News & Opportunities

Congratulations to our 2021 summer research award recipients.

Mentored research experience in Siteman Lab for WashU undergrads from populations underrepresented in the extramural scientific workforce June 1 through August 6. Application deadline is April 18.

WashU School of Medicine has several summer research opportunities for students with experience in biomedical/mechanical engineering and interest in orthopaedics.

The Office of Undergraduate Research is to host a month-long Spring Celebration of Undergraduate Research in April following the success of virtual Undergraduate Research Week this past fall.

Present at Johns Hopkins University’s Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium April 24-25, 2021.

The Alexander-Brett Lab is seeking undergraduates to join their research team studying pulmonary disease using a host of basic-translational science techniques.

WashU School of Medicine's Liu Lab is looking for a motivated student to perform imaging research and other related tasks.

SRC 2021 to be held virtually April 10-11, 2021. Deadline to apply January 31.

Apply now to the NSF Bio Technology-based Sequencing-based Undergraduate Research Experience (BIT SURE)

Apply to the National Institute on Drug Abuse Summer Research Internship Program

A panel of undergraduate researchers from across the disciplines describe how they pivoted their research in response to COVID-19 to achieve a productive summer research experience.

Full Time Research Opportunity for Graduating Seniors

Ahead of Undergraduate Research Week, junior Jonah Goldberg shares how direct conversations with faculty can lead to unexpected opportunities.

Research opportunities available immediately in WashU School of Medicine Labs studying sepsis, COVID-19 disease, and a number of diseases that dysregulate the innate and adaptive immune system.

Justine Xi, a recent WashU alum, discusses research article in upcoming issue of Film Matter's Magazine

NCUR 2021 will be delivered as a digital event, NCUR @Home, April 12-14, 2021.

The Human Research Protection Office is pleased to announce a new consultation program to provide researchers and their team members in-depth protocol-specific guidance about the IRB review process.

Science communications fellow Selaam Dollisso embedded with Tyson Research Center's plant disease research team, led by Rachel Penczykowski, to understand their work in the field.

The Council on Undergraduate Research hosts a Registry of Undergraduate Researchers. The purpose of this registry is to facilitate matchmaking between undergraduates who have research experience and a desire to pursue an advanced degree, with graduate schools seeking high quality students who are well prepared for research. The Registry is open to students and graduate schools in the fields of Anthropology/Archaeology, Arts/Humanities, Biology/Biochemistry, Business, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Economics, Education, Engineering, English and Linguistics, Environmental Studies, Geosciences, Health Professions, History, Journalism and Communications, Mathematics/Computer Science, Physics/ Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work and Sociology.

Register for one of the upcoming 2018 MidStates Consortium for Math & Science Undergrad Research Symposia, including the Biological Sciences and Psychology Symposium Nov. 2-3 at University of Chicago and the Physical Sciences, Math and Computer Science Symposium Nov. 9-10 at WashU. 

WashU School of Medicine's Program in Occupational Therapy is currently conducting a study that would provide a unique research experience for undergraduates, particularly Psychology majors. 

The Shokeen Lab at WashU School of Medicine, a multidisciplinary lab focused on developing novel contrast agents for non-invasive imaging of multiple myeloma, a plasma cell cancer in the bone marrow, with the goal of monitoring disease progression and therapeutic response, currently has an opening for 1-2 undergraduate students for the upcoming 2018-19 academic year.

Friday, April 12, 4-6:30 p.m.

Two ideal short term projects for students interested in medicine or neuroscience research.

The Alexander-Brett Lab is seeking undergraduates to join its research team for the 2018-2019 school year.

The Ornitz Laboratory is interested in identifying an undergraduate or Master’s degree student in engineering or life sciences to help design and manufacture microfluidic devices for testing the interaction between endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells in vitro. The objective of this project is to construct an in vitro model for pulmonary hypertension.

The Memento Team at WashU School of Medicine is looking for undergraduate students interested in medicine and technology to help with an upcoming clinical study on a project to build a mobile application that helps physicians better diagnose Alzheimer's disease.

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) currently funds 34 Postbaccalaureate Research Education Programs (PREP) that aim to provide recently graduated students with additional or enhanced research experience, professional development, and academic preparation, increasing their competitiveness and preparation for graduate training.