Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 2, 1 February 1990 — Research opportunities for undergraduates [ARTICLE]

Research opportunities for undergraduates

The Pacific Biomedical Research Center at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa invites applieations for research jobs from full- or part-Hawaiian, FiIipino, Samoan, and American-national Pacific Islander undergraduates who are pursuing careers in biomedical sciences. Applicants must be enrolled full-time at U.H. Manoa campus by fall 1990 and have enough credits to be classihed as a junior. Thirty-two students will be selected by the two programs: the Haumana Biomedical Program and the Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Honors Program. Applications will be accepted through March 1. Both programs begin June 1. Both involvea two year commitment. The student works full-time all summer in a research laboratory with a university teacher on a biomedical research project. During the school year, students eonhnue their research on a part-time basis while carrying a minimum of 12 university course-credits. Both programs are funded by the Nahonal Institutes of Health. The Haumana Program pays students up to $4,200, the MARC program pays students up to $6,504 plus tuition and fees. MARC students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average during their two-year commitment to the program. Information and applieahon forms are available by calling Healani Chang, associate program director, at 948-8268. The Haumana program is 15-years-old. According to statistics released by the school, 23 Haumana students went on to become doctors, dentists or veterinarians, 20 are now attending medical school, 55 have careers in bio-medical sciences as medical or laboratory technicians, nurses, biomedical researchers or related jobs. Sixteen Haumana students have earned master's degrees and another 11 are now in graduatestudy programs.