The Summer Research Program provides U.S. undergraduate students and The University of Texas Houston Medical School (UT-Houston) first-year medical school students with hands-on laboratory research experience supervised by faculty members from the medical and dental schools of UT-Houston.

You must be available to begin on the first day of the program.

Application deadlines:

College Undergraduate -- usually the first Friday in February (click on the "Calendar" link right for exact date).

College Undergraduate Information

UTHSC-H MS-1 Medical Student --usually the first Friday in April.

1st Year UT-Houston Medical Student Information

The internships are ten weeks in duration, and are directed and administered by UT-Houston faculty and staff. Each student is required to write an abstract of research performed during the summer. You can view the abstracts by clicking on the Abstracts Archive to the right.

Scheduled events that supplement the research experience include weekly seminars; certification courses in animal science, laboratory safety and raditaion; an enrichment series; and tours of selectied facilities and labs.