The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Division of Cancer Biology (DCB) is offering rising Junior and Senior undergraduates with outstanding research potential the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors from NCI-supported institutions. The program is designed specifically for students who wish to gain experience in interdisciplinary cancer biology research but have limited prior research experience (0-1 years). Students who do not otherwise have the opportunity to perform research at their home Institution, but are especially interested in cancer research careers, are encouraged to apply. Opportunities are available at 16 research institutions across the United States.
Each student participant will be working with a faculty mentor whose lab is pursuing a multi-disciplinary approach to cancer research. Projects include experimental and computational studies of the mechanisms underlying cancer processes. Multi- and interdisciplinary approaches to cancer research often bring together disparate fields, such as cancer biology, biochemistry, and genetics, with engineering, physics, mathematics, and computer science. Students will either assist the faculty member’s lab in an ongoing research project or work collaboratively with the mentor and/or lab members on a new project of mutual interest.
In addition to performing research at their selected institution, students will have the opportunity to travel to the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD for a two-day undergraduate research conference. The conference will include a scientific poster session, career mentorship keynote talks, and the opportunity to meet other students from around the country. The summer program will also feature weekly webinars centered around collaborative activities that will introduce and improve research skills, including activities that introduce data science approaches to analyze large multiomic datasets.
Undergraduate students interested in solving complex problems in cancer through interdisciplinary research are encouraged to apply by Monday, February 20, 2023.
- Open to Rising Junior and Senior Undergraduates
- Must be eligible to work in the United States
- $6000 Stipend + Free Housing
- Support for Travel to/from Research Institution
- Two-day Research Conference at the NIH in Bethesda, MD
