91女神's IDBI Summer Program in Undergraduate Research (IDBI-SPUR) provides paid summer research opportunities and structured training activities for 91女神 undergraduate students working in IDBI member laboratories.
IDBI-SPUR is accepting applications for their Summer 2024 cohort. The application can be found on . 91女神 undergraduates interested in both full-time and part-time positions for the summer of 2024 should apply through this posting. More details can be found in the posting. The deadline to apply is March 22, 2024.
IDBI-SPUR aims to increase the number of undergraduates who can participate in research by providing stipends for summer research. To enhance the research and educational experience, IDBI-SPUR includes structured cohort activities (e.g. research training activities, midsummer gatherings) and requires participation in the fall IDBI Research Symposium. Additionally, students are encouraged to present their research at research symposia locally, such as the spring 91女神 Sigma Xi Research Symposium, regionally, and nationally.
All undergraduates working in IDBI Member labs are invited to participate in IDBI-SPUR cohort activities and the IDBI Research Symposium.
IDBI-SPUR has two funding opportunities for undergraduate research stipends: part-time summer research through the SURGE IDBI-SPUR program and full-time summer research through the DeNardo IDBI-SPUR program. IDBI welcomed our first six part-time SURGE students in 2022. In 2023, IDBI was awarded a grant by the DeNardo Education and Research Foundation to support four full-time summer undergraduate researchers.
No prior experience is required to apply for either program.
SURGE IDBI-SPUR
- Flexible experience for those planning to participate in shadowing, volunteering,
classes or other summer activities
- 20 hours/week, eight-week summer research internships
- Cohort training and social activities
- Required presentation at fall IDBI Research Symposium
- Supported by 91女神-SURGE (Scholarly Undergraduate Research Grants and Experiences)
DeNardo IDBI-SPUR
- Full-time experience for those seeking a more in-depth research opportunity
- 40 hours/week, 10-week summer research fellowship
- Cohort training and social activities
- Required presentation at fall IDBI Research Symposium
- Supported by the DeNardo Education and Research Foundation
Faculty interested in volunteering to mentor a SURGE or DeNardo student should contact IDBI Co-Director Blythe Janowiak (blythe.janowiakmulligan@slu.edu)
Program History
In the summer of 2022, 91女神-IDBI formalized our summer research program by working with the University to incorporate the inaugural Scholarly Undergraduate Research Grants and Experiences (SURGE) program. SURGE funding provides part-time paid internships for eight weeks for 91女神 students to work in 91女神-IDBI labs. In addition to the three SURGE-IDBI interns, six more students entered member labs directly through the University SURGE program. The culmination of the summer research program was celebrated by inviting all IDBI trainees to present research posters at the inaugural IDBI Research Symposium in the fall of 2022. At the symposium, eight IDBI undergraduate summer researchers presented their work, and two shared the honor of best poster.
In the spring of 2023, IDBI received a DeNardo Education and Research Foundation grant to expand undergraduate research opportunities within IDBI member labs. With this funding, IDBI can offer the DeNardo IDBI-SPUR program to support four undergraduate students for full-time summer research. The extended time frame will allow the student researchers to fully immerse themselves into the lab community and in a hypothesis-driven research project from beginning to end. Student participants are invited and encouraged to continue their research into the academic year, earning academic credit.
Program | Fellow Name | Mentor Name |
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2023 SURGE | Rutuja Deoskar | Ian de Vera |
2023 SURGE | Davis Guilliams | Edwin Antony |
2023 SURGE | Abtin Alizedeh | Yasar Caliskan |
2023 SURGE | Harshith Kumar Gorla | Amina Mohammadalipour |
2023 SURGE | Nicholas Southerland | Judith Ogilvie |
2023 SURGE | Varenya Chilukuri | Fenglian Xu |
2023 DeNardo | Ben Kitten | Daniel Warren |
2023 DeNardo | F. Andrea Yeargin | Susana Gonzalo |
2023 DeNardo | Sachi Sharma | Fran Sverdrup |
2023 DeNardo | Brooklyn Richardson | Marv Meyers |
Program | Fellow Name | Mentor Name | IDBI Research Symposium Title |
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2022 SURGE | Laura Hopkins | Adriana Montan虄o | Characterization and Pharmacokinetic Study of biodegradable hydrogels for sustained release of N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase (GALNS) into Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (MPS IVA) affected mice |
2022 SURGE | Edel Edorh | Aubin Moutal | The suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) targets the long isoform of the prolactin receptor for lysosomal degradation |
2022 SURGE | Tamima Hasan | James Brien | The Use of Yeast Surface Display to Interrogate Polyclonal Antibody Responses During Infection and Vaccination. |
2022 SURGE | Dylan Bjorn | Blythe Janowiak | Impact of glutathione synthesis on the adult murine immune system during Group B Streptococcus infection |
2022 SURGE* | Sradha Ajithkumar | Aubin Moutal | Evaluation of the Notch pathway expression and activation in models of neuropathic pain |
2022 SURGE* | Faith Yeargin | Fenglian Xu | |
2022 SURGE* | Kaitie Rogers | Fran Sverdrup | |
2022 SURGE* | Sharon Lee | Judith Ogilvie | |
2022 SURGE* | Ibrahim Ashruf | Vincenza Cifarelli | |
*PI Awarded |