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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; "><b><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Molecular & Integrative Physiology</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; ">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; ">The Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology at the University of Michigan offers summer fellowship programs to support undergraduate students that are interested in research in physiology and/or biomedical sciences.
Any student who is currently enrolled at any degree granting University or College is invited to apply, with preference given to those students interested in a career in research.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; "> In general:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; ">1)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Biological science students will join our traditional Summer
Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; "></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; ">2)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Students from quantitative science majors (e.g. engineering,
math, computer science) will join our Short Term Educational Program (STEP) towards Digestive and Metabolic Physiology</span><span style="font-family: Arial; "></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; ">3)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Underrepresented groups and those from economically disadvantaged
backgrounds will join out Summer Undergraduate Research In Physiology (SURP) program.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; "></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; ">Each student will be matched, based on his or her interests, to a laboratory that is led by a faculty member of the Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology or of the University of Michigan Medical School. The selected
laboratories are involved in nationally recognized research, in topics such as hormones and signal transduction, obesity and diabetes, reproduction and circadian rhythms including sleep, gastrointestinal physiology including digestive diseases, and many aspects
of cardiovascular disease.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; ">There will be a research forum at the end of the summer in which fellows will present their work, as well as opportunities to attend research seminars throughout the summer.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; ">Further details and application materials are available from the fellowship website:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; "></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; "><a href="https://www.physiology.med.umich.edu/programs/undergraduate/undergradsindex.html" target="_blank">https://www.physiology.med.umich.edu/programs/undergraduate/undergradsindex.html</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; "></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; ">The deadline for applications is February 1, 2013.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; "></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; ">We have enclosed a flyer for you to post where it will be visible to undergraduate students.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; ">Many thanks!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; ">Ormond A. MacDougald, Ph.D.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; ">John A Faulkner Collegiate Professor of Physiology</span></p>
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<div>Joyce Roberge<br>
Undergraduate Program<br>
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