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From the Director
About the Program
Links to Information About the Students
Other Neuroscience Research Training and Funding Opportunities
Frequently Asked Questions
Information for the Incoming Class of 2012
Clinical and Basic Neuroscience Labs
Neuroscience at NIH
Investigators with Opportunities for Students
Other Summer Opportunities
Contact Information for Mr. Tony Casco
10 Center Drive/Room 5S208
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone - 301-443-1910
Email - ninds-sip@ninds.nih.gov
Contact Information for Dr. Rita Devine
10 Center Drive/Room 5S208
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone - 301-594-9562
Fax - 301-480-9685
Email - ninds-sip@ninds.nih.gov
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this web site on the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke's Summer
Program in the Neurological Sciences, a student research training program in brain and nervous system research. As one of
27 Institutes and Centers comprising the National Institutes of Health, NINDS has occupied a central position in the world
of neuroscience for over 50 years. Our mission is to perform neuroscience research in order to reduce the burden borne by
every age group, by every segment of society, and by people all over the world. To this end, the Institute supports and conducts
research on the healthy and diseased brain, spinal cord, muscle, and peripheral nerves.
Hundreds of disorders afflict the nervous system. Common killers and disablers such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, autism, and muscular dystrophy are well known. Other disorders we study may be known only to the patients and families affected, their doctors, and scientists who look to rare disorders for help in understanding the brain as well as treating more common diseases.
This is a time of accelerating progress and increasing hope in the battle against brain disease. Advances in understanding the nervous system are beginning to pay off in the form of treatments for previously intractable problems including spinal cord injury, acute stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease. We are fortunate to have this first-rate research training program in the neurosciences which gives students the chance to learn and participate in hands-on clinical and basic neuroscience research with the hope that they will pursue careers in this burgeoning field.
Today's students are tomorrow's scientific investigators, conducting cutting-edge biomedical research that will lead to new ideas, theories, hypotheses, and treatments to help improve the health of the Nation.
Story C. Landis, Ph.D.
Director, NINDS
This web site provides links to key information for students selected for the Class of 2009 to 2010.
The Summer Program in the Neurological Sciences offers a unique opportunity for academically talented high school, undergraduate, graduate, and medical students to receive first-rate training in neuroscience research. Students get hands-on experience working with leading scientists in the Institute's Division of Intramural Research, the "in-house" research component of the NINDS. NINDS Labs are located in Bethesda, Rockville and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
The NINDS purpose in awarding student internships is to provide students with a highly stimulating and rewarding summer research experience, with a view towards encouraging students to pursue advanced education and training in the biomedical sciences and future careers in scientific investigation, particularly basic and clinical research in the neurological sciences. Summer research training is designed to supplement and give practical meaning to students' academic course work. At the same time, students will make a valuable contribution to the NINDS research mission.
At the end of the summer, students participate in the NIH Summer Research Program Poster Day. Poster Day gives students the opportunity to present their summer research before the NIH scientific community. Students also participate in meetings and seminars in their individual laboratories. In addition, students attend formal lectures and symposia dealing with the newest advances in health research.
Alumni Reflect on Summer Research
How I Spent My Summer, by JT Stranix
Summer Research Experience, by Nathan Rowland
Summer Students at the NIH/NINDS, by Lucy Boyce Kennedy
My Summers at the NIH/NINDS, by Yixiao (Peter) Zou
2011 Exceptional Summer Student Award Winners
For general questions, please visit: https://www.training.nih.gov/resources/faqs/summer_interns
What are Some Key Features of the Program?
This web site provides links to key information for students selected for the Class of 2012.
Neuroscience at the NIH
Clinical Trials at NIH
Director's Seminar Series
National Library of Medicine
Neurobiology Interest Group
NIH Intramural Research News
NIH Library Online
NIH Research Training Opportunities
Online Journals
Science Education at the NIH
Wednesday Afternoon Lectures
Laboratory Safety Training
2011 NIH Summer Research Program Handbook (PDF)
Guidelines for Conduct of Research
Please send comments, suggestions or questions about this web site to Mr. Tony Casco.
Last updated December 14, 2012