Summer Research Opportunity: M-SURE

Michigan Summer Undergraduate Research Experience - Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases

The Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology is pleased to host 18 undergraduate students for a 12-week program of summer research related to diabetes and metabolic diseases. Domestic and foreign students currently enrolled at a degree granting university or college are eligible to apply, with preference given to those undergraduates interested in a career in diabetes-related research. Funding is from the

NIH, Caswell Diabetes Institute, Taubman Institute, and the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center.

Each student will be matched, based on their interests and background, to a basic or clinical laboratory involved in nationally recognized research related to diabetes and diabetes-related complications such as insulin signaling and insulin resistance, adipocyte biology, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and neuronal control of food intake and energy expenditure.

There will be a research forum in which fellows will present their work, as well as a noon lecture series and research seminars.

The M-SURE program pays $7200 (pre-tax) for 12 weeks of fellowship. Further details and application materials are available from the fellowship link within the departmental website:

https://michmed.org/jWzzx

The deadline for applications is February 1st, 2026. Program runs from May 26 to August 15th.

Job Opportunity: Clinical Research Assistant, Weill Cornell Medicine

Clinical Research Assistant
Jill Roberts Center for IBD, Weill Cornell Medicine

We are looking for a dynamic, meticulous, and enthusiastic person to work as a clinical research assistant in active clinical practice treating inflammatory bowel disease.

Job Overview:
• Full-time position with 2-year commitment (preferred) 

• Coordinate multiple clinical research studies, including: 
Phase III clinical trials, Longitudinal follow-up studies, Patient registries 

• Work closely with multiple physicians, primarily in Gastroenterology 

• Opportunity for daily shadowing in outpatient clinics, as well as regular 
learning opportunities (lectures, case conferences, grand rounds, etc.)

Salary Range: $22.11 to $28.79

Job responsibilities: 

• Protocol development 

• IRB submission and maintenance 

• Medical chart review 

• Data acquisition and analysis 

• Biological sample collection with basic laboratory processing and sample storage

• Manuscript preparation 

• Facilitate study enrollment and outpatient follow-up visits 

• Daily interaction with physicians, nurses, patients, and families 




Preferred qualifications: 

• One year research and/or clinical experience preferred but not required 

• Strong interpersonal skills, writing/communication skills, and attention to detail 

• Self-starter who takes initiative when appropriate and works well in teams with multi-disciplinary and culturally diverse backgrounds 


Interested applicants please send your resume to: 

Randy Longman, ral2006@med.cornell.edu