This page contains program details for 2010. Check back later this fall for 2011 project descriptions and program details.
Join our program and work with faculty who impact fundamental issues of redox biology: aging, cancer, cardiovascular disease, Parkinson's disease and other major ailments! |
2010 Dates and Stipend
Start: June 7, 2010End: August 12, 2010
Stipend: $4,500
Who Should Apply
Related majors and areas
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EligibilityParticipation in the Nebraska Summer Research Program is limited to students who meet the following criteria:
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Application Timeline
- Tuesday, December 8, 2009 — Application opens
- Monday, February 15, 2010 — Priority deadline
- Monday, March 1, 2010 — Application deadline
- Monday, March 29, 2010 — Admission decisions complete
Benefits
- Competitive stipend
- Double-occupancy room and meal plan
- Travel expenses to and from Lincoln
- Campus parking and/or bus pass
- Full access to the Campus Recreation Center, University Health Center, and campus library system
- Wireless internet access
Program Events
- Campus and department orientation
- Department seminars and presentations
- Professional development workshops (e.g., applying to graduate school, taking the GRE)
- Welcome picnic
- Omaha day trip to Henry Doorly Zoo
- Canoe and camping trip
- Research symposium
The Redox Biology Center Summer REU Training Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was established in 2006 by the National Science Foundation to carry out independent research projects in redox biochemistry. Research areas range from molecular medicine to environmental biochemistry and plant biochemistry.
REU students participate in exciting projects at the cutting edge of research in redox biology. They formulate and test hypotheses, develop experimental problem-solving skills, and receive training in biochemical, biophysical and molecular biology techniques. Students are also exposed to a variety of instrumentation such as HPLC and FPLC systems, EPR spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy and microscopy which are located in the interdisciplinary Beadle Center.
Individual projects are designed to be completed within the ten-week time frame of the summer program. The projects generally fit into the larger context of the faculty advisor's research program.
Students are placed with a faculty mentor in whose lab the student's research project will be pursued and students are expected to participate fully in the life of the mentor's lab. There are informal meetings for all program participants which facilitate the exchange of information on the research being conducted. There are also weekly meetings in which various scientists describe the latest advances in their own research or career opportunities in biomedical or biotechnology fields. These events provide an opportunity to discuss areas of biochemistry/redox biology that are of particular interest and excitement.
The ten-week summer program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Department of Defense.
2010 Mentors and Projects
Plant Pathology
Pathogenic strategies employed by bacteria to cause plant diseases focusing on the type III protein secretion system and the bacterial virulence proteins it injects into host cells.
Biochemistry
Crystallographic and biochemical characterizations of enzymes involved in glutathione metabolism.
Biochemistry
Redox regulatory mechanisms, protein structure-function relationships and proline metabolism.
Chemistry
Biochemistry, chemistry and biosynthesis of antibiotics and mycotoxins.
Biochemistry
Redox biology, bioinformatics, transcription regulation and molecular diagnostic systems.
Biological Sciences
Microbe-metal interactions, acquisition of trace elements and the cellular homeostasis of the redox-active metals iron and copper.
Biochemistry
Mechanisms of metal-ion metabolism, copper transporters and oxidative stress response.
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Biochemical mechanisms of ocular degenerative diseases and aging, and redox regulation and metabolism in the eye lens and other tissues.
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the development of human autoimmune diseases.
Biochemistry
Prostate cancer, early regulation of tumor formation and extracellular control of gene expression.
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Elucidation of mechanisms by which Staphylococcus aureus controls virulence factor production in response to nutrient limitation.
Biochemistry
Molecular mechanisms and regulation of programmed cell death (PCD) in plants, the role of PCD in plant development and response to pathogens and signal transduction.
Biochemistry
Structural biology of proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases.
