Center for Causal Consequences of Variation (CCV)
The Church
Lab (Department of Genetics) at Harvard Medical School is offering paid,
10-week summer undergraduate research internships for underrepresented students
interested in research careers in genome sciences. Research Interns will
participate in a variety of projects with the Center for Causal Consequences
Variation (CCV), a Center for Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS), focused on
the development of cutting edge methods for genomics that hold promise for
significantly advancing biological and medical research. The CCV is
funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National
Institutes of Health, and funding for these internships is through the Diversity Action Plan (formerly Minority Action
Plan) of the CCV.
The summer
program provides unique opportunities to gain research experience in the
following areas of genome science research:
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Molecular Biology
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Computational Biology
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Genetics and Development
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Cellular Biology
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Bioinformatics
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Biotechnology
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Biophysics
·
High Throughput Sequencing
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and other areas of bioengineering and the biological sciences
By
participating in CCV summer internships, students will gain a broader knowledge
of genomics and the biological sciences, and experience outstanding scientific
research. Research Interns will have the opportunity to:
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Work closely with scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate
students
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Work on a supervised independent project with a mentor
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Attend lab meetings, analyze, and discuss recent literature related to
their research
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Attend seminars given by scientists and researchers from Harvard, MIT,
the Broad Institute, and other research institutions
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Present research to other students, scientists, and mentors
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Participate in academic, social, and professional development programs
Duration: 10-week internships will begin in mid-June 2013 (exact date
TBD). All interns are expected to devote 40 hours per week.
Housing: Undergraduate interns who are not residents of the metropolitan Boston
area will receive assistance in securing housing in the vicinity of the Medical
School.
Stipend: $4,000
Eligibility:
Undergraduate
applicants must be enrolled in a four-year degree granting college or
university. Students who have an academic record of marked distinction and who
have an interest in research careers in the biological and genomic sciences are
encouraged to apply. Students who
have finished their sophomore or junior years, and seniors who will not have yet
earned their bachelor’s degrees by the start of the summer program, are
eligible for the program. Please note that students must be either U.S.
citizens or permanent U.S. residents (green card holder) from an
underrepresented minority group. (Click here for NIH guidelines on which minority
groups are considered underrepresented in the biological and biomedical
sciences.)
Application
Requirements: Application form (PDF, MS Word), official college transcript, research
statement, and two letters of recommendation from professors or other
college/university instructors of related science courses in which the
applicant has been enrolled. The
research statement should directly answer why you are considering the summer
internship and how it fits into your current and future academic, research, and
career plans. Please also discuss any
research or related work you have been involved in which will benefit you as a
summer intern at Harvard.
Deadline: For full consideration, applicants should
submit their complete applications, including letters of reference, by Friday, March 15, 2013. All application
materials after this date will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Contact: Please email your application and supporting documents to Alex
Hernandez-Siegel (ahs@genetics.med.harvard.edu). Any items that must be sent by
regular mail can also be forwarded to the following address:
Alexander B. Hernandez-Siegel
Manager of Student and Diversity Programs for Genomics Training
Harvard Medical School
New Research Building, Room 238, George Church Lab
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA 02115
Last modified: 10/19/2012 10:45 AM by John Aach