Summer Undergraduate Vision Research Fellowship Program now accepting applications

Applications are now being accepted for the Summer Undergraduate Vision Research Fellowship Program hosted at the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center in Morgantown from May 24 – Aug. 2, 2023.

The 10-week program led by Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine research faculty emphasizes components of basic vision research with focuses on ocular diseases and the exploration of new diagnostic and treatment methods. The program is led by co-fellowship coordinators Michael Robichaux, Ph.D., and Saravanan Kolandaivelu, Ph.D., and is supported by the National Institutes of Health Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence grant at the WVU School of Medicine.

Undergraduate students with career interests in vision, neuroscience, biochemistry and molecular medicine basic research topics are encouraged to apply. To be eligible to apply, students must be a full-time undergraduate student in a U.S. university or college entering sophomore status or higher. The program is not open to post-graduate level students. To learn more about the program and apply, visit medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/eye/research/vision-research/summer-undergraduate-vision-research-fellowship-program.