About this opportunity

The Undergraduate Student Scholars Program (USSP) is a summer research opportunity in the NIH Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases at the University of Pennsylvania that combines an organized program of lectures and presentations with basic research experience in the laboratory of an expert investigator. The research program is thus individualized to each student and each laboratory. Students receive a competitive stipend for their participation in the 10-week program, and on-campus housing is available.Supported by an R25 award from the NIH/NIDDK since 2004, the USSP is open to students from the University of Pennsylvania as well as outside of the university, and the curriculum is designed specifically for undergraduate students with an interest in biomedical resea