Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons.

The SPURS Intern will be assigned to work closely with an advanced post-doctoral, senior member of a laboratory. Since the SPURS Intern will have already established a substantial interest in biomedical research and will have significant prior experience in laboratory investigation, it is anticipated that the emphasis will be on training in novel techniques specific to the proposed research program, hypothesis generation, designing experiments to test the hypothesis, data evaluation, preparation of results for presentation at laboratory meetings, and preparation of a poster for presentation at a poster session at the end of the summer research fellowship. Emphasis will be placed on training the SPURS Intern in the fundamental approaches to research and exploring the various options available for pursuing graduate degrees to further promote a career in medicine or biomedical research.