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Summer Program (SURP)

NYU Shanghai Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program (SURP) in Neuroscience   

 

 

The NYU Shanghai Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program (SURP) in Neuroscience is designed to foster entry into a neuroscience research-centered career for undergraduates with a strong interest in neuroscience. 

Students apply for positions in a 2-months summer program with flexible starting dates. During the program, they will actively participate in research projects in the laboratories of NYU Shanghai neuroscience faculty. 

We match students to laboratories primarily on the basis of their background preparation and areas of interest. They work either directly with faculty or with graduate students or postdoctoral fellows. Each student conducts a research project under the direction of his or her mentor. The students are involved in all phases of the research process from experimental design to data analysis and communication of results. At the end of the program, a presentation and a project summary are required. Successful applicants will receive financial support from NYU Shanghai.
 

Research Areas

Applicants are required to state their areas of interest in a personal statement. Below is a list of faculty interested in hosting students in their labs:

  • Li Li (Visual perception, Visuomotor control, Eye-hand coordination, Virtual reality)

  • Sukbim Lim (Computational neuroscience, learning and memory, neural network modeling analysis)

  • Zhong-Lin Lu (Visual Perception, Psychophysics, Attention, Perceptual Learning, Brain Imaging)

  • Xing Tian (Cognitive neuroscience, Action and perception, Speech and language, Learning and memory, Mental imagery)

  • Zhuo-Cheng Xiao (Computational Neuroscience; Mathematical theories for spiking networks; Neural Oscillations; Visual Cortex)

* In alphabetical order of the last names

 

Requirements

  • Applicants must be undergraduates who are or can be in Shanghai for the summer.

  • Applicants should have strong academic records with courses in biology, mathematics, physics, psychology, computer science or related disciplines, and a GPA >= 3.2.

  • Applicants must be undergraduates completing their sophomore or junior year and fluent in English.

  • The duration of the SURP program is 2 months with flexible starting dates. (Please ensure that you have no other commitments during the program).

Application deadline: March 31, 2024

 

Booklet

booklet

 

For any inquiries, please contact: shanghai.surp@nyu.edu