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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Cherie Dotson [mailto:crdotson@umich.edu]
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 02, 2009 5:02 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
undisclosed-recipients:; @MIT.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> NEW! Summer Research
Opportunity @ the U of Michigan <BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><BIG><FONT
size=-1><BIG>Dear Faculty, Program Directors, Program Assistants and
Advisors,</BIG></FONT></BIG></FONT><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><BIG><FONT
size=-1><BIG><BR></BIG></FONT></BIG></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><BIG><FONT size=-1><BIG>I am writing to
inform you of a newly funded NSF REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates)
Program at the University of Michigan.<BR><BR>The<B> Interdisciplinary REU
Program in the Structure and Function of Proteins </B>will provide undergraduate
students with a 10-week research experience</BIG></FONT></BIG></FONT> in the
areas of biochemistry, biophysics, cheminformatics, computational chemistry,
enzymology, marine biology, medicinal chemistry, molecular biology,
pharmaceutical sciences and plant biology. The research projects featured
in this program all involve studies of the structure and function of proteins.
<FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><BIG><FONT
size=-1><BIG><BR><BR></BIG></FONT><FONT size=-1><BIG>Participant benefits
include:<BR></BIG></FONT></BIG></FONT>
<UL>
<LI><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><BIG><FONT size=-1><BIG>$4500
stipend, free campus housing, </BIG></FONT></BIG></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><BIG><FONT size=-1><BIG>$300
allowance for travel to and from Ann Arbor</BIG></FONT></BIG></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><BIG><FONT size=-1><BIG>$1000
meal allowance</BIG></FONT></BIG></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><BIG><FONT
size=-1><BIG>Scientific communication workshops</BIG></FONT></BIG></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><BIG><FONT
size=-1><BIG>Graduate school preparation workshops and
more....<BR></BIG></FONT></BIG></FONT></LI></UL><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><BIG><FONT size=-1><BIG></BIG></FONT><FONT
size=-1><BIG>Further details regarding the program can be found at: <A
href="http://pharmacy.umich.edu/reu">http://pharmacy.umich.edu/reu</A>.
</BIG></FONT><FONT size=-1><BIG>Please share this information with
your students. <BR></BIG></FONT></BIG></FONT><FONT size=-1><FONT
face=Arial><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><BIG>The deadline for
application is <B>March 31, 2009</B>. A flier is attached for posting and
distribution. <BR><BR>Please feel free to contact me at <A
class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:crdotson@umich.edu">crdotson@umich.edu</A> or 734-615-6562 if you
have any questions.<BR> <BR>Sincerely,
<B><BR></B></BIG></FONT></FONT></FONT><BR>
<DIV class=moz-signature><FONT face=arial color=black size=2><BIG><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Cherie R. Dotson, Ph.D.<BR>Student Affairs
Program Manager for <BR>Graduate Student Recruitment &
Outreach<BR>University of Michigan College of Pharmacy<BR>428 Church Street,
Room B015D<BR>Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1065<BR>Phone: 734-615-6562 Fax:
734-763-2022<BR>email: <A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:crdotson@umich.edu">crdotson@umich.edu</A><BR><A
class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://www.umich.edu/~pharmacy/">http://www.umich.edu/~pharmacy/</A></FONT></BIG><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>