2023 REU Summer Research Program and Updates

Program Guidelines - REU
 

 

2022 ALUMNI NEWSLETTER
 

2021 ALUMNI NEWSLETTER

 

Please direct all inquiries SummerResearch@lsuhsc.edu and please reference the program for which you are interested in (High School, Undergraduate or REU Undergraduate)

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Program Resources
                 Contact Us


Director and Principal Investigator
Dr. Fern Tsien


Co-Director
Dr. Allison C. Augustus-Wallace 


Co-Director
Dr. Hamilton Farris


Co-Director
Dr. Chindo Hicks
 

SummerResearch@lsuhsc.edu

 

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(Left to Right: Drs. Fern Tsien & Allison C. Augustus-Wallace)

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(Left to Right: Drs. Fern Tsien, Hamilton Farris & Allison C. Augustus-Wallace)

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(Dr. Chindo Hicks [pictured on the far-right] and students working in the lab)

Past and Present Interns

REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in the Basic Sciences, Genomics, and Biochemistry


About the program

Welcome to our site! The REU program, directed by Dr. Fern Tsien, began in 2014 to provide undergraduate students of diverse backgrounds who are interested in a career in biological sciences a 10-week research experience. Co-directors of the REU program are Dr. Allison Augustus-Wallace, Dr. Hamilton Farris, and Dr. Chindo Hicks. Students are provided with one-on-one training by LSUHSC faculty in designing and conducting experiments, as well as presenting their results. In addition to research, interns participate in professional development seminars and interactive workshops on topics such as resume writing for graduate school applications and responsible conduct in research. Accepted students are matched with mentors in the LSUHSC's Departments of Basic Sciences for research projects in the following fields:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology
  • Epidemiology
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology, Immunology, & Parasitology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience 
  • Pharmacology
  • Physiology

At the end of the program, students will present their research in the form of a poster at LSUHSC Research Day. These posters will be judged by local scientists. This program is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

 

2022 LSUHSC Summer Research Internship Poster Session

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2022 Undergraduate Category Winners

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(From Left to Right: Dr. Corey Hebert, Dr. Jovanny Zabaleta, Dr. Fern Tsien, Madison Priestley, Kaitlyn Hawkins, Sarah Frances, Marcelle Ellis, Macey Owens, Hinali Patel, Farhana Islam, Dr. Hamilton Farris, Martha Cuccia, Ahmed El-Desoky)

 

2021 LSUHSC Summer Research Internship Poster Session
 

2020 LSUHSC Virtual Summer Research Internship Poster Session

 

 

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REU Closing Ceremony 2019

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