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Get involved in student research in the QC Biology Department!<\/strong> We offer opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate levels.<\/p>\n If you are interested in joining a Biology lab, follow these three steps.<\/p>\n Our faculty members run their labs in their own unique ways, so expect differences in terms of how they decide whether to accept research students, the level and duration of commitment they expect, the type of work students do, and the requirements to obtain research credit.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Undergraduate Research” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation_tablet=”left” text_orientation_phone=”” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Biology Department not only values but also relies on undergraduate researchers, many of whom become skilled enough to contribute meaningfully to faculty research or handle their own semi-independent projects and, thus, merit coauthorship on scientific outputs (which can really enhance one’s resum\u00e9 or CV).<\/span><\/p>\n Becoming a scientist is fun, but challenging! To learn basic principles and practice, including ethics, we strongly recommend you take BIO200 \u2013 Foundations of Biological Research, before or early in your undergraduate research career.<\/span><\/p>\n And note that our undergraduate researchers include students based in other units\u2014especially the <\/span>QC Honors in the Mathematics and Natural Sciences<\/a>\u2014and that Biology majors can take research credit in other units, such as Psychology, Neuroscience, Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Earth & Environmental Sciences.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2022\/03\/Itzhakov_DennehyLab-e1423066006422.jpg” alt=”A person working inside a lab.” title_text=”A person working inside a lab.” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation_tablet=”left” text_orientation_phone=”” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Visit the website of the Office of Undergraduate Research<\/a> at ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ. The Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship<\/a> also provides summer internships; for this, studens should apply to the QC Office of Honors and Scholarships<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” admin_label=”Undergraduate Research for Course Credit” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation_tablet=”left” text_orientation_phone=”” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Many of our undergraduate researchers opt to get course credit for the work they do. \u00a0There are two main\u00a0research\u00a0courses, each of which can be taken for 1-3 credits.<\/p>\n If more credit is desired, Biology 391 can be taken multiple times. \u00a0Students may change labs\u00a0and mentors between courses, although we encourage sustained relationships with a single research laboratory and mentor in order to develop an advanced skill set and a deeper understanding of a particular research program.<\/p>\n Students\u00a0must complete\u00a0the following form and submit it to the Biology Office in order to register for undergraduate research for credit. \u00a0It requires the signature of a faculty mentor. \u00a0If students wish to submit the form electronically they must first gain mentor approval. \u00a0Mentors will then email the Biology Office to\u00a0approve registration.<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2022\/03\/BioResearchRegForm.pdf” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Undergraduate Research Registration Form” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16px” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#E71939″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”Open Sans|600|||||||” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” admin_label=”Graduate Research” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation_tablet=”left” text_orientation_phone=”” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Enrollees in QC Master\u2019s and CUNY PhD programs are heavily involved in research in the Biology Department. For information on doctoral programs, please visit our Doctoral Studies page<\/a> or the relevant program at the CUNY Graduate Center<\/a>, where our doctoral programs are based. For information on the Biology Master\u2019s program, please see our Master\u2019s Degrees page <\/a>or contact our Graduate Research Coordinator\u00a0(GRC:\u00a0David Lahti<\/a>). To register for graduate research courses or tutorial, please use the form below and have it signed by your mentor and the GRC. To submit it electronically, please seek your mentor’s approval\u2014they will email the GRC, who will take it from there.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2022\/03\/GraduateResearchRegistrationForm.docx” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Graduate Research Registration Form” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16px” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#E71939″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”Open Sans|600|||||||” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” admin_label=”Research registration deadlines” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation_tablet=”left” text_orientation_phone=”” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Research registration deadlines: Please note that <\/strong>the same registration deadlines apply when <\/strong>registering for research or tutorials as when registering for any other courses. 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