Undergraduate Research
The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) at Science Park provides an authentic research experience for outstanding undergraduate students considering careers in biomedical research. This highly competitive program routinely receives over 100 applications for a limited number of slots.
About the Program
For ten weeks during the summer, SURP students participate in hypothesis-driven, project-based investigations and attend a weekly lunch lecture series covering topics such as DNA structure and repair, epigenetics, stem cells, signal transduction and apoptosis, and emerging analytical techniques. Other activities include social events and tours of the MD Anderson Houston and Bastrop campuses. The interns also present a 10-minute talk describing their research results at the SURP Scientific Symposium held on the last day of the program. It is not uncommon for students to make significant research contributions and to earn co-authorship on scientific abstracts and manuscripts. SURP students receive a stipend for the 10 weeks.
Application Deadline
The application period for the 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research Program is now closed. Please check back for details about the 2014 program.
For additional program details, please contact Christina Contreras at
(512) 237-9425 or cmcontreras1@mdanderson.org.