Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships

Summer Research Training Fellowships are available to study the molecular ecology of endosymbiotic bacteria in insects at the University of Rochester.  The fellowships will include travel expenses, a stipend, and housing for 6-8 weeks. The summer research training program will span June to August 2008 (dates are flexible).  Interest in one of the following areas; entomology, microbiology, evolution or ecology is required and some experience in PCR is desirable.  During the fellowship you will learn the methods involved in identification of insect hosts, screening, molecular typing of endosymbiotic bacteria (genus Wolbachia), and analysis of data relating to variation, global distribution and host associations of these endosymbionts. 

Deadline date: March 31st 2008. 

To apply please download the following application and send to:

Rachel Edwards
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
University of Rochester- Department of Biology
RC Box 270211
Rochester, NY 14627-0211

For any additional questions regarding this Summer Training Program contact:

Rachel Edwards at redward2@mail.rochester.edu

For additional information on Wolbachia visit:

http://troi.cc.rochester.edu/~wolb/FIBR/education.html