Deadline to apply for summer training program is March 22, 2017.Applications are available at BannerResearch.org or Biodesign.asu.edu. Contact Brian Browne at BannerResearch@bannerhealth.com or Kerri Robinson at Kerri.Robinson@asu.edu for more information.

SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAM FACTS:Time Commitment: 8-week Summer training takes place from June to July of 2017 (35 – 40 hours per week)

Five Summer tracks: • Basic neurobiology (laboratory) research• Computational medical imaging research• Applied psychological and epidemiological research• Data analysis and journal paper submission• Clinical geriatric social work

Locations: Students will perform basic or clinical research at one of the following world-class research facilities in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area:

• Banner Sun Health Research Institute (basic and clinical neuroscience research)

• Biodesign Institute at ASU’s Tempe campus (basic laboratory research, neuroscience or cancer)

• Banner Alzheimer’s Institute (computational neuroscience imaging research)

• Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center (basic and clinical cancer research)

Other benefits:• Professional development opportunities• Laboratory/safety training • Hands-on paid training ($125 per week upon

successful completion of program) • Development of scientific poster to

showcase research project outcomes• Participation in concluding symposium

and poster-session with mentors and institutional leaders • Trainee collaboration and weekly training

meetings during 8-week program

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Application Process:Applications for the Banner Research / ASU-Biodesign Summer Training Program will be accepted from January 9 – March 22, 2017; selected candidates will participate in an interview process before final selection. Applications are available at BannerResearch.org or Biodesign.asu.edu at https://biodesign.asu.edu/neurodegenerative-disease/summer-internship-program.

Questions may be directed to Brian Browne, program director, at BannerResearch@bannerhealth.com or Kerri Robinson, program co-director at Kerri.Robinson@asu.edu.

All science images shown are from actual laboratory activity and are provided courtesy of The Biodesign Institute.

Training program student stipends generously provided by the Robert F. Schneider Foundation.

Applications for the Banner Research / ASU-Biodesign Summer Training

Program are available now.

Under the founding leadership of Banner Research and in partnership with ASU and the Biodesign Institute, we are pleased to announce the 2017 Summer Training Program.

Participants will help researchers unlock medical and scientific mysteries in the areas of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

The program, founded in 2003 by Banner Research, is designed to increase students’ interest and literacy in science and research by expanding their learning experiences beyond the traditional classroom. This eight-week training program offers top achieving and highly motivated graduating high school seniors and college undergraduate science students the opportunity to work and learn alongside nationally renowned physicians and researchers.

Interns will conduct basic or clinical research at one of four locations in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area:

Banner Sun Health Research Institute

Biodesign Institute at ASU’s Tempe campus

Banner Alzheimer’s Institute

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Goal: The goal of this program is to inspire students – not only to embrace science or medicine as a career choice, but to continue in the pursuit of scientific exploration throughout their academic careers. Trainees come from diverse backgrounds from local high schools to colleges around the country, such as Stanford and Yale Universities.

Opportunity: The summer program provides an opportunity to work in a scientific and medical research environment, showcasing the latest equipment and techniques. Expert mentors will provide participants with hands-on instruction in basic scientific techniques, which may include solution preparation, pipetting, microscopy, centrifugation, cell culture, and experimental design and analysis. These techniques will be taught in the context of the students’ participation in ongoing research projects and protocols that can be completed during the summer, with oversight by faculty at each participating facility.