• Activities:
  • Each student will work as part of a research team on a project and conduct individual research projects.
  • Joint Field Trips
  
  
• Benefits:
  • Research Experience
  • Stipend $3000 for 10 weeks
  • Room and board
  
  
• Eligibility:
  • Interest in learning about research in environmental biology
  • Current undergraduate in good academic standing
  • Enrolled in a college or University in the United States
  • US Citizen or permanent resident of the United States
  • Required to spend 10-weeks on campus at either NSU or ECSU
  
  
• To apply:
  • Download the application (Application.pdf).
  • Send Official Transcript
  • Obtain two Recommendations from College Science Professors (Recommendation.pdf)
  
  
• Submit application materials to:
  
  Dr. Camellia Moses Okpodu, Program Director
  Department of Biology, WSB Room 113
  Norfolk State University
  Telephone: 757-823-8957
  Fax: 757-823-2000
  E-mail: cmokpodu@nsu.edu

APPLICATION DEADLINE:   March 15, 2008
                 PROGRAM DURATION:   May 16 - July 22, 2008

Research Mentors

• Dr. Camellia Moses Okpodu (Program Director) Biochemistry and Molecular Plant Biology - Oxidative stress metabolism; environmental biology; protein chemistry; signal transduction.
  
  
• Dr. Tabmitha Jervey, Virology Cell and Molecular Biology - DNA amplification, cloning and analysis of DNA; classical virology techniques and transfection of cells in culture
  
  
• Dr. Carollyn Boykins-Winrow Microbiology - DNA amplification; cell culture techniques and classical sterile microbiology techniques
  
  
• Dr. Xiaping Xu Molecular and Microbial Genetics - PCR; cell culturing; cloning and characterization of genes; signal transduction and NMR conformation of protein structure
  
  
• Ms. Maureen Scott Biology emphasis in Mycology and Environmental Science - Mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis in Zebra fish; water quality analysis; Biological control of weeds using fish; pest management systems
  
  

• Dr. Kathleen Fischer (Co-Program Director) Geochemistry and Environmental Law - Physical and chemical properties of marine sediments; biogeochemical modeling; Surface & sub-surface hydrology, water quality, watershed mgt., GIS applications, computer modeling, non-destructive measurement techniques
  
  
• Dr. Michael Winrow Microbiology - DNA amplification; cell culture techniques and classical sterile microbiology techniques
  
  
• Dr. Jeffrey Rousch Plant Biology - Aquatic toxicity stress conditions to determine genes responsible for increased in tolerance; EST sequencing; cDNA libraries and heavy metals phytoremediation.
  
  
• Dr. Roberto Frontera-Suau Microbial Genetics - PCR, DGGE, cell culturing; EST sequencing; cDNA libraries; Metabolic engineering of plants for phytoremediation
  
  
• Dr. Mamudu Yakubu Analytical Chemistry HPLC chromatography; chemical studies of molybdenum complexes; modeling and analytical methods for analyzing proteins