If you are looking for a research lab, get started by looking at these sources:
- Find individual labs of interest from the list of faculty on the SEBS campus;
OR - Rutgers University—Life Sciences
OR - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
OR - Cancer Institute of New Jersey,
OR - Rutgers Biomedical Engineering
OR - Rutgers Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (CABM)
While reviewing the various websites, make a short list (~10) of faculty that most interest you. After doing a little more searching about the research conducted in each of these faculty labs, carefully compose a brief email that 1) tells the prospective mentor about yourself (major, year, college, interests, etc.); 2) states why the you are interested in the research of the faculty mentor; and 3) asking for an appointment to meet the faculty member to talk about the research and possibly working in that faculty member's lab in the coming (semester).
To get course credit, follow the instructions on the Experiential Learning Pathways page when you have enough time in your schedule. The experience is expected to be at least 45 hours of total work per credit for a 15-week semester (equivalent to 135 hours of work for a 3-credit course).
For more information, contact the Biotechnology Undergraduate Program Director Dr. Paul Meers (paul.meers@rutgers.edu).