Program Details
Mentorship
The UChicago-UPR Developing Access to Research in Neuroscience (DARN) Program is an undergraduate summer research program that takes advantage of the breadth and depth of neurobiology research across various departments (Organismal Biology and Anatomy, Human Genetics, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and others) in order to facilitate rigorous undergraduate involvement in research, foster interactions between students, expose students to research outside their immediate interests, develop professional skills, and build personal networks with colleagues within and outside the University. A unique part of DARN is that Fellows, in addition to being mentored by their respective P.I.s, will also be near-peer mentored by current UChicago graduate students (some of whom are from Puerto Rico) to gain insight into graduate school, MD/Ph.D programs, and beyond. The research activities will take place in host laboratories across the UChicago campus.
Duties and Responsibilities
Fellows will be required to perform 9 weeks of full-time research in their host UChicago labs. The specific lab duties will depend on the project assigned to the Fellow. In addition, every Fellow must attend weekly meetings that include professional development sessions, journal club presentations, and student research presentations. Also, we will be partnering with the UChicago Leadership Alliance to send each Fellow to the Leadership Alliance National Research Symposium.
Personnel
Dr. Robert Carrillo
University of Chicago
Associate Professor
DARN Program Director
Dr. Victoria Flores
University of Chicago
Associate Director – Leadership and Alliance Program
Dr. José García-Arrarás
University of Puerto Rico
Professor and NeuroID Program Principal Investigator
Dr. Edu Suarez Martinez
University of Puerto Rico
PRISE Program Director