Summer Research Training
The University of Iowa provides undergraduates from diverse collegiate backgrounds the opportunity to have an immersive biomedical research experience during the summer in a cutting-edge, hypothesis-driven laboratory. Participants, through a hands-on research experience, enhance their analytical and technical research skills while working with and receiving mentoring from a University of Iowa faculty member, culminating in poster presentations at the Iowa Memorial Union, shown above.
In addition to the time in the laboratory, we highly encourage summer undergraduate research program participants to enrich their summer experience by taking advantage of the career and professional development activities.
Undergraduate Student Opportunities
- Biochemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (BSURF) Program
A ten week program providing students with hands-on experience in an active research laboratory under the direction of an established scientist. The research involves planning and performing experiments to answer questions of interest in contemporary biochemistry. - Biomedical Scholars Summer Undergraduate Research Program
The Biomedical Scholars Summer Undergraduate Research Program offers research opportunities in the laboratories of faculty in free radical and radiation biology, genetics, human toxicology, immunology, molecular medicine, and neuroscience. - Cancer Research Opportunities at Iowa (CROI)
CROI is a free ten-week program for underrepresented undergraduates interested in cancer-related biomedical sciences with mentors from the colleges of medicine, nursing, public health, engineering, pharmacy, and liberal arts & sciences. - Summer Microbiology Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
A ten-week program designed for undergraduate students studying microbiology or other biological sciences who are interested in a career in science. - Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)
An award-winning program designed to provide promising underrepresented undergraduate students with in-depth research experiences. - Summer Undergraduate MSTP Research Program
The Summer Undergraduate MSTP Research Program offers an intensive experience for undergraduates interested in combined MD/PhD training for a career as a physician-scientist. - Fostering Undergraduate Talent- Uniting Research and Education (FUTURE) in Biomedicine Program
The FUTURE in Biomedicine Program develops research and learning partnerships with professors from Iowa colleges that do not offer doctoral programs. The program opens University of Iowa laboratories to Iowa college professors. Undergraduate students may be selected to accompany their faculty advisors.
Summer Seminar Undergraduate Discusses Her Poster
Brittany Ramirez elaborates on her poster with Mike Dailey, PhD, Associate Director of the Neuroscience Department.
Summer Seminar Kickoff
Fifth-year graduate student Danni Talbot launches the undergraduate summer seminar series. Talbot, a student in the Cell and Developmental Biology Program, offered advice on how to get into graduate school and what to expect once in.
