We plan and host clinical and research undergraduate summer programs that provide an enhanced scientific and professional preparation for students aspiring toward a career in medicine or biomedical sciences.
The listed programs provide discipline-specific training and opportunities for smaller-scale connections within the overall community.
Cystic Fibrosis Summer Research Program (CF SURP)
This is an 8-week program funded by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to introduce outstanding undergraduates to basic and translational research that is impactful to CF.
Up to 8 students will be accepted into this CF-focused, paid summer program to work with faculty affiliated with the UAB Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center. CF SURP students will be given the opportunity to learn a wide range of research skills, with the potential option of a clinical or clinical research shadowing experience for up to 5 days. Students will receive a stipend.
Blazer Broadening Representation And Inclusion in Neuroscience (Blazer BRAIN)
The 8-week program provides students with excellent scientific aptitude the opportunity to experience independent research in the neurosciences under the guidance of a UAB faculty member. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.
Kidney, urology, and hematology Undergraduate Research Program (KUH KURE)
KUH KURE - Kidney, Urology, and Hematology (KUH) Undergraduate Research Experience program is an NIH funded Summer Research Program giving you the opportunity to learn about advances in kidney, urology, and non-malignant hematology research and be mentored in your own research project in a lab by the University of Alabama at Birmingham's renowned KUH community of investigators. This 12-week program (3 weeks are virtual) allows you an in-depth experience in the field of biomedical research.
Cancer Partnership Research Training Program
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) invites honors-level undergraduate/post-baccalaureate students majoring in a scientific discipline with interest in cancer medicine, basic cancer research, cancer health disparities, or similar to participate in its eight-week Partnership Research Summer Training Program (PRSTP)
More program information can be found on the program flyer and PRSTP application. Paper applications are available. If would like a paper application, please email Dennis Otali, Ph.D. or Upender Manne, M.S., Ph.D..
Summer in Biomedical Sciences (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program
This program is an 8-week program where undergraduate students are instructed in the techniques of modern biology while becoming integrated members of a vibrant clinical and scientific community. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.
Future Surgeons and Scientists Investigating Oncology (FUSSION)
The Future Surgeons and Scientists Investigating Oncology (FUSSION) YES program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), funded by NIH/NCI R25CA281680, is designed to increase interest in cancer-related research among college students from groups who are underrepresented in biomedical sciences, with the goal of creating a pipeline of diverse future physician-scientists with cancer-related research programs. To achieve this goal, FUSSION will provide a 2-year mentored research experience augmented by monthly workshops on cancer-related topics, scientific communication, and career and academic development.
O’Neal ACS Diversity in Cancer Research Internship (DICR)
This is a 10-week program funded by the American Cancer Society to introduce outstanding undergraduates to in-lab cancer research. Up to 4 students will be accepted into this cancer research-focused, paid summer program to work with mentors affiliated with the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center. DICR students will be given the opportunity to learn a wide range of research and professional development skills and learn from mentors engaging in real-time cancer research in operational labs.
Research and Clinical Exp in Pathology (RaCE4Path)
Undergraduate students will be recruited for the Research and Clinical Exp in Pathology summer program through the PSDO Application portal. This 8-week program will blend both clinical and research training in the area of pathology for a shared-science approach to learning.
Please contact Dr. Brandi McCleskey at bmccleskey@uabmc.edu.