Purdue University PURDUE AGRICULTURE
BOTANY AND PLANT PATHOLOGY
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Program Description:

  • Eight week internships in plant biology, plant pathology, or weed science
  • Gain experience in conducting research on special projects
  • Additional programs will be offered related to laboratory safety, graduate education, and career opportunities
  • Benefits include housing, assistance with transportation costs, and $3,600 stipend
  • Starts on June 7, 2010 and runs through July 30, 2010

Eligibility:

  • Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • Completed two years college level study in one of the life sciences by June 2010
  • Minimum grade point average of 3.0.

Photo Gallery:

Visit our photo gallery of previous summer internship students and their projects.

Projects for Summer 2010:

Blocking virus movement: Biochemical and genomic approaches to understanding virus resistance - Dr. Joseph Anderson
How does the plant sperm find the egg? - Dr. Jody Banks
Genetics and genomics of stresses in corn - Dr. Guri Johal
The wonderful world of weeds - Dr. Bill Johnson
TBA - Dr. Sue Loesch-Fries
Proteins for plant immunity - Dr. Tesfaye Mengiste
How safe are those vegetables anyway? - Dr. Robert Pruitt
How plants make protective structures with calcium - Dr. Mary Alice Webb
Hunting for mutants - Dr. Kiersten Wise
Evo-Devo: How fast do different parts of developmental genes evolve? - Dr. Michael Zanis

Application:

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2010 Application deadline: February 15, 2010. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance on or before March 15, 2010.

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Inquiries:

Dr. Peter Goldsbrough, Department Head
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
Purdue University
915 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN  47907-2054

Phone: (765) 494-4615
E-mail: goldsbrough@purdue.edu

Graduate Programs: "Your Door to Discovery"

For information about graduate education opportunities in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Purdue University, please visit our web page: http://www.ag.purdue.edu/btny/grad/

If you would like to tell us about yourself and your career interests so we can provide you with more specific information, we recommend that you visit the Apply Yourself web site and complete a short form.

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