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NIDA Research-Highschool

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has summer research programs in the fields of substance abuse and addiction research via research placements with scientists from across the country. This program may include formal courses, participation in meetings, data collection, data analysis, interviewing, laboratory experiments, manuscript preparation, library research, literary reviews, and much more. This program targets high school (at least 15 years old) and undergraduate students from underrepresented groups in the biomedical and behavioral sciences (including African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians/Alaska Natives, and Asian/Pacific Islanders). Detailed information about the program and descriptions of participating research sites can be found on the following website:  http://www.drugabuse.gov/pdf/sposummer.pdf

Internships are with a variety of research sites across the country, beginning on or about June 1st and lasting between 8-10 weeks.
Application deadline: January 17, 2012

For more information, contact:
Tamara Willis, Research Analyst
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Special Populations Office
Office of the Director
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 4205
Rockville, Maryland 20892
Phone: (301) 443-0441
Fax: (301) 480-8179
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Website:  http://www.drugabuse.gov/about/organization/SPO/SPOHome.html

This page was last updated by Janice Troyer on January 26, 2012

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