St. Jude Summer Plus Program
Summer Plus provides research opportunities for Rhodes students at St. Jude Children′s Research Hospital.
Available to:
• First year students
• Sophomores
• Juniors
• Students in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, psychology
Requires a long term commitment to a St. Jude faculty mentor:
• One to two summers, 12 weeks paid stipend ($9.70 hr, 40 hr/week – live on campus at Rhodes)
• Plus two semesters, 8 - 10 hr/week unpaid, for science credit (may be used to fulfill a Biology laboratory course requirement - contact your departmental advisor if you′re not a Bio major about academic credit in your major)
• Research can then be extended for elective or Honors Research credit
• Preference given to students willing to commit to a second paid summer
Research areas include:
- Biochemistry
- Chemical Biology & Therapeutics
- Developmental Neurobiology
- Epidemiology & Cancer Control
- Genetics and Tumor Cell Biology
- Hematology
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases
- Oncology
- Pathology
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Radiological Sciences
- Structural Biology
- Surgery
When and how to apply?
St. Jude faculty will be interviewing applicants in early February. Notify Dr Robert Strandburg at strandburg@rhodes.edu or your Rhodes advisor of your interest now! There are 6 research slots available for Summer Plus, so don′t delay!
Download (PDF) and complete the application form by January 18, 2008, return it to Dr. Robert Strandburg (201 Clough)
Download (PDF) the letter of recommendation form and have one faculty (preferably a science professor) complete it by January 18, 2008.
