BioPREP: Biology Participation in Research and Education Program

An NIH-funded program to encourage underrepresented community college students who wish to further their education and pursue careers in biomedical sciences

Dates:	June 1 - July 2, 2009
Application Deadline:	March 20, 2009

An opportunity to spend 5 weeks at Stony Brook University in a biotechnology laboratory learning molecular biology techniques and performing a
mentored research project

Lab Techniques & Computer Skills that will be covered:
Isolation of DNA	Inoculation of bacterial cultures
Mini preps from bacterial cultures	Restriction enzyme digests
Ligation of DNA	Bacterial transformation
Preparation of solutions	Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Restriction fragment length polymorphism	Pubmed literature searches
Gel electrophoresis (agarose and polyacrylamide)	Genome database searches
Protein expression & purification	Bioinformatics tools
Western blotting	PowerPoint presentations

Other Activities
Award Ceremony & Poster Session: An award ceremony is held with family and guests invited.

Lab Meetings & Presentations: Students attend weekly lab meetings to discuss newly learned lab techniques and to present results from their ongoing research.

Guest Speaker Series: Guest lecturers speak to the students regarding various aspects of the biological sciences.

Eligibility	Full-time community college student U.S. Citizen or permanent resident Minimum of 24 credits by the end of the Spring 2009 An introductory biology course is a prerequisite (more biology and/or chemistry is preferred) Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA This is a mandatory residential program (Monday through Friday) and students must commit their time fully (including evenings) to this program for the full five-week period.
Application package (due March 20, 2009)	a completed application form a copy of your college transcript(s) two letters of recommendation from faculty a one-page statement expressing your professional goals and your ideas to encourage underrepresented students to pursue biomedical careers proof of citizenship or permanent residency (copy of birth certificate or permanent residency card)

Applications should be sent to your college coordinator:
Dr. Catherine Kelly, Nassau Community College
Dr. Joanna Ambron, Queensborough Community College
Dr. Rosa Gambier, Suffolk County Community College

Students from other community colleges, please send applications to
Dr. Daniel Moloney
Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5233

For additional information or questions, please call (631-632-9750) or e-mail (cesame@stonybrook.edu)

Upcoming Events

November 15 & December 6, 2008:  Workshop for Science Olympiad coaches

December 5, 2008:  Astronomy Open Science Night - "Out with a Bang! (or a Whimper!): The Death of a Massive Star", Dr. Douglas Swesty

December 6, 2008:  Manya: A Living History of Madame Marie Curie at Brookhaven National Laboratory

December 12, 2008:  Physics Open Science Night - "The Physics of Quarks and Gluons at High Temperatures", Dr. Prof. Derek Teaney

December 15, 2008:  Deadline for HHMI International Fellowship applications

February 13, 2009:  Living World Open Science Night Lecture - "Celebration of Darwin's Bicentennial", lecture by distinguished biologist, Dr. Stephen Stearns, Yale University

February 17, 2009: Provostial Lecture by Dr. Uri Treisman (University of Texas at Austin), "Science and Mathematics Education"

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