University of Colorado Denver

Benefits for Undergraduate Students

• Receive hands-on training in molecular biology techniques in a special 2-credit Maymester course, BIOL 2750.
• Get paid $10/hour for up to 15 hours/week during the school year and 40 hours/week during the summer to work in the labs of top-tier researchers at UCD's Downtown and Anschutz Medical Campuses.
• Participate in workshops to learn to read, write and critically analyze scientific literature.
• Receive hands-on and classroom training in today's cutting edge "omics" technologies, such as genomics, proteomics, metabolomics & more.
• Get help preparing successful graduate school applications.
• Build a network of friends and fellow researchers who are also taking their first steps towards a biomedical research career.

Eligibility Requirements

• High GPA (Freshman: 3.0, Sophomore: 3.2, Junior: 3.4, Senior: 3.5)
• Full-time enrollment in the University of Colorado, Denver.
• Applicants from groups traditionally underrepresented in science are encouraged.
• Interest in a career in biomedical research, including pursuing Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degrees.

Benefits for Graduate Students

• Receive salary, graduate school tuition and health insurance for attending UC Denver's graduate school.
• Participate in workshops specifically designed to help you succeed in graduate school, including a pre-doctoral research grant proposal writing workshop.
• Receive a travel funding to present your research at a national meeting.

Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time enrollment in a Ph.D. program at the University of Colorado Denver.
• Passed preliminary exams (typically taken at the end of your first year).
• Completed your research lab rotations.
• Have chosen and been accepted by your dissertation advisor.

Eligible progra​​ms on Anschutz Medic​al Campus include:

• Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
  
• Biomedical Sciences
  
• Biostatistics
  
• Cancer Biology
  
• Cell Biology, Stem Cells, and Development
  
• Clinical Science
  
• Computational Bioscience
  
• Epidemiology
  
• Health Services Research
  
• Human Medical Genetics
  
• Immunology
  
• Medical Scientist Training Program
  
• Microbiology
  
• Molecular Biology
  
• Neuroscience
  
• Pharmaceutical Sciences
  
• Pharmacology
  
• Physiology and Biophysics
  
• Reproductive Sciences
  
• Structural Biology and Biophysics
  
• Toxicology
  

​Eligible programs at Dow​ntown Denver Campus include:

• Bioengineering
• Clinical Health Psychology
• Health and Behavioral Sciences

Benefits for Undergraduate Mentors

• For early career scientists like postdocs, working with undergraduates can be an important step in learning to mentor.
  
• For established researchers, working with undergraduates can be a good opportunity to share your knowledge and experience with the next generation of scientists.
  
• Enhance your CV by participating in a well-recognized NIH program: Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD).
  
• Get help with that small, backburner project that you just can't find the time to complete yourself.

Requirements for Undergraduate Mentors

• Patience and enthusiasm for supporting undergraduate learning.
  
• NIH or equivalent extramural funding to support the research infrastructure needed by the students.
  
• Involve students in many aspects of lab life including lab meetings, method of development, experimental design, data analysis and publishing.
  
• Complete programmatic surveys (administered by the Evaluation Center) about twice a year.
  
• For more information on expectations for undergraduate mentors, click here.
  

​Benefits for Graduate Mentors

• Financial assistance for up to two years for qualified graduate students.
  
• Assistance with predoc fellowship applications from an experienced reviewer, PI Dr. Sonia Flores.