PREC @ UNM

The Walker and He groups are establishing a partnership with the NSF Center for Genetically Encoded Materials (C-GEM) to explore ways to use RiPP biosynthetic enzymes to create new materials and medicines.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program

  • 10 week full-time mentored research opportunity in a C-GEM lab
  • Exact dates vary by campus, typically June – July
  • Programming to support your development as a scientist
  • Includes housing and a stipend (minimum stipend: $6,000)
  • No prior research experience required!
  • Must be a US citizen or permanent resident
  • Applications due by Feb 14, 2025 (NEW DEADLINE)

This program is an opportunity to perform research during the summer in C-GEM affiliated laboratories at UC Berkeley, Yale, Cornell, Georgia Tech, Boston College, and University of Minnesota.

More information is available at C-GEM’s website. If you have any questions, please contact Mark Walker (markcwalker@unm.edu)

Information sessions are being held in January to answer questions about the application