Research Opportunity Announcement

New Opportunity!

Title: 2011 CCV Summer Undergraduate Research Internship Program Church Lab, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA

Deadline for application: April 29, 2011

Dates of program: June 6, 2011

Applicable Field/Major: Biology/Computer Science The Church Lab is offering paid, 10-week summer undergraduate research internships for students interested in a research career in genome sciences. Research Interns will participate in a variety of projects with the Center for Causal Consequences Variation (CCV), a Center for Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) focused on development of cutting edge methods for genomics that hold promise for significantly advancing biological and medical research. CCV is funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Students will gain a broader knowledge of genomics and bioinformatics and experience outstanding cutting edge scientific research with the opportunity to:

Work closely with graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and scientists Work on a supervised independent project Attend lab meetings, read and discuss recent literature related to their project Attend seminars given by scientists and researchers from Harvard, MIT and the Broad Institute Present research to other students, scientists, and mentors.

Internships will begin on June 6, 2011. Undergraduate interns will receive a $4,000 stipend and assistance in securing housing.

Please visit the website at: http://ccv.med.harvard.edu/diversity_summer_internships.htm <http://ccv.med.harvard.edu/diversity_summer_internships.htm> or contact Dr. Lee Bitsoi, Program Director, at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> for additional information.