Looking to brighten your mind and research with Doc Roberts? If you like the smell of science and are majoring in one of its super duper fields, then perhaps you should dabble with a research opportunity this summer with the man Dr. Daniel M. Roberts himself at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in “Sensing and Signaling.”

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Summer 2010 Research Opportunity

For Undergrads

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Opportunity:  Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates
Theme:  Sensing and Signaling
Dates:  June 7 through July 30
Benefits:  $3200 stipend, housing, insurance and travel allowance
Contact:  Dr. Daniel M. Roberts, PhD (drobert2@utk.edu)

Program Information

The aim of this program is to provide research experiences for undergraduate students majoring in the sciences with an introduction to cutting edge research in the broad area of “Sensing and Signaling”. The team of REU investigators represents a multidisciplinary ensemble of Cell Biologists, Geneticists, Biochemists, and Biophysicists who are taking modern approaches to the analysis of how signals are perceived and transduced in myriad biological systems.

Application Information

This opportunity is available to Freshman, Sophomore and Junior undergraduate science majors. REU Fellowships will be awarded to qualified students on a competitive basis. Each Fellowship will include a $3,200 stipend as well as an allowance for cost of living, travel, and research supplies. To be considered, applicants should complete the online application form available at the link below, and should arrange to have two letters of recommendation and a college transcript sent to:

http://web.bio.utk.edu/bcmb/reu/index.shtml

Applications will be reviewed as they are received but should be completed and submitted by

Monday, March 29, 2010 Wednesday, April 7, 2010

*This opportunity is also posted on LACN