Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program

The SURF 2009 application can be download here. The dates for the program are Monday, June 8 through Friday, August 14, 2009. Contact Dr. Philip R. Mayeux by email or at (501) 686-8895 to request a hard copy of the application if you are having problems downloading the pdf file. The completed application and letters of recommendation must be received by Dr. Mayeux by Monday, March 16, 2009. Students will be notified of their status no later that April 10, 2009.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology SURF program is funded in part by the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). The goal of this national research program is to give undergraduate students who might be interested in graduate school and a career in biomedical research the opportunity to experience what it is like to work in a research lab and perform biomedical research in pharmacology or toxicology. Students spend 10 weeks working in the lab and earn $3,000. If you have any questions, contact Dr. Mayeux.

Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium 2008

August 14, 2008

List of Speakers

Amanda Stolarz “The relationship of I/R induced renal injury and mitochondrial electrons”
Advisor: Dr. L.A. MacMillan-Crow
Renee Jordan “Comparison of alpha1c protein expression in rat small mesenteric arteries and veins”
Advisor: Dr. Nancy Rush
Christina Wade “Hallucinogens and head twitch behavior”
Advisor: Dr. Bill Fantegrossi
Brandon Linz “Site-directed mutagenesis of an anti-methamphetamine single chain antibody”
Advisor: Dr. Michael Owens
Corey Hayes “Do Endocannabinoids contribute to sepsis-induced renal injury?”
Advisor: Dr. Paul Prather