Temple University

1. Applicants must be planning to attend graduate school i.e. planning to pursue a Ph.D. Students interested in MD/PhD or other joint PhD programs will be considered but not students interested solely in health professions. These requirements are stipulated by the NIH. 

THIS IS A TWO/THREE YEAR COMMITMENT.

Applicants must

• Be entering their sophomore or junior year in Fall 20xx (or have at least 2 years to graduation)
• Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher (preferred)
• Be interested in non-clinical graduate research in biomedical sciences, public health or psychology
• Be citizens or permanent residents of the US.

Majors in the following disciplines will be strongly considered: 

CST – biology, biochemistry, biophysics, chemistry (research focus on biomedical applications), computer and information sciences, genomic medicine; mathematical biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience; 

CLA – neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, non-clinical psychology, developmental psychology; 

CEng – bioengineering; mechanical engineering (research focus on biomedical applications)

CPH – public health – nutrition, epidemiology and biostatistics, kinesiology.

Student research interest should be, but is not limited to, the following research areas:

• Biomedical sciences
• Biomedical informatics 
• Biomedical engineering
• Biochemistry
• Data analytics and bioinformatics
• Genomics
• Computer applications which intersect with medicine, public health and disease management
• Neuroscience: systems, behavior and plasticity, cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, translational research – leading to application to graduate programs in biomedical science
• Integrative/ translational research
• Non-clinical psychology or public health.

Awardees will:

1. Work with a Temple University faculty mentor, and engage in full-time in-person research-related activities each week during the summer. (35 hours per week)
2. Work with the research group during the academic year for approximately 12 – 15 hours each week