Through a collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA), mentored summer research experiences are available to all students interested in science or medicine. Awardees will be mentored by researchers who are pursuing basic or clinical research in cardiovascular disease.
American Heart Association Supporting Undergraduate Research Experiences (AHA SURE)
The Aspirnaut™ Summer Research Internship Program is a 10-week hands-on and mentored basic science research laboratory experience for undergraduate students interested in a career in biomedical research. The program features a holistic approach that augments the discovery science experience with professional skills development and guided self-discovery. The program is supported by the division of Kidney, Urology, and Hematologic Diseases (KUH) in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health.
Aspirnaut™ – Undergraduate Discovery Science Experience in Renal Biology and Disease
The BP-ENDURE program connects identified research-intensive institutions to institutions that have substantial enrollments of neuroscience majors from traditionally underrepresented groups. The current programs that interface with Vanderbilt include consortiums from: New York (Hunter College and NYU), Georgia (Agnes Scott College, Spelman College, Emory University and Georgia State University), and Texas (University of Texas Health Science Center). The program supports a range of activities to increase undergraduate student’s interest in the neurosciences, including research experiences, curriculum development, seminars and journal clubs.
The Vanderbilt Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Chemical Biology program is a ten week hands-on course designed to introduce chemistry, biochemistry and biology students to the research processes and the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary research. Students participate in a mini-symposium on drug discovery, attend seminars given by VICB faculty working across disciplinary lines and participate in weekly discussions on topics such as ethics.
The Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP) offers undergraduates, interested in pursuing a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D., the opportunity to work for eight to ten weeks under the guidance of a faculty or research mentor at a participating Alliance Institution.
The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) – Summer Research Program offers undergraduate students with interests in pursuing MD/PhD dual degree training an opportunity to conduct summer research in the lab of a physician-scientist at Vanderbilt University. In addition to gaining valuable research experience, students will participate in a variety of formal and informal mentoring activities and will gain clinical shadowing experience.
The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) – Summer Research Program offers undergraduate students with interests in pursuing MD/PhD dual degree training an opportunity to conduct summer research in the lab of a physician-scientist at Vanderbilt University. In addition to gaining valuable research experience, students will participate in a variety of formal and informal mentoring activities and will gain clinical shadowing experience.
This program provides undergraduate students who are interested in diabetes the opportunity for a research experience in one of the many laboratories associated with the Vanderbilt Diabetes Center.
The Vanderbilt Biomedical Informatics Summer Program is designed to provide students from various backgrounds with a high quality Biomedical Informatics research experience, thereby encouraging students to consider pursuing PhDs and research careers in the field.
The Vanderbilt Vaccine Center is committed to impacting global health through fundamental research that fosters development and testing of new vaccines for infectious diseases.
The V-SURE program is designed to give aspiring MD and MD-PhDs students from The University of the South: Sewanee, both clinical and basic biomedical research experiences. This is a 2-yr program allowing students the opportunity to have depth in a particular field of research and medical discipline or breadth by exploring different research and clinical experiences each summer. The Billings-Spickard and Stoney-Merrill Internships help fund this program.