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IU Simon Cancer Center- Summer programs

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IU Simon Cancer Center’s summer program available to underrepresented populations

Application deadline is Feb. 17, 2012; program is May 31-July 27, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS — (December 7, 2011) — High school and college students from underrepresented populations interested in cancer research careers can gain hands-on experiences during next summer’s Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center Summer Research Program.

The cancer center’s annual Summer Research Program, held in partnership with the Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Center for Research and Learning, places students with a mentor physician or researcher for nine weeks (May 31-July 27) on the IUPUI campus. Students work with faculty who are conducting studies in the most progressive areas of cancer research.

The program’s primary goal is to increase the number of underrepresented populations engaged in basic, clinical, and prevention and control cancer research by providing positive and meaningful firsthand exposure to those fields.

Each student receives a stipend (payment) of $3,200. Students are responsible for their own housing arrangements.

The Summer Research Program provides students an opportunity to:

  • interact with any one of five cancer center research programs, 10 shared facilities and more than 100 world-renowned investigators
  • gain exposure to a wide-range of basic science, translational, and clinical research activities
  • continually interact with and learn from other students, clinical and post-doctoral fellows, and faculty
  • attend weekly workshops that deal with issues related to gaining admission to graduate and professional programs of study

Students are selected on interest in biomedical or behavioral science, grades, and personal interviews. High school students who participate must have completed at least their junior year and have maintained a grade point average of

at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Undergraduates in the program must have completed 24 hours of college credit, be majoring in a biomedical or behavioral science, and have maintained a grade point average of at least 3.2.

Additional information and an online application is available at  www.cancer.iu.edu/srp. Questions?  Contact the IUPUI Center for Research & Learning at (317) 274-8880.

The application deadline is Feb. 17, 2012.  Those students selected as finalists will be invited to campus for an interview on March 16, 2012.

FASEB Workshop

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FASEB Opens Registration for NIGMS Workshop to Prepare Postdocs for Independent Careers

Bethesda, MD - On behalf of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) is organizing the 2012 Workshop for Postdocs Transitioning to Independent Positions on March 12-13, 2012 at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, will deliver the keynote address.

 

While the transition to independence is a challenge for all postdocs, young investigators who are members of groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical or behavioral sciences may have an especially difficult time finding and establishing themselves in their first independent positions. To prepare early career investigators of diverse backgrounds for this transformation, the Workshop will bring together 150 postdocs (including a small number of senior graduate students) and a distinguished group of outstanding researchers, prominent scientific administrators and nationally recognized career development experts to discuss key issues related to the cultivation of a successful career in science.

Topics to be covered will include:

  •  Career planning
  •  Job application process
  •  Funding resources
  •  Grant writing
  •  Establishing a lab
  •  Work/life balance
  •  Non-bench careers

The Workshop is intended for postdocs, however senior graduate students (within one year of completion of Ph.D. study) will also be considered, space permitting.

To download the Workshop application, please go to http://nigmsworkshop.org. Participants will be required to pay a $25 registration fee upon selection, however all eligible applicants (those not receiving federal funding and other criteria) who are selected to participate will receive travel awards (maximum $1,250). The deadline for registration is November 30, 2011.

For more information regarding meeting logistics, contact Meeting Assistant Danielle King, dking@faseb.org.

FASEB is composed of 24 societies with more than 100,000 members, making it the largest coalition of  biomedical research associations in the United States. FASEB enhances the ability of scientists and engineers to improve—through their research—the health, well-being and productivity of all people. Our mission is to  advance health and welfare by promoting progress and education in biological and biomedical sciences through service to our member societies and collaborative advocacy.

Job Opportunities

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The Geological Society of America’s (GSA) GeoCorps America internship program is now seeking applicants for exciting geoscience internships during in the summer of 2011. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

WHAT IS GEOCORPS?

●More than ninety different twelve-week geoscience internships are available in America’s amazing public lands

●GeoCorps now features six additional “GeoCorps Diversity Internships” and two additional “GeoCorps American Indian Internships”.

●Projects involve field and laboratory research focused on the earth and environmental sciences.

●Participants may develop and lead educational and interpretive programs for staff, volunteers, and the public.

●Research topics include geology, hydrology, water quality, paleontology, mapping, GIS (Geographic Information Systems), minerals, soils, glaciology, geo-hazards, cave/karst science, and more.

●Mentorship is provided by federal employees in GSA’s three partner agencies: the National Park Service (NPS), United States Forest Service (USFS), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

WHERE DO GEOCORPS INTERNSHIPS TAKE PLACE?

●Internships are hosted on public lands throughout the United States: National Parks, National Forests, and BLM areas.

●Sites include Grand Canyon National Park (AZ), Glacier National Park (MT), Badlands National Park (SD), Craters of the Moon National Monument (ID), the NPS Denver office, the BLM Washington, DC office, and dozens more.

●Opportunities are available in distant, remote areas, and closer to home.

WHO SHOULD APPLY TO GEOCORPS?

●Eligibility is open to students, graduates, post-docs, professionals, faculty members, teachers, retirees, and others.

●Candidates with backgrounds in geoscience, other STEM areas, or in STEM education are invited to apply.

●Members of groups that have been historically underrepresented in the sciences are strongly encouraged to apply.

WHY SHOULD SOMEONE PARTICIPATE IN GEOCORPS?

●A stipend payment ($2,750 minimum) and free housing (or full housing funds) are provided.

●The program provides valuable work experience with the federal government.

●Scientific skills are learned and utilized in a “real world” setting.

●Participants get to explore some of the most beautiful natural areas in the world.

WHEN DO GEOCORPS INTERNSHIPS TAKE PLACE?

●Applications for summer positions are due by Feb. 1, 2011, and positions take place from May 2011-Sep. 2011.

●Applications for fall/winter positions, which occur from Sep. 2011-May 2012, can be submitted from May 2-Jul. 1, 2011.

HOW CAN SOMEONE APPLY?

●Applications should be submitted through the GeoCorps website.

●Everyone can apply to three GeoCorps America positions.

●Candidates for the GeoCorps Diversity Internships may apply to all six, plus three other GeoCorps America positions.

●Candidates for the GeoCorps American Indian Internships may apply for those, plus all six GeoCorps Diversity Internships, and three other GeoCorps America positions.

●Contact Matt Dawson, GeoCorps Program Officer, for information/assistance: mdawson@geosociety.org; 303-357-1025.

MORE DETAILS ABOUT GEOCORPS

●Main GeoCorps website: http://www.geosociety.org/geocorps

●GeoCorps Diversity Internships: http://rock.geosociety.org/g_corps/GeoCorpsDiversityInternships.htm

●GeoCorps American Indian Internships: http://rock.geosociety.org/g_corps/GeoCorpsAmericanIndianInternships