Near the end of the ten-week summer programs, students present their posters in the IMU Ballroom.
Summer Research Training
The University of Iowa provides undergraduates from a variety of institutions - public and private, near and far - 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 undergraduates interested in cancer-related biomedical sciences with mentors from the colleges of medicine, nursing, public health, engineering, pharmacy, and liberal arts & sciences. - 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. - Iowa Summer Scholars Program (INI) The Iowa Neuroscience Institute Summer Scholar Program supports three Iowa undergraduates planning to pursue research during the summer with any INI faculty member, or any UI faculty member who would like to join the INI.
- 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 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.
OGPS Associate Dean Darren Hoffmann talks about his path from undergrad through the graduate school years during a brownbag seminar.
PowerPoint Presentation Pointers
Graduate Fellow Ashley Goll boils down a PowerPoint presentation to its fundamental components.