RIT-URMC Summer Undergraduate Research Exchange (SURE) Program
General Program Information (5/29/2012 to 8/03/2012)
Overall Program Goal:
To provide outstanding and talented RIT undergraduate students interested in pursuing a graduate degree and career in biomedical science with an opportunity to participate in an independent research project and to provide these students exposure to the Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. graduate programs.
Academic Component (6 Course/Research Credits):
- 2 CR - Survival Skills Course
- Optional additional deferred credit for independent study/research
- Weekly Seminar/Lunch Series (usually 11:00-1:00, Wednesdays)
- GRE Prep Course for rising Seniors (5:30-7:30, Tuesday Evenings)
Research Component ($2400 stipend + $50 for parking):
- Independent Research Project
- Exposure to cutting-edge laboratory techniques, data collection and analysis, hypothesis-driven research, trouble-shooting, lab meetings, journal clubs, etc
- Poster Preparation and Presentation
Forms and Information
Contact Information
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Robert T. Dirksen, Ph. D. Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Pharmacology and Physiology 601 Elmwood Avenue Rochester, NY 14642 Tel: 585-275-4824 Fax: 585-273-2652 |
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Elizabeth Kriscenski Perry, Ph.D. Director, Biomedical Sciences Program College of Health Sciences and Technology Rochester Institute of Technology Office: 75-1119 CBET, 585.475.4604 |
Get In Touch
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 711
Rochester, NY 14642
Phone, (585) 275-1679
Fax, (585) 273-2652
