# Neurogenetics Undergraduate Summer Research Program

> **NIH NIH R25** · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · 2020 · $67,347

## Abstract

This is a renewal application of the remarkably successful Neurogenetics Undergraduate Summer
Research Program in the Center for Genomic Medicine (CGM) at Massachusetts General Hospital.
This program was originally funded in 2010 using ARRA summer supplements awarded to existing
NINDS-funded grants that I `bundled' to create a unique, focused training program. We formed an
alliance with Eckerd College, a small undergraduate liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, to
offer summer research opportunities to incoming junior and senior students. After two successful
summers, I received this R25 in 2012. To date we have welcomed 56 Eckerd students to MGH, and
the impact on the students, the college, and on MGH has been incredible. Eckerd College is a truly
unique institution with a strong focus on the sciences, and our program provides the opportunity for
students to get hands-on research experience in an environment that is not available in St.
Petersburg. The Program Announcement states that the goal is to provide hands-on exposure to
research in order to prepare students for graduate/medical school admission and a career in
research. Our program offers Eckerd students an opportunity to work in NINDS funded laboratories
performing cutting-edge translational research in an exceptional environment. As funding becomes
increasingly scarce, it is imperative that we continue to provide summer research opportunities to
students who have never before worked in research laboratories. This program has provided an
important foundation for 56 students to date, and of the 45 who have now graduated from Eckerd, an
astonishing 50% are now in medical or graduate school. The CGM faculty are enthusiastic about this
program, as are the faculty at Eckerd College, and the impact of the program has been far-reaching.
Life-long mentoring relationships have been forged, and I hope to be able to continue this program for
the next five years.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9855089
- **Project number:** 5R25NS078800-08
- **Recipient organization:** MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** Susan A Slaugenhaupt
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $67,347
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2012-05-01 → 2023-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9855089

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9855089, Neurogenetics Undergraduate Summer Research Program (5R25NS078800-08). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9855089. Licensed CC0.

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