FW: Invitation-Summer research Opportunities

[Acioli, Paulo]

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From: Gregory, Igrid [mailto:Igrid....@orau.org]
Sent: Tue 1/13/2009 8:27 AM
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Subject: Invitation-Summer research Opportunities

Research Opportunities for Faculty and Student Teams at Minority Serving
Institutions



The DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions
<http://www.orau.gov/dhsfaculty>  has research opportunities available
for the Summer of 2009.  This program provides a 10-week summer research
experiences at DHS Centers of Excellence to early career faculty teamed
with undergraduate and graduate students.  U.S. citizenship is required.



Stipends plus transportation expenses to/from the internship location
for faculty and students will be provided.



Follow-on funding of up to $50,000 for collaborative research between
the DHS Center of Excellence and the Minority Serving Institution during
the 2009-2010 academic year may be available.



Application Deadline: February 3, 2009





Your assistance in distributing this email to other faculty members at
your institution would be appreciated.





Read about our participant experiences:

 Dr. Patricia Hatch and Shawnta Lloyd focused their research on ricin, a
natural toxin that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
designated as a possible agent of biological warfare. More...
<http://orise.orau.gov/sep/profiles/08hatch-lloyd.htm>





 Dr. Edu B. Suarez-Martinez hopes to lessen the probability of a
pandemic flu occurring through her research of the distribution of avian
influenza virus receptors in Puerto Rican wild, migratory and
non-migratory birds. More ...
<http://orise.orau.gov/sep/profiles/07edu.htm>





 Dr. Terri Adams-Fuller and her undergraduate research team from Howard
University studied the responsiveness of public safety officers during
the Hurricane Katrina crisis. More...
<http://orise.orau.gov/sep/profiles/06adams-fuller.htm>









This program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
Office of University Programs.  The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and
Education (ORISE) <http://see.orau.org/>  administers this program for
DHS.