Summer Programs

Students will spend 10 weeks participating in bench (or in special circumstances, non-bench research) projects and attend weekly seminars/luncheons highlighting cancer research and career development. Students will also participate in a weekly journal club aimed at instructing participants how to critique scientific literature. At the end of the summer, all participants will present the outcomes of their research projects at a capstone poster session where prizes will be awarded for the top three presentations and each participant will receive a certificate of participation. Interested applicants should complete the online application and upload a Personal Statement (“Essay”) and an unofficial academic transcript. Two letters of recommendation are also required that will be submitted by individuals listed as references. Applicants must provide a personal statement describing their career goals, their interest in research in general and cancer research in particular as well as any prior research experience. Although prior research experience is preferred, this is not a requirement. To be considered, all applicants must commit to completing the program if selected.

2021 Program Dates: June 7 to August 12

Stipend: $3,750

Housing: Provided free for the duration of the program if required

Application deadline: Friday, February 5, 2021 

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a final decision will not be made regarding whether the summer program will hold in 2021․ 

The 10-week residential program, which will run from Monday, June 7, 2021, to Thursday, August 12, 2021, targets students who have completed at least one year of undergraduate studies (i․e․ who will be rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors in the Fall semester of 2021) with a complement of basic course work in the sciences (biology, chemistry, physics and/or behavioral sciences)․

Selected participants will be notified by email no later than Friday, February 26, 2021

We welcome applications from all interested students and especially encourage individuals from groups underrepresented in biomedical sciences to apply these groups include, but are not limited to: Latinos, African Americans, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and those with disabilities or from disadvantaged backgrounds․

This program is supported by a Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Research Training Award (RP170345)․

Apply to the CPRIT Summer Undergraduate Cancer Research Scholar Program

The  Department of Pharmacology  has a ten-week summer research program that offers participants a variety of experiences that will help prepare them for success in research-intensive doctoral programs.

Participants will have research responsibilities, attend seminars, actively participate in a student journal club, and take part in formal coursework. Applicants to the summer program must be classified as undergraduate students, have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, and have completed at least one semester each of college-level biology and chemistry by the end of the spring semester of the year of application.

Program Focus: Pharmacology, The study of drugs on biological systems
Program Dates: June 2 to August 6, 2021
Stipend: Yes
Requirements:

·  Completed online application

·  Unofficial transcript

• Transcripts should reflect your most recent courses including all courses being pursued in the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021․

·  One letter of recommendation

·  Personal Statement (<1000 words)

• a description of your career goals․
• how this program will help you reach those goals
• a description of any previous research experience

Application Deadline: March 5, 2021

This summer program is made possible by a grant from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), funds provided by the Department of Pharmacology, as well as from federal grants awarded to members of the faculty․

Apply to the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

SPURRS is a program designed to encourage talented college students to pursue careers in medicine and medical research related to the kidneys and urinary tract. Kidney disease is a very common problem, affecting about 15% of people in the US, and is a common complication of such illnesses as diabetes and heart disease. Treatments for kidney disease are currently limited, and many patients may progress to need either kidney dialysis or kidney transplantation. Further research into the causes and cures of kidney disease is urgently needed. Funded by a grant from the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the University of Texas Health School of Medicine in San Antonio is offering undergraduate students opportunities to work with a faculty mentor on a summer research project. In addition to working on a research project, and learning hands-on laboratory techniques, students will participate in seminars and conferences with other students, physicians, and scientists to learn about how kidneys work and what causes them to fail. At the end of the summer, students will join students from other research sites around the country at a research symposium to present their summer research findings and participate in career development activities. The program is excellent preparation for students with a goal of attending medical or graduate school and an interest in helping in the battle against kidney disease.

The research will be performed at the University of Texas Long School of Medicine at San Antonio between Tues․, June 1 - Mon․, August 9, 2021․ Students will receive a stipend ($500/week) and travel expenses to the symposium․

Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents and enrolled as a full-time student in an undergraduate institution at the time of the program․ Prior research experience is desirable but not required․

Application deadline:  Friday, February 26, 2021

Selected participants will be notified by email no later than March 1, 2021․

Apply to the SPURRS Research Mentorship Program

Research demonstrates that mentoring relationships are strongly correlated with trainees’ success in pursuing research careers, especially for students from backgrounds underrepresented in science. Therefore, the UT Health San Antonio Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics (MIMG) at the Long School of Medicine is offering an undergraduate summer research program focused on the mentee-mentor relationship for students from backgrounds shown to be underrepresented in biomedical research (African Americans,  Latino/Hispanic Americans, Native Americans/Alaska Natives who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment, Hawaiian Natives and natives of the U.S. Pacific Islands, and others, as defined by the NIH here),

This exciting 10-week undergraduate research program provides “hands-on” research experience for outstanding and highly-motivated college students interested in research careers in the biomedical sciences. The program targets students who are science majors and have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies (i.e. who will be rising juniors and seniors in the 2020/2021 academic year) with a complement of basic course work in the sciences. Each student will be assigned to a faculty member under whose direction she/he will carry out a specific research project designed to yield new research findings.

The PRIMERA Program offers:

·  10 weeks of paid research training

·  Dedicated mentorship including:

• Mentoring Compact development
• Individual Development Plan
• Weekly Individual Meetings
• Individual laboratory training in cellular and​molecular immunology techniques
• Participation in lab meetings, seminars, poster sessions
• Interaction with graduate and undergraduate students in the MIMG department and throughout UT Health San Antonio

Eligible students will have:

·  A strong interest in pursuing a career in research

·  Minimum 3․0 GPA

·  1-2 letters of recommendation

Details:

·  Dates: June 7 to August 12

·  Salary: $2,292/month

·  Online applications due February 26, 2021

The PRIMERA program is supported by a grant to UT Health San Antonio from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute through the James H․ Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study program․

Apply to the PRIMERA Research Mentorship Program