Pitt-Summer Program for Undergraduate Research Growth

Date: May 27 - August 1, 2008
Application Deadline: The early deadline for completing your application is February 1. The final deadline is March 1.  Strong applicants are encouraged to apply early as there will be a rolling admission process that begins Feb. 1st.  Applications received after March 1st will not receive fellowship consideration.

Salary: $5,000

Eligibility: Chemistry, math, physics, computer science, engineering majors who have completed their sophomore or junior years. US citizen or permanent resident status.

Program Description:  During the 10-week, NIH-supported program, students will conduct original research under the supervision of faculty members of the Department of Pharmacology. Students will work on problems at the frontier of biomedical receptor and signaling research using state-of-the art techniques. In addition, students will participate in a foundations of signal transduction course and workshops. At the end of the summer, the students will present their work at a culminating colloquium.

For more information, please visit our web site or contact:

Pitt-SPURG Department of Pharmacology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
W1340 Biomedical Science Tower
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
TEL: 412-648-9321
FAX: 412-648-1945
summer@server.pharm.pitt.edu