Case Western Reserve University

Opportunities

Research Opportunities - On Campus

There are several ways to find an on-campus research position. In short, faculty want you to contact them about possible openings. They want you to take the initiative to learn what their research areas are, in what projects they are involved, and then for you to connect your interest with their work when you contact them. The typical way of contacting them is via email, but before/after class and during office hours is also appropriate. Below are a few suggestions about how to go about finding a position at Case.

Review the faculty research profiles on the web (and with links below), and contact faculty who are working in areas where you have interest. Contact several faculty individually about your wanting to work with them. As noted in the “Getting Started” section, it is advisable to offer to volunteer about 6-8 hours per week during a semester to get on board a research team. Often these positions become summer paid positions. Also remember, you can take research for class credit. The links below connect you to faculty research profiles.
Occasionally, faculty will post a specific opening on the SOURCE site. However, this is not the usual means.
Talk to your friends. Many students participate in research on campus every year. They can offer great advice based on their experience about finding a campus research position.
Learn what faculty are involved in during classes, and speak with faculty about becoming involved.
Some departments have undergraduate research coordinators.
Contact Sheila Pedigo in the SOURCE office for an appointment for individual guidance.

Schools, Departments and Centers:

College of Arts & Sciences

CAS Experiential Learning Fellowship

Departments:

Communication Sciences

Modern Languages And Literature

School of Engineering

Case School of Engineering - 2012 Alcoa Campus Partnership Application

Departments:

Biomedical Engineering

BME Research at Cleveland Clinic

Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Macromolecular Science and Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Weatherhead School of Management

Marketing and Policy Studies

Organizational Behavior

School of Nursing

School of Dentistry

School of Medicine

Lerner Research Institute at Cleveland Clinic

Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

MetroHealth Medical Center (Rammelkamp Center for Education and Research)

Research at University Hospitals

Basic Science Departments

Anatomy

Biochemistry

Bioethics

Biomedical Engineering

Environmental Health Sciences

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Genetics

Molecular Biology and Microbiology

Physiology and Biophysics

Clinical Sciences Departments - All Hospitals

University Hospitals

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (UH)

Dermatology

Emergency Medicine

Family Medicine; Geriatrics

Medicine

Neurological Surgery

Neurology

Obstetrics & Gynecology/Reproductive Biology

Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Orthopaedics

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Pathology

Pediatrics - Pediatric Pulmonology

MetroHealth Medical Center

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Pathology

Pediatrics

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Psychiatry

Radiology

Reproductive Biology (Obstetrics and Gynecology)

Surgery - Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) and MeTRIC (MetroHealth Trauma Research Institute of Cleveland)

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Lerner Research Institute

Anesthesia and Pain Management

Medicine

(University Hospitals, MetroHealth & Cleveland Clinic may also have affiliated departments at): http://casemed.case.edu/deptsncenters/atoz.cfm?getlist=getclinical

AIDS Research

Cancer Center

Cardiovascular Research Institute

Geriatric Medicine (MetroHealth)

Imaging Research, Case Center for

Internal Medicine (MetroHealth)

Neurological Surgery

Neurology

Ophthalmology

Orthopaedic Surgery

Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

Pediatrics - University Hospitals

Pediatrics - MetroHealth
Pediatrics - Cleveland Clinic

Pediatric Pulmonology

Psychiatry (University Hospitals)

Psychiatry - Neurological Institute (Cleveland Clinic)

Radiation Oncology

Cleveland Clinic Cancer Research

Radiology - University Hospitals

Radiology - Metrohealth

Radiology - Cleveland Clinic

Urology

Centers and Programs

Adolescent Health

Aids Research

Cancer Center

Clinical Research Unit: MetroHealth GCRC & University Hospitals

Global Health & Disease

Health Care Research & Policy

Heart and Vascular Research Center at MetroHealth

Pediatric Pulmonology

Rammelkamp Center for Education and Research (MetroHealth)

RNA Molecular Biology

Science, Health & Society

Structural Biology, Cleveland Center for

Tuberculosis Research Unit

Formal Summer Programs

Opportunities will be updated as deadlines are set.

SOURCE Application for Summer 2012 Funding - ALL FIELDS OF STUDY (Deadline: February 15, 2012): 2012 Summer Application; Funding Hints; Faculty Sponsor Form

Sample Proposal STEM and Sample Proposal Social Sciences

SURES (Summer Undergraduate Research in Energy and Sustainability) (Deadline: March 9, 2012): 2012 SURES Application; Faculty Sponsor Form

Past Program Participants and Projects

ACES+ (Academic Careers in Engineering and Science (Deadline: February 15, 2012)

BME-REU (Biomedical Engineering - Research Experience for Undergraduates) (Deadline: February 1, 2012)

Center for AIDS Research Minority Training Program (Deadline: February 1, 2011 - 5pm)

Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics - PRISM (Proteomics Research in Systems Medicine) (Deadline Extended to: March 15, 2012)

CLiPS (Center for Layered Polymeric Systems) summer program in polymers (Deadline: February 1, 2011

CREATE (Case's Rising Engineers and Technological Entrepreneurs) Summer Design Experience (Deadline: February 1, 2012)

ENGAGE (Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Undergraduate Student Summer Program) (Deadline: March 30, 2012): 2012 ENGAGE Application (doc) or 2012 ENGAGE Application (pdf); for additional information visit: http://thestemcellcenter.org

Experiential Learning Fellowships - College of Arts and Sciences (Deadlines: Each of the five opportunities has a different deadline)

Heart, Lung, and Blood Minority Research Training Program (Deadline: February 1, 2012)

Physics - NSF-REU (Deadline: March 15, 2012)

Physiology & Biophysics NSF-REU in Protein Dynamics

Rainbow Babies & Childrens Hospital - 2012 Rainbow Program Information; 2012 Rainbow Application: (Deadline: February 24, 2012)

The Summer Medical & Dental Education Program - School of Medicine (Deadline: March 1, 2012)

SURP – Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Pharmacology (Deadline: February 17, 2012)

SURP - Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Physiology (Deadline March 31, 2011)

The Wellman Hill Political Science Internship (Political Science Department) (Deadline: February 10, 2012)

Opportunities in Cleveland:

Chester Summer Scholars Program (at MetroHealth Medical Center) (Deadline: February 17, 2012)

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Center for Reproductive Medicine (please note that you must pay for this experience), (Deadline: March 1, 2012)

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Lerner Research Institute

Lerner Research Institute - The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, BME Dept - Summer Research Programs: http://www.lerner.ccf.org/bme/education

Cleveland Museum of Natural History - Adopt a Student Program

Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland

The Holden Arboretum - Microbial and Ecosytem Ecology - Summer 2011

NASA (Some Cleveland Opportunities) (Multiple opportunities available with varying deadlines.): http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html

Summer on the Cuyahoga: http://www.case.edu/alumni/students/sotc.html or http://www.summeronthecuyahoga.com/