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Della Keats/U-DOC and NIDDK STEP-UP Programs

NIH NIDDK SHORT-TERM EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR UNDER-REPRESENTED PERSONS (STEP-UP)


2008 NIDDK STEP-UP Dates:
June 29 - August 17

The purpose of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease's STEP-UP Program is to encourage high school students from under-represented ethnic minority backgrounds to enter the fields of medicine and biomedical research. Each NIDDK STEP-UP participant is paired with a seasoned UAA researcher and completes a research project under his or her mentorship. Participating students also take some academic classes with Della Keats/U-DOC Program participants. Della Keats/U-DOC and NIH NIDDK program participants share the university campus and dormitory experience and extracurricular activities.

There is no fee for participation in the program, and dormitory housing is provided at no charge. Stipends may be provided to cover food costs and miscellaneous expenses of participating in this program.

Two NIDDK Students in the Lab

At the end of the summer, NIH NIDDK students travel to Washington, DC, where they present their research and findings at the program's national conference. Students from all over the United States, including Puerto Rico, are represented at the NIH conference. Students who completed successful research projects during the 2004-2006 summer programs were able to publish their research in the medical journal   Ethnicity and Disease.   To read more about the national NIH NIDDK STEP-UP Program,   click here.

Three of the eight participants in the 2007 NIDDK Program won prestigious awards at this year's annual conference. In addition, the Program Director, Dr. Ian van Tets, won an award recognizing his "Outstanding Commitment to Excellence." To read more about the 2007 program and student awards,   click here.

Alaskan high school students from under-represented ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade are eligible to apply.

Applications are no longer being accepted for the
2008 NIDDK STEP-UP Program.
For 2009 program dates and application deadlines,
check back here again, beginning in December 2008.


 

Read more about the
NIDDK STEP-UP Program
(formerly the NIDDK Summer Research
Apprentice Program)

and elibibility requirements:

NIDDK STEP-UP Program Flier

Dr. Ian van Tets, Director
Della Keats/U-DOC and NIH NIDDK Summer Programs
UAA WWAMI Biomedical Program
3211 Providence Drive, ENGR 331
Anchorage, AK 99508

Phone:    (907) 786-4789
FAX:       (907) 786-4700
E-mail:    wwami@uaa.alaska.edu


The Imaginarium

The UAA Della Keats/U-DOC and
NIH NIDDK Summer Programs are
generously supported and/or administered by:

The Imaginarium / North Star Project
www.northstarak.org

The University of Alaska Sharing Scholarship
BP / ConocoPhillips Fund
University of Alaska Foundation

The National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov

The UAA Division of Academic and Multicultural Student Services
www.uaa.alaska.edu/studentaffairs

South Central Area Health Education Center
http://www.providence.org/alaska/ahec

The UAA WWAMI Biomedical Program

National Institutes of Health
BP ConocoPhillips

 

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