Oregon State University
Toxicology Program:
2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Internships in Toxicology
Hosted by: Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology
The Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology (EMT - http://emt.oregonstate.edu ) at Oregon State University in partnership with the Society of Toxicology (SOT) encourages students to consider a career in toxicology! Toward this goal, OSU and SOT are collaborating and offering Summer Undergraduate Toxicology Research Internships at OSU to encourage interested undergraduates to gain experience in Toxicology research and subsequently to pursue graduate training in the field of Toxicology, especially at Oregon State University.
Summer Research Internships will consist of an 8-week (~June 25 – August 20, 2018; some flexibility in start and end dates) summer research experience for domestic undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in Toxicology. Students accepted to the internship will participate in a laboratory or field research project, and interact with faculty and graduate students at OSU in a variety of venues that will help prepare them for success in a research-intensive graduate program in Toxicology. The 8-week program will provide a $3,500 stipend, housing, and travel expenses. Students must participate 8-5 pm weekdays for the entire 8-week period. Internship experiences will include hands-on research conducted in EMT laboratories, round table discussions, seminars, lab group meetings, career development activities and other activities. At the end of the fellowship, each student will deliver a brief oral presentation on his or her summer research project.
Eligibility: This program is targeted primarily toward current undergraduates who will be completing their undergraduate degree within the next two years. Funding requires that participants be US Citizens or US Permanent Residents. Students from groups who are underrepresented in the sciences are strongly encouraged to apply.
To apply on-line, visit:
https://emt.oregonstate.edu/summer-research-internships-toxicologyapplication-non-osu-students
Application deadline extended! Applications for the Summer Undergraduate Research Internship in Toxicology will be accepted through May 4th 2018, or until all available positions have been filled. Awards will be announced no later than May 18.
Please contact us (mary.mucia@oregonstate.edu / 541-737-9079 ) if you have any questions about the application process or any problems completing the online application form.
ABOUT EMT: The OSU Toxicology program trains students in the toxicological sciences to conduct research on the effects of chemicals and other agents on humans and the environment and to engage the public through extension and outreach. The EMT Department creates, disseminates, and applies new knowledge to enhance the treatment and prevention of human disease and to ensure the protection of the environment and public health. EMT training programs in the field of toxicology are closely aligned with the research expertise of our faculty and focus on two major areas of research that will be available for internships:
1) Molecular and Mechanistic Toxicology: The mechanisms of toxic responses at the molecular, cellular and whole animal levels, with an emphasis on pathways by which environmental chemicals cause toxicity and disease, by perturbing critical cell signaling pathways or inducing DNA mutations and aberrations which then result in cancer and other environmental diseases.
2) Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology: Concomitantly, our programs focus on how molecular interactions and macroscopic transport phenomena determine the spatial and temporal distribution of chemicals (transport and fate of chemicals in ecosystems and the environment), and the resultant ‘bioavailability’ of these chemicals, and thus ultimately the exposure (doses) of these chemicals to humans and other organisms.
EMT programs offer a unique and exciting synthesis of the fields of Biology (Molecular Toxicology) and Chemistry (Environmental Chemistry). We provide a unique inter- and multi-disciplinary training program which integrates current advances in chemistry, toxicology, ecology, and risk analysis, thus providing an exciting and competitive training environment for trainees. EMT offers a highly collegial and exceptionally collaborative, research and training environment dedicated to the success and advancement of all EMT trainees.
EMT faculty maintain diverse research programs collectively aimed at understanding environmental hazards and their impacts on biological systems in order to protect human health and the environment while complimenting and supporting the Toxicology training programs offering Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Toxicology and an undergraduate minor (http://emt.oregonstate.edu/). EMT hosts one of the NIEHS-funded Superfund Research Programs (http://superfund.oregonstate.edu/).
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BOUT OSU: Oregon State is a leading research university located in one of the safest, smartest, greenest small cities in the nation situated 90 miles south of Portland, an hour north of Eugene, and an hour from the Cascades or the Pacific Coast. Corvallis is a vibrant college town of 55,000 in the heart of Western Oregon’s Willamette Valley, consistently ranks among the best and safest cities to live in the U.S., as well as among the most environmentally responsible. Founded in 1868, the Oregon State 400-acre main campus is a Land Grant university and is one of only two universities in the U.S. to also have Sea Grant, Space Grant and Sun Grant designations. Oregon State is also the only university in Oregon to hold both the Carnegie Foundation's top designation for research institutions and its prestigious Community Engagement classification. As Oregon’s leading public research university, with over $300 million in annual external funding, Oregon State’s has both national and international presence and impact.