<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Jessica Maryott <<a href="mailto:jmaryott@brandeis.edu">jmaryott@brandeis.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">January 8, 2013 4:44:15 PM EST</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Brandeis REU 2013 program in Cell and Molecular Visualization</b><br></span></div><br>
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On behalf of the Biology Department at Brandeis University,
we would like to ask for your assistance in sharing information with
your
student body about Brandeis’ REU Summer Research Program in Cell and
Molecular
Visualization. This 10-week program provides summer research
opportunities for
students majoring in the life sciences.<o:p></o:p><br>
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More information about our REU program is provided in the
announcement below and at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/undergrad/summerResearch/">http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/undergrad/summerResearch/</a>. The
application is online at: <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/brandeis.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEI1YWdPakZDOEdKM25URWx3Q0stRnc6MQ#gid=0">https://docs.google.com/a/brandeis.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEI1YWdPakZDOEdKM25URWx3Q0stRnc6MQ#gid=0</a>
and it is due by<b> Feb 15th 2013</b>.<o:p></o:p><br>
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Thank you very much for providing the information about this
opportunity to your students.<o:p></o:p><br>
<br>
Joan Press (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:press@brandeis.edu">press@brandeis.edu</a>) and Sue Lovett
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:lovett@brandeis.edu">lovett@brandeis.edu</a>)<o:p></o:p><br>
Brandeis University<br>
Waltham, MA<br>
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A little about the program:<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p><br>
<br>
<b>2013 National Science Foundation REU Program in Cell and
Molecular Visualization at Brandeis University</b><b><o:p></o:p></b><br>
<br>
Apply online <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/brandeis.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEI1YWdPakZDOEdKM25URWx3Q0stRnc6MQ#gid=0">https://docs.google.com/a/brandeis.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEI1YWdPakZDOEdKM25URWx3Q0stRnc6MQ#gid=0</a><br>
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Brandeis University seeks qualified applicants for an
NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in
the
Biological Sciences for a 10-week period from the end of May until
the beginning of August. Stipends of
$5,000, plus housing costs and meal allowances will be awarded to
each
participant. Participants must be US citizens or permanent residents
and should
have completed their sophomore or junior year of study and be
enrolled in an
accredited undergraduate college or university. We especially
welcome
applications from students of under-represented groups in science,
who come
from economically-disadvantaged backgrounds (for example,
first-generation
college students), who come from academic institutions with limited
resources for research, or who are students with disabilities (ie. a
physical
or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major
life
activities).<o:p></o:p><br>
<br>
Selected students will be matched with a faculty researcher,
from over 50 in the biological sciences, who will mentor the student
through an
independent research project using modern cell and molecular
visualization
techniques. Students will participate in weekly lunch seminars,
which will
include faculty research presentations, ethics discussions and
professional
development activities such as panel discussion with students and
postdoctoral
fellows from the Greater Boston area concerning careers in medicine,
biotechnology and research. Students will develop a written synopsis
of their
summer work, with feedback and editing, and they will participate in
a capstone
symposium including poster presentations.<o:p></o:p><br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p>Applications and all supporting materials are due <b>February
15,
2013</b>. <o:p></o:p><br>
<br>
Please apply online at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://docs.google.com/a/brandeis.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEI1YWdPakZDOEdKM25URWx3Q0stRnc6MQ#gid=0">https://docs.google.com/a/brandeis.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEI1YWdPakZDOEdKM25URWx3Q0stRnc6MQ#gid=0</a>.
In
addition to completing the online form, you must send each of the
following
to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:SummerResearch@brandeis.edu">SummerResearch@brandeis.edu</a>:<o:p> </o:p><br>
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1. A complete unofficial digital transcript (an electronic print out
of your school's online grade interface is fine), including fall
semester grades of the current year (we will request an official
transcript if
you are accepted into the program).<o:p></o:p><br>
2. Recommendation letters from two faculty members (sent to <a href="mailto:SummerResearch@brandeis.edu">SummerResearch@brandeis.edu</a>
preferably
in pdf format).<o:p></o:p><br>
<o:p></o:p><br>
If these documents cannot be digitized, you may send them to Jessica
Maryott,
Brandeis University, 415 South St. MS 008; Waltham, MA 02454.<o:p></o:p><br>
<o:p></o:p><br>
<b>ALL </b>of the above and this application must be <b>RECEIVED </b>by
February
15th, 2013. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered. Please
plan accordingly.<o:p></o:p><br>
<o:p></o:p><br>
If you have any problems with this form, questions about the
application process or want confirmation that your application is
complete,
please contact us by email (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:SummerResearch@brandeis.edu">SummerResearch@brandeis.edu</a>) or
telephone
(781-736-3100).<o:p></o:p><br>
<o:p></o:p><br>
Additional information may be found at the website
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/">http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/</a>, including
faculty research interests and potential projects.<o:p></o:p><br>
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