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First row, L-R: Ryan Lange, Eric Kees, Brett McGregor, Mariaha Lyons, Elizabeth Overmoe Sandquist, Mary Butler, Anna Fossen, Alexis Sherman, Brittany Fulsebakke, Stacey Peek, Tanner Anderson, Eric Heller Second row, L-R: Jacob Cooley, Anna Cymbaluk, Melissa Pytlik, Callie Hurtt, Michael Walery, Cristina Gonzalez, Katrina Owens, Sherrita McGuire, Noah Jeffrey, Kayla Yarusso, Jamie Hunt, Ryan Mischel, Isaac Zoller Third row, L-R: Jason Brule, Brandon One Feather, Nicole Sagen, Ana Velic, Katie Collette, Eric Clark, Zach Castor, April Coming Hay, Mark Smith, Michelle Logsdon, Jordan Veness, Jason Champagne, Michael Mudgett Fourth row, L-R (right side): Blake Collison, Katherine Dickinson, Melissa Wheeler, Sarita Eastman
Not pictured: Jessica Greer, Michael Hill, Aubree Wilke, Jay Wilson, Justina Wise |
Each year, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences hosts approximately 50 undergraduate students for a summer of hands-on experience in laboratory research, all under the leadership of UND’s professors, graduate students, and senior undergraduates.
“This is a unique opportunity for students to hone their research, writing, and presentation skills, and we really focus on recruiting undergraduate students who may not have those opportunities on their own campuses,” said Van Doze, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Therapeutics, and lead organizer of the summer research program.
Students are selected for the competitive program based on their outstanding test scores, academic achievements, intellectual curiosity, and future career goals, and are then matched with labs and senior faculty based on their interests and particular field of study.
In the summer of 2010, the university hosted 50 undergraduate researchers from in-state institutions such as Minot State University and Dickinson State University as well as colleges and universities across the country, including College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, Concordia College, Illinois Wesleyan, Oglala-Lakota College, St. Olaf College, and the University of California–Santa Cruz.
Once students arrived on campus, they received specific research training in the laboratory under the guidance of a team of faculty advisors, senior undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and lab technicians. They worked on projects within the Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Pathology; Pharmacology, Physiology, and Therapeutics; and the Center for Rural Health.
