Undergraduate

Trainee Experiences

MARC students are afforded many opportunities to participate in conferences during the academic year and research experiences in the summer outside the University of Arizona. To see in what activities students have participated look at the links for each of the following years.

2012

2011

2010

Past Trainees

Name Mentor Post-MARC Activity
Abdelwahab, Mohammed (2004-06) Leslie Tolbert, Neurobiology Senior, Univ of Arizona, BRAVO, Australia (summer 2006); Research Asst Barrow's Neurolgical, Phoenix (2007- )
Adun, Ese (2010-12) Heddwen Brooks, Physiologyy MS Physiological Sciences (2012- )
Aguilar, James (1999-01) Raymond Nagle, Pathology

Current MARC Trainees

2011-2012

Name Major Mentor
Demara, Bianca
(2012 - 14)		 Neuroscience
Psychology		 John Hildebrand
Neurosciences
Bischoff, Christina
(2011 - 13)		 Biology Greg Dussor
Pharmacology
Gomez, Matthew
(2012 - 14)		 Biology Parker Antin
Cellular & Molecular Medicine
Gonzalez, Sandra
(2012 - 14)		 Biomedical Engineering Marty Pagel

Tutoring Program

Do You Need a Tutor for:

  • Pre-Calculus/Calculus 1/Calculus 2
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Physics

 

Training Faculty

Name Department Research Interest
Ahmad, Nafees (Professor) Immunobiology Research link
Barnes, Carol (Regents Professor) Psychology Research link
Boitano, Scott (Associate Professor) Physiology

Seminar Series

2012 - 2013

Fall Semester 2012 and Spring Semester 2013 - PDF
 

Past Invited Speakers

2000 - 2012
 

Applying

Selection Criteria

 | Submit your online application to the MARC Program |

Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)

Program Description
 

  • Unique research, mentoring, financial and academic opportunity for undergraduates belonging to a group considered underrepresented in biomedical research and who have interest and potential to pursue a career in this broad field
     
  • Training and financial support for the last two years of enrollment at the University of Arizona financial benefits including: monthly stipend; partial to full tuition and fees support; health insurance

Student's Research Adventure - 2011

Nina Martin from Germany and Hong Kong

 

Poster Fair Contest Winners Spring 2011

 

  • Biological Emerging

    • 1st place - Matthew Cornelison
    • 2nd Place - Jamie Moy
    • Honorable Mention - Shiana Ferng & Jennifer Bao


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