[bioundgrd] Fwd: Brandeis REU 2012 program in Cell and Molecular Visualization

[Janice Chang]

>
>Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:06:02 -0500
>From: Jessica Maryott <jmaryott at brandeis.edu>
>Subject: Brandeis REU 2012 program in Cell and Molecular Visualization
>
>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.
>
>More information about our REU program is provided in the 
>announcement below.The application is online at ** 
><http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/undergrad/summerresearch>*https://docs.google.com/a/brandeis.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&pli=1&formkey=dEI1YWdPakZDOEdKM25URWx3Q0stRnc6MQ#gid=0 
><https://docs.google.com/a/brandeis.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&pli=1&formkey=dEI1YWdPakZDOEdKM25URWx3Q0stRnc6MQ#gid=0>*and 
>it is due by Feb 15th 2012.
>
>Thank you very much for providing the information about this 
>opportunity to your students.
>
>Joan Press (press at brandeis.edu <mailto:press at brandeis.edu>) and Sue 
>Lovett (lovett at brandeis.edu <mailto:lovett at brandeis.edu>)
>
>
>*A little about the program:
>
>012 National Science Foundation REU Program in Cell and Molecular 
>Visualization at Brandeis University
>*(apply online 
><https://docs.google.com/a/brandeis.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEI1YWdPakZDOEdKM25URWx3Q0stRnc6MQ>)
>
>Brandeis University seeks qualified applicants for an NSF-funded 
>Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in the 
>Biological Sciences for a 10-week period (May 30 - August 3, 2012). 
>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, or who come from 
>economically-disadvantaged backgrounds (for example, 
>first-generation college students), or 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).
>
>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.
>
>*Applications and all supporting materials are due February 15, 2012. *
>
>Please apply online 
><https://docs.google.com/a/brandeis.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEI1YWdPakZDOEdKM25URWx3Q0stRnc6MQ>. 
>In addition to completing the online form, you must send each of the 
>following to Jessica Maryott (jmaryott at brandeis.edu):
>
>1. A complete transcript, including fall semester grades of the current
>    year.
>2. Recommendation letters from two faculty members.
>3. A waiver form for recommendations. This form can be downloaded here
> 
><http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/undergrad/summerResearch/RecWaiver.pdf>. 
>Please
>    complete the form, sign, and (ideally) scan and email it to
>    jmaryott at brandeis.edu.
>
>Please send the transcript, recommendation letters and waiver form 
>to Jessica Maryott (jmaryott at brandeis.edu) via email if possible. If 
>these documents can not be digitalized, you may send them to Jessica 
>Maryott, Brandeis University, 415 South St. MS 008; Waltham, MA 
>02454.
>
>ALL of the above and this application must be RECEIVED by February 
>15th, 2012. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered. Please 
>plan accordingly.
>
>If you have any problems with this form, questions about the 
>application process or want confirmation that your application is 
>complete, please contact Jessica by email ( jmaryott at brandeis.edu) 
>or telephone (781-736-3100).
>
>Additional information may be found at the website 
>_http://www.bio.brandeis.edu <http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/>_, 
>including faculty research interests and potential projects.