The Summer 2001 Research Program
The
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Kansas offers a
ten week Summer Undergraduate research Program. Students will perform
independent research under the supervision of faculty members, applying chemical
principles to problems involving drugs and related molecules. In
Pharmaceutical Chemistry, the emphasis is on promoting the therapeutic
effects of the drug or minimizing toxicity, or controlling delivery of the
drug to specific sites of action. This involves increased attention to
physical-organic, physical and analytical chemistry. Detailed information
on projects for the summer will be provided in the application packet.
Participants receive basic instruction in laboratory and research techniques,
including laboratory safety, effective use of major university science
library, and instruction in first-hand use of specialized laboratory
instrumentation of importance to a given research problem. The program is
designed to provide an opportunity for students to evaluate the possibility
of entering a graduate program in the pharmaceutical sciences. Accordingly,
students are provided the opportunity of engaging in a full-time research
experience in close collaboration with faculty members and graduate students.
As a direct result of the summer undergraduate research experience, many of
our former participants have entered graduate schools and successfully
completed doctoral degrees.
Examples of projects: Abstracts of 1999 Research Projects
Who is eligible?
Preferably
applicants should have completed their junior year by the beginning of the
summer, but highly qualified sophomore students will be considered as well.
(Seniors are reminded that graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical
Chemistry are available and inquiries are welcome.) Competitive stipends
are provided to participants to cover local living costs. Participants
enroll as K.U. students for the summer and receive academic credit for
their research work. Excellent recreational facilities and other University
privileges are available to Summer Undergraduate research participants. The
University of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Applications are invited from all qualified people regardless of race,
religion, color, sex, disability, national origin, ancestry, age or veteran
status. Applications from minorities are especially encouraged. The next
application deadline is March 13, 2001. The next program is planned for the
period of May 21, 2001 to July 27, 2001.
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Poster and application materials will be available in late December, 2000
For further information, applications, and project descriptions write or
call:
Summer
Undergraduate Research Program
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
The University of Kansas
2099 Constant Avenue
104 McCollum
Lawrence, KS 66047-2504
Phone: (785) 864-4820
FAX: (785)864-5736
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