Summer Research Opportunity 

Applications for Summer 2020 are currently closed. During Fall 2020, we will open applications for Summer 2021.

The Neuroscience program at LVC is happy to offer Research First, a program that provides opportunities for incoming LVC freshmen to work with college faculty/student research teams during the summer before their freshman year of college. This 40 hours per week immersion experience in scientific research provides opportunities to learn many new laboratory techniques. Based on high school records and experience, we will select a limited number of incoming LVC freshmen for this program. Research First students will: 

• Spend 4 weeks in the summer of working on discovery research at LVC 
• Receive a stipend of $350 per week 
• Receive room and board while staying at the college 
• Get an exciting head start on their college experience 

As a Research First student, you will become involved in challenging and interesting research areas that include: 

1. examining the effects of various compounds on cell cycle regulation in astrocytes, 
2. investigating how iron deficiency alters serotonin, dopamine, and adenosine signaling in animals, 
3. exploring changes in neuroblastoma cell signaling in response to retinoic acid exposure, 
4. studying omega-3 fatty acid deficiency in mammalian spatial learning and anxiety. 

We will teach you everything you need to know to do meaningful research in the laboratory. You will learn much and get to know science students and faculty at LVC, all before you begin college in the fall! 

If you match the profile given below, we encourage you to apply for Research First. In our selection process for this program, we will be looking for students who: 

• Will graduate in the top 20% of their class 
• Have strong high school backgrounds in science and mathematics 
• Scored 1200 or greater combined on the SAT math and verbal exams 
• Have an innate sense of curiosity and a genuine interest in discovery research 

Acceptances are made each year on a rolling basis. Questions? Call Dr. Wally Patton at 717-867-6827.