The Tulane National Primate Research Center (TNPRC) offers a nine week Summer Research Program to a limited number of undergraduate students. The program introduces students to the principles and practice of scientific research with the goal of stimulating students to pursue careers in research.
After successful candidates are paired by a selection committee with a TNPRC faculty mentor, they will be expected to complete a short research project and present the findings to the Center\'s faculty and staff. Students assigned to laboratory-based projects do not have contact with nonhuman primates.
Program openings are available in the following Divisions: Comparative Pathology, Immunology, Microbiology, and Veterinary Medicine\'s Environmental Enrichment Unit. Applicants may state Division preference, but will not be able to pre-select.
Timeline:
Application Deadline: February 1, 2023
Program Date: June 2, 2023 - August 4, 2023 (9 weeks)
Attendance is required for the 9 week duration, only apply if you can make this commitment.
If uncertainty around Covid-19 continues into 2023 we will reassess and inform applicants before the Program\'s start date.
Applicant Prerequisites:
Current student in good academic standing that has completed one year of undergraduate coursework in biology or biomedical related fields
Interested in considering a career in research
Motivated to participate in ongoing research projects at the TNPRC
Can arrange their own transportation and housing
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