Interdisciplinary REU Program in the Structure and Function of Proteins at the University of Michigan The Interdisciplinary REU program will provide undergraduate students with a 10-week summer research experience in the areas of biochemistry, biophysics, cheminformatics, computational chemistry, enzymology, marine biology, medicinal chemistry, molecular biology, pharmaceutical sciences and plant biology. The research projects featured in this program all involve studies of the structure and function of proteins.

Rising juniors and seniors with a sincere interest in the pursuit of Ph.D. studies in science, technology, engineering or mathematics are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants must be US Citizens or Permanent Residents. An online application along with further details regarding the program can be found at: http://pharmacy.umich.edu/reu. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2010.

Participant benefits include:

$4500 stipend
Free campus housing
$300 allowance for travel to and from Ann Arbor, MI
$1000 meal allowance
Scientific communication workshops
Graduate school preparation workshops, social outings and more….
Please feel free to contact Cherie Dotson at crdotson@umich.edu or 734-615-6562 if you have any questions.

Students with interests in pharmaceutically relevant research should consider our graduate (Ph.D.) program in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Jan 8th deadline) and our Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Medicinal Chemistry (Dec 31st deadline).