YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
ROTH INSTITUTE SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Summer Undergraduate Honors Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Sue Golding Graduate Division

The program is primarily designed for undergraduate students who have a strong interest in a research career in the biochemical or biological sciences, and provides 8-9 weeks of experience working in an active basic biomedical research laboratory at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The program is open to SCW and YC students only. YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR AECOM’S “SURP” PROGRAM WHICH IS FOR NON-YU UNDERGRADUATES.  Please note that it is preferred that the student will have completed the junior year of college. Students having completed their bachelor’s degree are ineligible.

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM

As a student participating in the program you will do research in a laboratory under the direction of a faculty member. Laboratory assignments will be made according to the mutual research interests of the faculty sponsors and the student participants. Student preferences for specific laboratories will be honored whenever possible. Descriptions of laboratory research projects may be found on the web at http://www.aecom.yu.edu/home/SGGD/summer.htm
You will have the opportunity to interact not only with the faculty member directing your research, but also with graduate students and/or postdoctoral fellows working in the laboratory. There will be weekly seminars with other students enrolled in the programs, given by faculty and graduate students. At the end of the program, each student will present his/her work to the other students and the faculty advisors. Each student will also be expected to write a brief report concerning the research carried out and its relation to other work going on in his/her laboratory.

EXPENSES

Scholarships in the amount of $2,500 will be awarded. Students will be responsible for travel, meals, and other incidental expenses.

HOUSING

Student housing at the Medical School complex will be available for those who request it.

MEALS

Meals may be prepared in the apartments or purchased at the College or Hospital Cafeterias.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Participants will be invited to all Graduate School functions. Smaller group social interactions will occur within your research laboratory and with other program participants. The Administrative Office of the Sue Golding Graduate Division will serve as a Student Affairs Office.

Eligibility Requirements
  1. Completion of the junior year or, in exceptional cases, the sophomore year of college. Sophomores with limited number of science courses and graduating seniors are not eligible.
  2. Cumulative grade point average as required for honors work or demonstrated unusual motivation for research.
  3. Career interest in biomedical sciences (especially research).
Application Procedures
  1. Submit a completed application form (pages 1, 2 & 3, typed or printed in black ink) to the Roth Institute Scholars Committee before the final examinations of the fall semester.
  2. Request five copies of your transcripts to be sent to the committee (there should be no charge for unofficial transcripts used by the committee).
  3. Ask for letters of reference from at least two YU faculty members making sure that the letters reach the committee by the first week of the spring semester (see last page).
  4. Two members of the Roth Scholars committee will interview you.
  5. The committee will inform you of its decision no later than end of March.
  6. If accepted, you should return a signed acceptance form within ten days.
  7. If selected as a Roth Institute Scholar you will be contacted by AECOM regarding your placement with a suitable group.
Conditions of Award
  1. Awardees will work with a mentor at AECOM on a research project (basic research) in an area of biomedical sciences.
  2. The awardee will work full time for 8-9 weeks of the summer. Starting and ending dates will be indicated by AECOM. The usual starting day is in mid June.
  3. Each awardee will receive a stipend.
  4. Roth Institute Scholars may apply for independent study credits for their summer research. These credits do not satisfy requirements in the major field of study and do not fulfill the requirements for the Honors Program. Some students use their research as the basis of additional work which is needed for an Honors thesis. In addition to successful completion of the summer research at AECOM, a report, written in the style of a scientific paper, is required for receiving credit.

All correspondence or questions should be addressed to Dr. Barry Potvin, Department of Biology, Yeshiva College, phone (212)-960-5372; e-mail .

 

 

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED DURING THE READING WEEK OF THE FALL SEMESTER AND THAT ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE RECEIVED BY THE FIRST DAY OF THE SPRING SEMESTER. THE COMMITTEE WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS.
 

Name
Home Address

School Address

E-mail
Home Phone
School Phone
FAX
Citizenship

Country:    
Visa Type:

Expected date
of graduation
Major Subject(s)
Credits in Major
Minor Subject(s)
Credits in Minor

List all grades earned in the following subjects, including laboratory grades if any (Indicate grades, dates and complete names of schools for these courses if taken outside YU):

Biology
Biology
Chemistry
Chemistry
Physics
Math, Stats,
Computer Science
Psychology and
other Sciences

List courses relevant to this application that you plan to take in the Spring Semester.

Professional Goals: Write a statement describing your professional goals and how participation in this research program will aid you in attaining them. Try to include your specific reasons for selecting certain areas of research interest (see below). Keep in mind that this will be read by the faculty who are asked to accept you into their laboratories for the summer.


 

Extracurricular experiences: list and briefly describe activities that you have engaged in or are presently engaged in outside of regular class time. Your list may include: (a) Research experience (b) Volunteer activities (i.e. school and/or community service) (c) Membership in clubs and organizations (e.g. scientific, literary, political, religious) (d) Sports and hobbies.

References: Submit the names of two YU faculty members who agreed to write a letter of recommendation in support of this application. Complete the applicant information on the faculty recommendation forms and give them to your teachers or mentors. Additional letters of recommendation, which are relevant to this application, are welcome.
Please list the names of all persons who agreed to write a letter in support of your application.

Would you be interested in free on campus housing?

After what date (at the end of the spring semester) should AECOM contact you at home rather than at your campus location?

Please indicate which research areas are of the most interest to you (you may make multiple selections by holding down on the control key while clicking your selections). This information is required in order to assist the Director of the Summer Undergraduate Research Program in your placement with an appropriate research group.

The Sue Golding Graduate Division of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine comprises the Departments of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology and Cancer, Microbiology and Immunology, Molecular Genetics, Molecular Pharmacology, Neuroscience, Pathology, and Physiology and Biophysics. Since research is often interdisciplinary in nature, it is likely that you will find your interests reflected in more than one department. In filling out this form, please note that your application will be directed to faculty members who are the most appropriate, based on the information that you supply in your essay and on your research interests.

Listed below are general areas of research that reflects the interests of the Graduate School faculty. Check off those that most closely correspond to your own interests.

MAKE SURE THAT YOUR APPLICATION AND ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE RECEIVED BY THE REQUIRED DATES. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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(typing your name here is tantamount to signing with your legal signature)

Date

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