Undergraduate research is a key component of the training in our department. Students work one-on-one with faculty members and their laboratory members on cutting-edge research projects. Undergraduates conducting research have the opportunity to contribute to the general knowledge being created at Carnegie Mellon. Students learn how to conduct research and think critically, they learn to use the latest techniques and equipment, and they develop their communication and interpersonal skills while working closely Carnegie Mellon researchers. Conducting research gives students the opportunity to apply knowledge learned in class to solve problems encountered in the lab, thus reinforcing the value of classwork.
Undergraduates can choose to do research in several capacities. Students can volunteer (a great way to get a position), they can earn credit, or they can be paid for their time. Students who complete a substantial body of research and fulfill the required course work can complete an Honors Thesis during the last semester at Carnegie Mellon.
Questions about Undergraduate Research can be directed to the Coordinator of Undergraduate Research: bio-undergrad-research@andrew.cmu.edu
Academic Year Research Programs and Opportunities
Research Opportunities for Carnegie Mellon students
Summer Research Programs and Opportunities
Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
Publications and Presentations
Undergraduates have been published in peer-reviewed journals including:
- Development
- Genetics
- Nature Neuroscience
- Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences
- Complete list
Undergraduates also attend national meetings:
- Annual Meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students.
- Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
- Advancement of Chicano and Native Americans in Science
- Complete list
Spring 2007 SURG recipients |
