Program Overview
Are you a junior or senior undergraduate student interested in biomedical engineering and/or bioinformatics? Maybe you are thinking about graduate school in these areas?
This great summer opportunity is for you!
Be a part of this exciting state-of-the-art research experience. Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institute (BBSI) is a collaborative effort between the Virginia Tech — Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (SBES) and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI). Our intellectual focus — integrated and quantitative bioengineering — is a common thread throughout both biomedical engineering and bioinformatics.
Students will learn about the various areas of bioengineering and bioinformatics from expert faculty in these fields. In addition to bioengineering and bioinformatics workshops, students will individually conduct a research project under the guidance of an SBES or VBI faculty mentor. Interns will also participate in professional development seminars such as applying to graduate school, ethics in research and networking. Organized outings for the group build friendships and teamwork. Field trips to the Wake Forest campus to visit collaborative research labs are also planned.
We emphasize four major thrusts:
- Computational Systems Biology
- Computational Bio-imaging
- Computational Physiology
- Mathematics
BBSI Objectves
- Provide undergraduate students with quantitative and integrated bioengineering/ bioinformatics related educational and research experiences programs.
- Motivate and enable these students to pursue graduate degrees and careers in biomedical engineering and bioinformatics related fields. Students pursuing degrees in life sciences, mathematics, engineering, and computer science with an interest in bioengineering/bioinformatics are encouraged to apply.
Student support
- Student stipend in the amount of $2,500 for the 10-week summer experience
- Subsistence, including on-campus housing, a meal card, access to use library and local transportation, and research fee to provide funds for the projects
- Each student will also be provided with a computer and software to complete coursework and workshop exercises and research projects
Program Dates are from June 1 to August 7, 2010
