Research Opportunities

View this entire page for multiple research opportunities in several areas. 

If you have an opportunity to add, please email the details to advance@louisiana.edu.

We invite your best students to apply for our NIH/NCI-funded (5 R25CA023944-42) Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program. The program offers a unique opportunity for pre-doctoral students preparing for careers in the biomedical sciences, medicine, and pharmacy to gain biomedical and oncology research experience. Students participate in basic or clinical oncology research, a core lecture series designed specifically for them, as well as research and clinical conferences. All participants make a PowerPoint presentation on their research project on our core lecture series. They also submit a project report written in the style of a journal in which their faculty mentor publishes.

A primary goal of the POE program is to encourage highly qualified students to pursue a career in cancer research, either as a clinical scientist or laboratory-based research scientist. Our St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers training in leading-edge scientific fields paired with unique mentoring in the St. Jude clinical experience. Highly motivated POE students may also consider applying to the St. Jude Graduate School upon completion of their undergraduate degree to further pursue their research and career interests.

POE medical students spend a minimum of 9-10 weeks in the program. The minimum tenure requirement for all others is 11 weeks. All POE applicants must have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.40 (on a 4.0 scale) in math and science (biology, chemistry, and physics) and at least a 3.40 overall. Program participants will receive a $600/week subsistence allowance. Fully furnished group housing will be provided at no cost for non-local participants.

All POE program applicants must already have research experience and be full time students at a US school at the time they apply. Applicants must be United States citizens, non-citizen nationals, or possess a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States (required by the funding agency). Participants must be at least 18 and have completed at least their sophomore year of college when they begin the program.

The POE home page contains links to the program application. The deadline for receipt of all 2027 application materials is February 1, 2027. Early application and submission of materials is highly recommended.

Thank you for your time!
Suzanne Gronemeyer, PhD, FAACE
Director, Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program
Associate Director, Academic Programs
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
suzanne.gronemeyer@stjude.org
https://www.stjude.org/poe
https://www.stjude.org/Gronemeyer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannegronemeyer

Additional Tips

I advise students to apply for several programs, since most programs have many more well-qualified applicants than they can place.

Many fine internship opportunities are listed below:
AAMC: Undergrad Research Programs →
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center: Education & Training →
National Institutes of Health: Training Programs →
NCI: Summer Internship Programs at CCR →

Current medical students may be interested in:
Children's Hospital LA: Summer Oncology Fellowship →
AAMC: Research & Training Opportunities →

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105
United States

Summer Undergraduate Research Programs | Students & Residents

Graduate Programs in the Biomedical Sciences 

Penn State College of Medicine offers both MS and PhD programs in anatomy, biomedical sciences, and neuroscience, as well as a robust summer undergraduate research internship program.

Located in Hershey, PA, a thriving resort town of approximately 20,000, our students benefit from a collegial suburban environment with the reach of Penn State.

We also welcome the opportunity to schedule a virtual session for your students, either on our programs specifically, or on the graduate search and admissions process generally (or both).  Please reach out directly to discuss potential opportunities.

Best,
Kristin

Kristin E Smith, MS
Director of Graduate Admissions
kec17@psu.edu

Upcoming recruitment events:
Virtual Information Session: PhD Programs
October 15, 2026 @ 7pm ET

Virtual Open Office Hours
Wednesdays, 12-1pm ET
October 7, 14, 21, 18, November 4, 11

Schedule an Individual Virtual Meeting
Prospective students and advisors are welcome to schedule an individual virtual meeting to discuss our MS and PhD programs in Anatomy, Biomedical Sciences, and Neuroscience.
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• Faculty member: Andrea C. Westerband
  Email: andrea.westerband@louisiana.edu
  College & Department: Ray P. Authement College of Sciences, School of Biology
  Research interests/project: I study how plants tolerate stressful environments based on changes in their morphology and physiology. I am looking for two students to help me study how the live oaks on our campus tolerate drought and heat stress, how they influence the campus environment, and what their role is maintaining species diversity.
  • This project will be completely campus-based and is a paid position ($10/hour).
  • Preference will be given to juniors and seniors, and to students that are willing to work on the same project in the spring (not required).
  • No prior experience is needed. 

• The Sexual Violence Research Lab, through the Department of Psychology, is looking for participants for a future study.

• must be 18 years or older.
• identify as a survivor of sexual assault.
• be interested in being contacted to participate in a focus group about survivor perspectives on sexual assault depiction in media.

• Louisiana Graduate Network in Applied Evolution (LAGNiAppE)

• Louisiana Universities Marien Consortium (LUMCON)

• Louisiana Wildlife Federation: Conservation Leadership Corps

• Pathogen-Host Interactions and Immunology Research and Education (PHIRE)

Visit the following links to search for Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs), and funding opportunities.