Internship Deadline 2/15/15: Short-Term Research Experience for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP)

Short-Term Research Experience for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP)

About the Program

The STEP-UP Program provides hands-on summer research experience for high school and undergraduate students interested in exploring research careers. The overall goal of STEP-UP is to build and sustain a biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social science research pipeline focused on NIDDK’s core mission areas of  diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases and nutrition; kidney, urologic and hematologic diseases.

The STEP-UP Program provides research education grants to seven institutions to coordinate three High School STEP-UP Programs and four Undergraduate STEP-UP Programs. STEP-UP is particularly interested in increasing the participation of students from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research on a national basis, including individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, and individuals with disabilities.

Program Highlights

• 8 to 12-weeks of full-time research experience 
• Students receive a summer research stipend
• Students are assigned to a STEP-UP Coordinating Center (PDF, 357 KB) to help coordinate and monitor their summer research experience
• Students are paired with experienced research mentors at institutions throughout the nation
• Students are encouraged to choose a research institution and/or mentor near their hometown or within commuting distance of their residence. Students are not required to relocate in order to conduct their summer research.
• Students receive training in the responsible conduct of research
• All-paid travel expenses to the Annual STEP-UP Research Symposium held on NIH’s main campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Students are given the opportunity to conduct a formal oral and poster presentation.

The STEP-UP Program is a federally funded program managed and supported by the Office of Minority Health Research Coordination (OMHRC) in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney (NIDDK) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).​​​​​​

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Please read the STEP-UP Application Instructions (PDF, 802 KB) before applying.

Source: The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015 Student Opportunities in Public Health

Whether you are looking for a summer internship or a year-long fellowship, these programs provide valuable exposure to a wide range of public health opportunities. Jump Start Your Future - Apply Today!

CDC's Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) supports internship opportunities for qualified undergraduate and graduate students to gain meaningful experiences in public health settings. Whether you are looking for a summer internship or a year-long fellowship, the following programs provide valuable exposure to a wide range of public health opportunities. Learn more and apply today!

Content source: Office of Minority Health & Health Equity (OMHHE)

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Working Your Degree with Feniosky Peña-Mora

Working Your Degree with Feniosky Peña-Mora,

Dean of Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Thursday, November 12, 2009

301 Philosophy Hall, GSAS Lounge of Columbia University

6:00 - 7:30 pm

The Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race is launching a new speaker series, Working Your Degree, on the practical applications of degrees in various interdisciplinary fields of study (such as gender studies, Latino/a studies, and African American studies).  Over the course of the next academic year, this series will feature individual speakers and panels with prominent individuals from a wide range of fields such as academia, the arts, and the public sector, etc.  The speaker for the first event on November 12 is Feniosky Peña-Mora, the recently appointed Dean of SEAS.  Co-sponsored by the Institute for Research in African-American Studies and Center for Career Education.

This event is free and open to the public, however, seating is limited and on a first come first serve basis.  Talk will be followed by a brief reception.

Build African Research Capacity!

"There are more African scientists and engineers in the USA than in the entire continent."

Ainalem Tebeje, IDRC Brain Drain and Capacity Building in Africa, 2005

Build African ResearchCapacity! is an international network of young scientists supporting the advancement of basic biomedical science in Africa and its developing diaspora. Biomedical science is a powerful tool for solving health challenges that cause significant morbidity and mortality in developing African regions. Moreover, innovations in medicine and diagnostics originating from biomedical science discovery can increase competitiveness in the modern global economy. The expansion of basic biomedical research capacity, therefore, is vital for Africa's development in multiple respects.

Thanks to Carmelle T. Norice for sharing this worthwhile initiative.