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Getting into Research. Available at www.bmes.seas.ucla.edu. Why research?. Graduate School Medical School Industry Apply your knowledge to real problems. Finding Research Opportunities. BE professors http://www.bioeng.ucla.edu/research/research-areas
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Getting into Research Available at www.bmes.seas.ucla.edu
Why research? • Graduate School • Medical School • Industry • Apply your knowledge to real problems
Finding Research Opportunities • BE professors • http://www.bioeng.ucla.edu/research/research-areas • http://www.bioeng.ucla.edu/people/faculty • Don’t forget affiliated faculty!
Finding Research Opportunities, cont. • Non BE professors • Pharmacology http://www.pharmacology.ucla.edu/search/faculty-research • Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics (MIMG) http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/research_pages • Most department websites have a faculty or research page
Contacting professors • E-mail including why you’re interested in the professor’s research • Attachments • Resume • Cover letter – tailor for each lab!
Research for Credit • BE199 counts towards BE major electives • http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/undergraduates/enrollment-in-courses
Research Scholarships • UCLA Scholarships http://www.ugresearchsci.ucla.edu under “Research Scholarships and Programs” • Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URSP) • Undergraduate Research Fellows Program (URFP) • Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Program (HHURP) • CARE Fellows and Scholars Program – disadvantaged background
Research Scholarships, cont. • National or International Scholarships http://www.honors.ucla.edu/national.html • Goldwater Scholarship • Churchill Scholarship • Marshall Scholarship • Rhodes Scholarship
Research Scholarships, cont. • National Institute of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program • https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp • Disadvantaged background • SMART Scholarship from DOD • http://smart.asee.org • Includes employment with DOD after graduation
Other Resources • Collaboration for Undergraduate Research Enrichment http://www.cureatucla.com • Biomedical Research Minor https://www.biomedresearchminor.ucla.edu
Q&A with Speakers Presentation available at www.bmes.seas.ucla.edu
Posters and Lab Tours Presentation available at www.bmes.seas.ucla.edu