The Summer Undergraduate Research Program provides paid internship opportunities for students to work intensively with faculty on research projects for ten weeks during the summer. The program's goals are to introduce students to research projects in Biomedical and Health Informatics, to facilitate contact with faculty, and to increase awareness among undergraduates about this emerging field. Biomedical and Health Informatics studies the acquisition, maintenance, retrieval and application of biomedical knowledge and information to improve patient care, medical education and health sciences research. Students are expected to present their research projects at the end of the program in a mini symposium. Titles of past undergraduate projects are available for browsing.

Eligibility for the Summer Undergraduate Research Program is limited to students who are either attending a college in the State of Washington or Washington residents going to college outside of the state. Seniors graduating in the Spring or Summer of 2008 are not eligible for the program.

In 2008, we expect to offer 4 - 5 students positions with various faculty in the Division of Biomedical and Health Informatics. Applicants should browse all of our research projects web pages to get an idea of the breadth of work carried out by the UW BHI group. However, this year, preference will be given to those students qualified and interested in working with four specific on-going research projects, led by the following faculty:

• Nick Anderson - please see the Institute of Translational Health Sciences 
• Linda Shapiro - please see  Multimedia Information Retrieval for Biological Applications
• Peter Tarczy-Hornoch - please see Uncertainty in Information Integration project
• Peter Myler - please see the Seattle Structural Genomics Center for Infectious Diseases

Application materials are due on March 31, 2008. Admissions decisions will be made by April 14th. However, if applicants have other offers or earlier deadlines, please note these when you apply. In some cases, we may carry out "rolling admissions", and accept outstanding candidates soon after they apply.

Application Materials must include

1. A resume
2. Transcripts (may be an "unofficial" copy)
3. An application form
4. A statement of purpose
5. A letter of recommendation

All materials should be sent to:

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or by postal mail to:

Sandy Turner
Program Coordinator
SURP/BHI
University of Washington
Box 357240
Seattle, WA 98195-7240