Summer Research Fellowship Program

The Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University offers undergraduate research fellowships every summer in clinical and basic cancer research. The highly competitive fellowship program provides funding and opportunities for students who want to pursue careers in cancer research or medicine. Each fellow receives a stipend and additional funds for research supplies are provided to the host lab. The fellow is paired with a WVU MBRCC scientist for a 10-week research project. Various research projects are available that provide a research experience focused upon molecular, biochemical and/or cellular approaches toward understanding the mechanism of cancer, the development of anticancer drugs and applications of nanotechnology to cancer research. The participating labs focus upon blood and hematological malignancies such as leukemia or lymphoma, as well as cervical, ovarian, breast, lung and head and neck cancers.

In the Summer 2008 program, the fellowship stipend is $4000. The program will start June 2, 2008 and continue until August 8, 2008. Fellows are required to prepare an abstract and present the results of their summer research project at the research symposium.

Application information: The application deadline is March 3, 2008, and the applicants will be notified of their status by March 28. Applicants should submit the following:

• A letter indicating interest in the program and professional goals
• Resume
• Recent copy of their academic transcript
• Two letters of recommendation from professors familiar with the academic record of the applicant (recent science professors preferred)

The application should be directed to:

Deena Young
1620 Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-9300
Tel: (304) 293-7432
Fax: (304) 293-4667
dkyoung@hsc.wvu.edu

Questions about the scientific program can be directed to:

Linda Vona Davis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Coordinator
Undergraduate Research Program
Tel: 304-293-1280
lvdavis@hsc.wvu.edu