CEPCEB (Center for Plant Cell Biology)

Undergraduates are invited to apply to the Center for Plant Cell Biology (CEPCEB) to pursue individual research projects in the area of plant cell biology. Eight to twelve students are accepted each summer to this 10-week residential summer program. Each student has a faculty and a graduate or postgraduate mentor. In the initial week of the program, students are introduced to the basics of plant cell biology as well as developing areas in plant cell biology in which UCR has expertise, including genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics, through a series of lecture/laboratory exercises. Students then spend nine weeks on a research project of their choice. To further enrich the students and to guide them toward graduate studies, students participate in workshops to enhance learning skills and professional development, and to discuss ethics in science.

Contact: Dr. Julia Bailey-Serres, Plant Cell Biology (951) 827-3738-Funding Source: UC Riverside and the National Science Foundation