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The National Science Foundation Scholars Program (NSFSP) provides financial support for undergraduate research in selected topics
in science. This program aims to attract a diversified pool of qualified and talented students into research careers in the biological and
biochemical sciences. Support is provided to undergraduate students working towards a Bachelor's Degree in the Life Sciences in the
form of student stipends, laboratory supplies and funds for travel to appropriate scientific meetings.
Students will also be provided
rigorous training by faculty in the use and applications of a variety of different techniques involved in nucleic acid research, protein
biochemistry and analytical chemistry. The program also aims to provide counseling and career opportunities for entrance into higher
degree programs in the sciences
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Students will have an opportunity to undertake sophisticated collaborative research in an environment designed to foster peer and student-faculty interaction.
Students will be trained in the use of techniques in the fields of Electrochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Metalloprotein Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Some of
the techniques covered by the scope of this project include voltammetry, inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy, high performance liquid chromatography,
recombinant DNA technology, protein biochemistry, UV/Vis spectroscopy, electrophoresis, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, atomic force
microscopy and stable and radioisotopic tracer studies.
Student support is provided for up to three years in the form of student salaries, laboratory supplies and travel to scientific meetings for presentation of research
findings.
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