Research opportunities for college undergraduates and high school students.As part of the Strategic Plan, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is one of 27 Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),which is a component of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The Director of the NIEHS is Dr. David A. Schwartz. has announced two new initiatives to enhance opportunities for young, motivated mo·ti·vate tr.v. mo·ti·vat·ed, mo·ti·vat·ing, mo·ti·vates To provide with an incentive; move to action; impel. mo high school and undergraduate students to participate actively in research and to increase the visibility of the field of environmental health sciences. The NIEHS NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH, DHHS) Short Term Educational Experiences for Research (STEER) in the Environmental Health Sciences for Undergraduates and High School Students (R25) seeks research institutions that will create and provide innovative summer research and educational opportunities in the environmental health sciences for up to eight talented high school students and college undergraduates. The R25 short-term educational programs will have an organized summer program of student research experiences with participating faculty in the environmental health sciences, and a program of informational exchange designed to convey to student participants an appreciation of research on the environmental impacts on human health. The focus of both the laboratory experience and the educational experiences/seminars will be on human health outcomes related to environmental exposure. These programs must have a sufficient base of NIEHS and NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. environmental health-related research to justify their proposed number of student participants. The NIEHS also announces an administrative supplement program available to principal investigators Noun 1. principal investigator - the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project PI scientist - a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences with R01, R37, or P01 awards to support individual summer research experiences for talented and gifted Talented and Gifted or Gifted and Talented may refer to:
For more information on these programs see: STEER: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-06-009.html Supplements: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/dert/training/HScolsup.htm Contacts Michael C. Humble Humble may refer to:
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