Student Training Opportunities

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UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES UPRM- BIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT
http//sro.uprm.edu/
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WHY PARTICIPATE IN AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
PROGRAM?

• Excellent experience!
• Prepares you for graduate and professional school
• Exposes you to modern research and technology
• Helps you develop research and laboratory skills
• Improves your english communication skills
• Enhances your writing and scientific presentation
  
• skills
• Assists you in career decision
• Allows for networking opportunities with graduate
  students and scientists

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• You may receive credits for the experience
  through COOP Practice-RUM
• http//www.practicacoopenbiologia.webs.com/
• Excellent social activities
• Many are completely or partially paid for
  (housing, stipend and/or travel)

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Internship Experience Student Assessment
5- Strongly Agree, 4- Agree, 3- Neutral, 2- Disagree, 1- Strongly Disagree 39 students 5- Strongly Agree, 4- Agree, 3- Neutral, 2- Disagree, 1- Strongly Disagree 39 students 5- Strongly Agree, 4- Agree, 3- Neutral, 2- Disagree, 1- Strongly Disagree 39 students 5- Strongly Agree, 4- Agree, 3- Neutral, 2- Disagree, 1- Strongly Disagree 39 students 5- Strongly Agree, 4- Agree, 3- Neutral, 2- Disagree, 1- Strongly Disagree 39 students 5- Strongly Agree, 4- Agree, 3- Neutral, 2- Disagree, 1- Strongly Disagree 39 students 5- Strongly Agree, 4- Agree, 3- Neutral, 2- Disagree, 1- Strongly Disagree 39 students 5- Strongly Agree, 4- Agree, 3- Neutral, 2- Disagree, 1- Strongly Disagree 39 students 5- Strongly Agree, 4- Agree, 3- Neutral, 2- Disagree, 1- Strongly Disagree 39 students 5- Strongly Agree, 4- Agree, 3- Neutral, 2- Disagree, 1- Strongly Disagree 39 students
My enrichment experience Average Average
Developed a greater awareness of the opportunities available to me in my field. 4.79 4.79
Strengthened my communication skills. 4.87 4.87
Strengthened my teamwork skills. 4.67 4.67
Increased my desire to become a researcher in my field. 4.38 4.38
Provided me with the opportunities to gain new knowledge and technical skills in my field. 4.92 4.92
Developed or increased my leadership skills. 4.69 4.69
Provided me with the opportunities to apply my knowledge and skills to new situations / problems. 4.77 4.77
Introduced me to a mentor who cared about me and spent time explaining the project and my responsabilities. 4.85 4.85
Developed my research skills. 4.87 4.87
Made me aware of global issues. 4.59 4.59
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• Look for opportunities at
• http//sro.uprm.edu/
• Internet/WEB
• Bulletin Boards
• MARC

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• Searching for opportunities
• Clue Words for searching the web
• Summer undergraduate minority research program
• Summer undergraduate internship minority
• Minority summer undergraduate internship
• May add area of interest
• Summer minority internship neuroscience
• May search by institution of interest

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Opportunities available in all fields

• Ecology
• MD/PhD
• Biomedical
• Marine Sciences
• Nanotechnology
• ETC..

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• 1. Look for opportunities.
• 2. Identify programs that interest you.
• 3. Enter the program Homepage to make sure you
  meet their criteria regarding
• Career interest (PhD, MD / PhD, health-related)
  
• GPA
• Academic standing (year of study)

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GUIDELINES
4. Download the application 5. Apply to more
than one institution 6. Contact through email if
have questions 7. Request letters of
recomendation from faculty (with time!).
Prepare a resume or summary (with GPA, course
and grade, hobbies, associations, jobs, volunteer
work etc.) 8. Request official transcripts
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PLAN COOP-Can apply for credit and grade
(maximun allowable 6 credits)

• information and forms at http//www.practicacoopen
  biologia.webs.com/
• See page for requirements
• COOP coordinator Dr. Carlos Muñoz

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Student Research Opportunities Homepage

• http//sro.uprm.edu/
• Pagina para buscar las oportunidades de
  investigación.
• Se les notificara de opportunidades disponibles
  de acuerdo a sus intereses.
• Entrar a pagina y registrarse
• Videos de investigación de algunos profesores

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Summer Opportunities Listings
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Listings

• http//www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/intern.html
• http//www.cic.net/Home/Students/SROP/Home.aspx
• http//people.rit.edu/gtfsbi/
• http//www.neagep.org/
• http//theleadershipalliance.org/tabid/242

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• Example of an Undergraduate Research Program
  Description

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Caltechs MURF program

• Caltechs MURF program provides support for
  talented undergraduates to spend a summer working
  in a research laboratory on the Caltech campus.
  The MURF program aims to increase the
  participation of underrepresented students (such
  as African American, Hispanic, and Native
  American, females who are underrepresented in
  their discipline, and first-generation college
  students) in science and engineering Ph.D. or
  M.D./Ph.D. programs.
• Eligibility Requirements
• Be current sophomores, juniors, or non-graduating
  seniors
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.2/4.0
• Be a US citizen or Permanent Resident
• Have an interest in pursuing a Ph.D. or
  M.D./Ph.D.
• Program Elements
• Students carry out individual research projects
  under the mentorship of Caltech faculty or JPL
  technical staff over a ten-week summer period.
• MURF students may work on a day-to-day basis with
  a graduate student or postdoctoral scholar
  co-mentor.
• CompensationMURF students receive payments of
  600/week. Payments will be distributed in equal
  installments three times over the summer.

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GUIDELINES

• Criteria to considered if accepted to more than
  one opportunity
• Research project
• Potential institution to pursue advance studies
• Networking criteria

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Examples of Opportunities
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HEALTH- RELATED OPPORTUNITIES

• Summer Medical and Research Training Program-
• SMART Baylor College of Medicine Houston,
  Texas
• http//www.bcm.edu/smart/
• Biostep Biomedical Science Training and
• Enrichment Program for Minorities
• Yale BioSTEP (Biomedical Science Training and
  Enrichment Program) provides intensive,
  short-term summer research training for
  undergraduates, especially students from groups
  underrepresented in biomedical sciences at
  research-intensive universities.  

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• Summer medical and dental educational program).
  SMDEP is a six-week summer medical and dental
  school preparatory program. Applicant must be
  currently enrolled as a freshman or sophomore in
  college GPA of 3.0, with 2.75 in the sciences.
• www.smdep.org
• Tri-institutional MD-PhD Program in New York
  Cityhttp//weill.cornell.edu/mdphd/summerprogram/

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Undergraduates Opportunities In RUM

• MARC
• for students interested in PhD or
  MD/PhD
• B-265
• http//academic.uprm.edu/marc/index
  .php

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Special problems

• BIOL 4901-4902. SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN BIOLOGY. BOTA
  4995-4996. SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN BOTANY.
• Research throughout the semester at RUM
• One to three credit hours per semester.
• Prerequisite twelve credits in Biology
• Needs faculty mentor approval (must contact
  faculty for availability)

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Student Research Opportunities Homepage

• http//sro.uprm.edu/
• Pagina para buscar las oportunidades de
  investigación.
• Se les notificara de opportunidades disponibles
  de acuerdo a sus intereses.
• Entrar a pagina y registrarse
• Videos de investigación de algunos profesores