Undergraduate Summer Internships at Cornell University
 

Dear Colleagues,

The Plant Genome Research Outreach Program at Cornell University and
Boyce Thompson Institute is sponsoring summer internships in Ithaca,
New York. Internships are 8-10 weeks in length in one of 16
participating labs currently doing plant genome research. Areas of
research include: water-use efficiency, genome evolution and
organization, breeding for improved pest resistance,
Arabidopsis-aphid interactions, heavy metal accumulation and
tolerance, cell wall biosynthesis, plant resistance, and more.

All incoming interns will be mentored by a graduate student or
post-doctoral associate and will work with their mentors on a project
related to plant genomics. They will learn the latest in molecular
biology techniques, and depending on the lab, may also participate in
fieldwork. All students will be attending a weekly seminar series
featuring on-campus researchers, reading and discussing recent
literature related to their project, and will present their research
to the other students, principal investigators, and mentors at our
annual Summer Student Symposium. For participation in the program,
student interns will be provided a stipend, housing, and some travel
expenses.

Visit our website ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]) for more
information and to download an application. Deadline for all
application materials is February 23rd, 2004.

Please pass this information along to any interested undergraduates
and for more information, contact the internship coordinator, Nicole
Markelz ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]).

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Nicole Hanley Markelz
PGRP Outreach Coordinator
Cornell University and Boyce Thompson Institute

133 Boyce Thompson Institute
Ithaca, NY 14853
ph: 607.254.6732
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