions, association dues, etc. Fellows will also receive an allowance in the first year for relocation expenses.

All applications to the fellowship program undergo a two-phase review process. In the first stage, the applications are reviewed by two faculty members from schools of public health (other than the applicant´s institution) on the following criteria: quality of essay, strength of credentials, previous professional experience; and letters of recommendation. Applicants approved by the faculty review are invited to Washington, DC to interview for the fellowship. A panel will interview applicants and along with the faculty review comments to assess which of the candidates applying for the individual projects are most suited for the fellowship.

There are two components to the application process, the online application and hard copy documents that must be mailed to ASPH in ONE package. The following lists all documents required to apply:

Online:

1. An essay (1500 word max) for each training area to which you are applying

explaining your interests, strengths and qualifications for that position and how it will benefit your long-term career plans in the field of public health.

2. Resume/CV.

3. Two references - Name, email and phone number.

Hard copy documents:

Two Generic Letters of Recommendation (from the references provided in the online application). Must be on a letter head with contact information and original signature. Does not need to be in a sealed envelope. Please request your recommenders to not fold or staple recommendation letters.

Signature Page available upon submitting the online application. You will need to print, and sign. Please do not fold or staple pages.

Official Graduate Transcripts (School of Public Health only). This will need to be in a sealed envelope issued by your school.

A copy of your Green card, if you are not a US Citizen.

Call for Applications: 2012/13 Visiting Scholar Program at the University of Colorado Population Center

The University of Colorado Population Center at Boulder invites applications for a 2012-2013 Visiting Scholar Program that will help support a semester or year-long visit to Boulder, the university, and center. The program invites applications from national and international population scholars with interests in our signature themes – health and mortality, migration and population distribution, and environmental demography – and the desire to participate in center activities and perhaps collaborate with center affiliates. The center is part of the interdisciplinary Population Program and Institute of Behavioral Science. For questions or to express interest, please contact Rajshree Shrestha (Rajshree.Shrestha @Colorado.Edu). For applications, please submit to the same email address a one-page summary of research interests, a CV, and desired period of visit. The deadline for applications is 1 March 2012. The type and amount of financial support will be negotiated as part of the visitor offer. For more information, see http://www.colorado.edu/ibs/pop.