CU Doctors Without Borders Event: Frontlines in Focus Panel

 CU Doctors Without Borders invites you to our upcoming panel this Wednesday, November 20, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm in Lerner Roone Arledge Auditorium. Our panel will focus on a discussion on delivering humanitarian aid into conflict zones. Our speakers include doctors who served in the field in Gaza, global health leaders in the emergency medicine field as well as the former president of Doctors Without Borders. RSVP here!

Post-Bac Opportunity: NY-RaMP at Hunter College

New York Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates at Hunter College

• NY-RaMP for Diversifying the National Biology Workforce through New York Trans-disciplinary BioSciences

• Paid one-year laboratory research and scientific development program in New York City

• Experience laboratory immersion in biology and cell signaling by performing mentored research with a team of active scientists at the Hunter College Belfer Research Alliance

• Skill development in molecular biology and genetic technology

• For recent college graduates (<4 years from degree date), previous research experience not required. Click here for additional eligibility information.

• Click here to learn how to apply to NY-RaMP through the National Science Foundation website by the February 18, 2025 deadline.

Pos-Bac Opportunity: MIT Research Scholars Program

 Outstanding graduating seniors or recent college graduates who plan to pursue a research career in neuroscience or cognitive science are encouraged to apply to our two-year, fully funded post-baccalaureate program.

The program is designed to provide additional research and academic training to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who are preparing to apply to PhD programs.
 
Participants will conduct cutting-edge supervised research in a lab at MIT, and will have the opportunity to take courses at MIT, while gaining knowledge and experience. Physics, math, psychology, engineering and computer science majors who are interested in the brain and/or cognitive sciences are welcome to apply.
 
Participants receive a highly competitive stipend, health benefits and tuition remission. The stipend is matched to that of PhD students in the department.
 

The application deadline is February 15, 2025.
Applicants will be informed of their status by April 15, 2025. 

Learn more here.

Preparing for the MCAT Exam Webinar

Are you preparing for the MCAT exam? Please join the AAMC MCAT team on Tuesday, December 10 at 2 p.m. ET for an overview of the AAMC MCAT Official Prep resources and get tips on how to use them to create an effective study plan. Use this sign-up link to kickstart your exam preparation today!

MSK Bridge Post-Bac

The MSK Bridge program aims to provide post-baccalaureate trainees from traditionally underrepresented (URM) groups with a strong foundation in science and research, as well as guided mentoring that will help them successfully transition into biomedical PhD programs. Successful applicants to the program — known as Bridge Scholars — will conduct a research project in one of MSK’s scientific laboratories for up to 24 months. The overarching goal of MSK Bridge is to increase the participation of URM scientists in biomedical fields.

The incoming cohort of Bridge Scholars will start in July 2025, with the deadline to receive all application materials: February 21, 2025. Scholars receive a competitive stipend ($47,741K), relocation expenses reimbursement, health benefits and access to MSK rental housing (more info on the flyer attached).

Please join us virtually at the info session to get your questions answered during the live Q&A on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM (EST). Register for the info session here. 

Students from backgrounds historically underrepresented in science and who aspire to pursue biomedical PhDs or MD-PhDs are strongly encouraged to apply.

Job Opportunity: Clinical Research Coordinator, Mt Sinai Spinal Cord Injury Research Center Department of Rehabilitation

Description

The Clinical Research Coordinator is an entry human subjects researcher, responsible for conducting and assisting in clinical research studies under the supervision of the Principal Investigator or senior clinical research staff. This individual obtains informed consent, collects, maintains and organizes study information. Assists in the preparation and submission of grant applications and documents (e.g., Institutional Review Board, Grants and Contracts Office).

Responsibilities

• Conducts routine and standardized human subjects research using appropriate research or interview techniques specific to subject matter of the research project, under direct supervision of the Principal Investigator or senior clinical research staff.
• Assists in the activities related to clinical research including, but not limited to: obtaining informed consent, screening participants for eligibility, registering patients with sponsoring agencies, administering questionnaires and answering telephone calls.
• Assists in the collection, analysis and review of experimental data for publication and presentation.
• Maintains source documents and subject files in accordance with Mount Sinai policies and procedures. Ensures accurate, confidential and complete compilation of data.
• May secure and ship clinical specimens as required by the protocol.
• May assist in the preparation for regulatory agency site visits.
• Performs other related duties

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in science or related field preferred or a combination of relevant research experience and education
• 0-2 years of research/human subjects experience

 Link to apply: https://careers.mountsinai.org/jobs/3012080?lang=en-us

Summer Research Opportunity at U Miami

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program

• Positions Available: Research Assistant Intern
• Duration: May 19 – July 25, 2025
• Requirements: The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Office of Graduate Studies is seeking participants for the SURF Program from May 19, 2025 – July 25, 2025.  The SURF Program offers participants the opportunity to choose from 17 areas of research in the Biomedical Sciences, including Bacterial Pathogenesis, Cancer Biology, Gene Expression/Molecular genetics, Immunology, Neuroscience, and Stem Cell/Regenerative Medicine.  Qualified candidate must be a US citizen and/or Permanent resident who is a current sophomore or junior (other undergraduates considered). Students who desire to pursue a Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D., and students who are minorities and/or from groups underrepresented in the sciences are strongly encouraged to apply. 
• Interested Applicants:  Apply at:  https://umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8cQcXrHGoTZlZBQ

 

Summer Public Health Research Opportunity: PrIMER

PrIMER (Program to Inspire and Mentor Undergraduates in Environmental Health Research) is an exciting, paid opportunity for undergraduate students at local NYC schools to conduct research at Columbia University starting in Summer, 2025.

The priority application deadline for this program is February 1st and application details are available at this link.

University of Michigan Summer Cardiology Research Program

The Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center (Frankel CVC) is pleased to offer a 10-week summer undergraduate research fellowship program to engage undergraduate students in basic, cardiovascular research at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. 

Fellows are matched to a laboratory led by a Frankel CVC faculty member conducting research in areas such as atherosclerosis, genetic cardiomyopathies, blood clotting disorders, cardiac arrhythmias, vascular biology, and heart failure. In addition to working as a laboratory assistant within their mentor's lab, fellows will attend weekly scientific seminars, participate in organized social events, and close the summer with an oral presentation of their research findings to faculty, staff, and peers at the End of Summer Symposium.  

Applications are due January 10, 2025. Learn more here and apply here. 

A Day in the Life of a Med Student Virtual Panel

Join us on November 20, 6:00 - 7:00 PM, for a panel discussion of the stages of medical education, featuring Barnard alums who are currently in medical school! Panelists will discuss their paths to medicine as well as lessons they have learned as they've embarked on medical school curricula. Register here.

Confirmed panelists include:

• Julia Baran '20, second-year MD student at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
• Emma Breber '22, first-year MD student at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Ariana Carranza '22, first-year MD student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Michaela Davis-Pedlar '23, first-year MD student at Weill Cornell Medical College
• Hajirah Gumanneh '20, fourth-year MD student at Weill Cornell Medical College
• Sarah Jinich '19, fourth-year MD student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Yael Kahn '16, fourth-year MD student at George Washington University School of Medicine
• Nya Sandeford '21, second-year MD student at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
• Alice Sardarian '21, fourth-year MD student at F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at Uniformed Services University
• Karolina Szenkiel '22, first-year MD/PhD student at the University of Rochester School of Medicine
• Jasmine Wang '23, first-year MD student at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania