Research is at the heart of biology (any science) and something we would like to expose all of our students to. One way to do that is through our departmental Honors program. Excellent junior biology majors are invited to apply to the honors program which includes carrying out, writing up and presenting original research in the area of biology. Several faculty members are available to serve as mentors in this process. For the past several years we have been able to sponsor up to 12 students per summer doing research funded from various sources. Current information can be obtained by contacting the departmental office.
In addition, some students are accepted into research labs at other institutions, complete their research off-campus and return to present their findings to the Concordia Community. There are several web sites that may serve as starting points for searches for off-campus research experiences.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Grant Program
- REU Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF program)
- SHURP email contact for Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program for Minorities at Harvard
- SMART Program at Baylor
- SURE Summer Undergraduate Research Experience at UNC-Chapel Hill (funded by NSF)
- SURPh email contact for Summer Undergraduate Research in Physiology at UNC-Chapel Hill (Applications in Biology Office)
- SURF Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships at Mayo
- Summer Undergraduate Research Programs in Life Sciences at University of Minnesota