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Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Underrepresented Scholars (SURP4US)

Location: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Due Date: January 15, 2023
Stipend: 5,000.00
Description: f you are an undergraduate student from an underrepresented racial and or ethnic group and an aspiring biomedical scientist or physician-scientist interested in gaining valuable skills and hands-on research experience in preparation for a competitive PhD and MD/PhD program, we encourage you to apply to the Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Underrepresented Scholars (SURP4US) at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS). The GSBS at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is committed to supporting the innovative graduate education of tomorrow’s future leaders in biomedical sciences in a diverse, inclusive, equitable, and multidisciplinary learning environment. To fulfill this commitment, the GSBS has launched the Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Underrepresented Scholars (SURP4US), which exclusively focuses on recruiting and training students from underrepresented groups in the biomedical sciences. SURP4US takes place at ISMMS and offers undergraduate students with a strong background in science. Scholars will have the opportunity to conduct intensive research across various disciplines in a vibrant, diverse, and nurturing environment that will prepare them to submit PhD or MD/PHD applications. SURP4US is unique in that, at the culmination of the program, Scholars are evaluated for admission into the ISMMS FlexGrad Program, our early admission pathway into our PhD and MD/PhD programs.


Contact Information
Contact: Dr. Hala Harony-Nicolas
Email: admissions@mssm.edu
Web Site: https://icahn.mssm.edu/education/non-degree/surp4us


Keywords
Biomedical Sciences, Cancer, Genetics, Genomics, Immunology, Microbiology, Neuroscience