The Comparative Medicine Institute (CMI) Summer Interdisciplinary Research Initiative (SIRI) develops future research leaders in the biomedical sciences through:
- Hands-on, in-depth training
- Mentoring opportunities in many disciplines including genetics, stem-cell and regenerative medicine, pharmacology, infectious disease
- Interdisciplinary coaching – preparing future-ready scientists ready to tackle 21st century challenges
The CMI invites undergraduate students at NC State University in their freshman and sophomore year who do not already have an existing internship to apply for our competitive Summer Interdisciplinary Research Initiative (SIRI). Applications will be available in the late fall (tentative date 11/20/2018) on the CURiOuS website.
Each of these student research positions provide a unique opportunity to develop valuable research skills through working with multiple CMI faculty, post doctoral and graduate student mentors on exciting new interdisciplinary research projects.
The students who are selected for these positions will initially enroll in a research course and train in the laboratory in the Spring Semester. Students will then receive payment during the summer for their research work from May – July. By the end of the summer, they will prepare a research poster and present it at the Undergraduate Research Forum and the CMI Annual Research & Innovation Summit.
The SIRI program, headed by Dr. Joshua Pierce, was inspired and is an expansion of the Translational Genetics and Genomics (TGG) Summer Student Research Program that was developed by Dr. Trudy Mackay.
Check this website for future updates on the SIRI programs or contact the SIRI Program Director (Dr. Joshua Pierce, jgpierce@ncsu.edu) for more information.