The University of Texas at Arlington Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Integrative Physiology (SURPINT) is an intensive program designed for ambitious undergraduate students who are seeking research and professional development opportunities.
Laureen Abbo Nono (SURPINT alumna) evaluating the amount of live and dead mesenchymal stem cells 24 hours after oxidative stress.
Fellows will spend up to 10 weeks during the summer doing a combination of the following
- Pursuing individual research projects within the laboratory of a nationally/internationally recognized faculty mentor.
- Gaining experience in a laboratory environment.
- Developing new research skills and techniques.
- Acquiring firsthand experience of what postgraduate research and education is all about.
Research
At the end of the summer, fellows will present their research / experiences to the broader scientific community at UT Arlington.
Fellows will participate in the summer research program each year. Fellows are assigned to a laboratory and research project according to their previous training and research interests.
Research areas include:
- Integrative Physiology
- Biomedical Science
- Cancer Biology
- Cell Biology
- Immunology
- Mechanisms of Disease
- Molecular Biology
Professional Development
In addition to hands-on research experience, fellows will also participate in a variety of professional development experiences/opportunities including seminars given by UT Arlington faculty members and current graduate students and postdoctoral research fellows, group discussions about graduate training opportunities and careers in science, and research article review/critique opportunities.
Additional spots are available for the larger group-based professional development experiences/opportunities portion of the program.