Summer Institute of Bioengineering and Health Informatics

Oakland University, Rochester Hills, Michigan

 

 

The primary objective of the Summer Institute in Bioengineering and Health Informatics is to promote graduate studies and careers in Bioengineering and Bioinformatics to bright and talented students pursuing degrees in Computer, Natural, Health Sciences, and other related majors. Although the institute is open to all students, our goal is to focus on enhancing career opportunities for African American and other minority students in the fields of bioengineering and health informatics. During each summer, fifteen recruited participants will spend 10 summer weeks on Oakland University campus. The institute will start from the third week of May and will engage the participants by immersing them in a comprehensive learning and research environment. The students receive a two-week focused training session followed by eight weeks of full time research. Research is conducted within a multidisciplinary team and encompasses the full life-cycle from defining the research problem, exploring multiple solutions, discussing progress with peers and wider audiences, and formulating findings and making conclusions. The students are provided ample opportunities to form protege-mentor relationships with faculty mentors, graduate students, and other researchers involved in the program. Additional activities during the summer include visits to research laboratories and participation in "Diversity in Bioengineering Day". Both of these activities allow them to meet with a diverse group of successful professionals from academia and industry and discus all aspects of their careers and lives as professionals in bioengineering. Student participants are strongly encouraged to continue their research throughout the academic year. Fall and winter workshops will be organized to let the students sustain the momentum, to assist them in writing and submitting their research results to national or international conferences, and to prepare them for making research presentations and networking skills.

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