PURL: Program in Undergraduate Research in Life sciences
Unit
College of Natural Science
Faculty Coordinator
Alexander Shingleton
Project Dates
10-27-2009 to 5-05-2010
Compensation
Academic Credit
Keywords
Biology, Microbiology, Laboratory, Research, Life Science, Zoology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Developmental Biology, Evolution, Animal Behavior, Plant Biology
Summary
A comprehensive research program that includes a seminar on the realities of scientific research, short rotations through research laboratories leading to a research internship.
Qualifications
First year undergraduate. Interest in research science.
Related URL
www.msu.edu/~shingle9/PURL.html
Details
PURL is a comprehensive research program designed to turn students with little of no experience in science into effective undergraduate researchers. The program spans four years. In the first year you will participate in a seminar with the goal of answering such questions as: What is scientific research? Who does research? Do I want to do research? If the answer to the final question is 'Yes!', then you will have the opportunity to move onto the second stage of PURL: short 'lab-rotations' through different MSU laboratories to get hands-on experience of working in a laboratory. If you are still excited by research you will have the opportunity to continue your research experience by conducting independent research as a two-year, financially-supported intern in an MSU laboratory.