Research Section
Summer and Fall Research Opportunities
Education Opportunities in Research.
SUMMER
Our summer research program has been growing each year. In 2011, we have approximately 20 students working on various projects with our EM research faculty.
Planning for summer research should be begin as early as possible as several major deadlines occur as early as December and no later than March.
Students working with us during the summer must either be in one of the defined research training programs in the Clinical Research Training Center (CRTC) http://crtc.wustl.edu below or be funded through a grant. "Volunteer" research is not permissible in accordance with University policy and Federal law. Employment opportunities are limited; when available, they are available only on the WU Human Resources website http://hr.wustl.edu .
Medical Students (both WU and other universities):
1) CRTC TL1 Predoctoral Program http://crtc.wustl.edu/content/predoctoral-program-overview This program is an NIH-funded two-month research training program with stipend. You should contact your research mentor very early to begin planning your project. The deadline for applications is usually in February.
Undergraduate students (both WU and other universities):
1) CRTC ASPIRE program http://crtc.wustl.edu/aspire.php This program is a two-month research training program with stipend. You should contact your research mentor very early to begin planning your project. The deadline for applications is usually in February.
2) WU Harvey A Friedman Center for Aging http://wucfa.wustl.edu/
Dr. Christopher Carpenter, one of our leading researchers, has several active research projects in the area of geriatric emergency medicine, which is a constantly growing demographic in emergency medicine today. In recent years, Dr. Carpenter has successfully mentored dozens of students who have had their work presented at national meetings in emergency medicine. The deadline for applications is usually in March.
High school students (between Jr. and Sr. year) and entering college freshman
1) CRTC ASPIRE program http://crtc.wustl.edu/aspire.php This program is a two-month research training program with stipend. You should contact your research mentor very early to begin planning your project. The deadline for applications is usually in February.
FALL
Fall-Spring Opportunities for WU Undergraduates and Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Students
Biology 265 Section 3 (Experience in Life Sciences)
Pre-requisite: MedPrep course or admission to the Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program
This is a credit only course (pass/fail) for 3 credit hours over two consecutive semesters (1.5 hours / semester) Each student is paired with one faculty mentor on a specific research project with an expected commitment of 4-5 hours per week (on average) with regular progress meetings with faculty mentor every 1-2 weeks. Successful BIOL 265 students will prepare an abstract for submission to a regional or national meeting selected in consultation with the faculty mentor and/or will prepare a manuscript for submission. Successful BIOL 265 students can expect a detailed letter of recommendation from the mentor upon request after the conclusion of the course.
