We plan and host clinical and research undergraduate summer programs that provide an enhanced scientific and professional preparation for students aspiring toward a career in medicine or biomedical sciences. The listed programs provide discipline-specific training and opportunities for smaller-scale connections within the overall community.
Cystic Fibrosis Summer Research Program (CF SURP)
This is an 8-week program funded by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to introduce outstanding undergraduates to basic and translational research that is impactful to CF.
Up to 8 students will be accepted into this CF-focused, paid summer program to work with faculty affiliated with the UAB Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center. CF SURP students will be given the opportunity to learn a wide range of research skills, with the potential option of a clinical or clinical research shadowing experience for up to 5 days. Students will receive a stipend.
Blazer Broadening Representation And Inclusion in Neuroscience (Blazer BRAIN)
Kidney, urology, and hematology Undergraduate Research Program (KUH KURE)
KUH KURE - Kidney, Urology, and Hematology (KUH) Undergraduate Research Experience program is an NIH funded Summer Research Program giving you the opportunity to learn about advances in kidney, urology, and non-malignant hematology research and be mentored in your own research project in a lab by the University of Alabama at Birmingham's renowned KUH community of investigators. This 12-week program (3 weeks are virtual) allows you an in-depth experience in the field of biomedical research.
Cancer Partnership Research Training Program
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) invites honors-level undergraduate/post-baccalaureate students majoring in a scientific discipline with interest in cancer medicine, basic cancer research, cancer health disparities, or similar to participate in its eight-week Partnership Research Summer Training Program (PRSTP)
More program information can be found on the program flyer and PRSTP application. Paper applications are available. If would like a paper application, please email Hyung-Gyoon Kim or Suzanne Bryan-Parker.
CRISP: Cancer Research Immersion Student Program
Sponsored by the Partnership of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), Tuskegee University (TU), and the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), CRISP seeks to introduce undergraduate students to cancer research, including research on cancer disparities, via training, mentoring, and coursework. Through participation in designated seminars and workshops, research students will be able to enhance their knowledge, scientific techniques, and expertise in cancer and cancer research during this 8-week program that takes place in June and July.
CRISP participants will become stronger candidates to continue their pursuit of advanced degrees in the field of cancer research and to progress to be independent investigators, ultimately leading to an increase the number of cancer researchers and health care professionals working to decrease cancer health disparities in the Deep South.
Preparation for Graduate and Medical Education (PARAdiGM)
This program is an NIH/NHLBI R25 funded 8-week program to introduce outstanding undergraduates to the exciting career options of being both a scientific investigator and a practicing physician. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.
RAMP-UP
Short Term Research Experience for Under-Represented Persons (STEP-UP)
Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP), a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Funded Program
The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It is a free 6-week summer enrichment residential programs for first and second year college students, developed from a partnership between the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Optometry, and School of Health Professions, home to the Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy programs. Application info can be found at this link.
Summer in Biomedical Sciences (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program
Future Surgeons and Scientists Investigating Oncology (FUSSION)
The Future Surgeons and Scientists Investigating Oncology (FUSSION) program offered by the Department of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) provides promising undergraduate students who are interested in a medical career with research experience and knowledge that 1) increases their competitiveness for admission to medical school and 2) encourages them to consider careers in academic medicine, particularly the field of surgery. The program builds on a solid foundation of undergraduate research that already exists at UAB.
UAB O’Neal ACS Diversity in Cancer Research Internship (DICR)
This is a 10-week program funded by the American Cancer Society to introduce outstanding undergraduates to in-lab cancer research. Up to 4 students will be accepted into this cancer research-focused, paid summer program to work with mentors affiliated with the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center. DICR students will be given the opportunity to learn a wide range of research and professional development skills and learn from mentors engaging in real-time cancer research in operational labs.