RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN HIV-1 RNA (ROHR)

sponsored by The Center for Structural Biology of HIV-1 RNA (CRNA)

To apply for the summer 2025, please check back in the fall 2024 for application instructions

ROHR is an opportunity for undergraduate students to join one of the participating laboratories for an 8 to 10-week summer research experience during summer 2025. Applicants will be selected on a competitive basis. Preferably rising sophomores and juniors and students with a good research foundation. Students will be matched with laboratories according to their research interests and their top 3 laboratory choices provided on their application form. Students will most likely be matched with their top choice. Each selected undergraduate will work on projects under the direct supervision of faculty, postdoctoral fellows and/or senior graduate students.

Some of the student activities will include:

attendance at the NIH meeting in June 2025 (paired with a senior lab member)
weekly cohort Zoom meetings, including student presentations with PIs in attendance
any activities that are required by the institutional summer program, if relevant
guest lectures on science, society, and social equity

Living expenses will be provided through funding from the CRNA, an NIH U54 grant, in collaboration with other existing REU programs at participating institutions.

Any questions can be directed to the ROHR Program Director, Gwen Clacher (gclacher@umich.edu)

PARTICIPATING LABORATORIES

Bieniasz Lab | Rockefeller University

Dayie Lab | University of Maryland

Goff Lab | Columbia University

Kutluay Lab | Washington University

Ohi Lab | University of Michigan

Sherer Lab | University of Wisconsin

Smith Lab | University of Michigan

Smyth Lab | Helmholtz Institute

Summers Lab | University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Swanstrom Lab | University of North Carolina

Taylor Lab | Upstate Medical University

Telsenitsky Lab | University of Michigan

Tsai Lab | Institute of Biomedical Sciences Academia Sinica

Work at Rockefeller University

The Bieniasz Lab | Paul Bieniasz, PI

Rockefeller University | New York, New York

Here you can find more information about the projects at the Bieniasz lab

Work at the University of Maryland

The Dayie Lab | Theodore (Kwaku) Dayie, PI

University of Maryland | College Park, Maryland

Here you can find more information about the projects at the Dayie

Work at Columbia University

The Goff Lab | Stephen Goff, PI

Columbia University | New York, New York

Here you can find more information about the projects at the Goff lab

Work at Washington University

The Kutluay Lab | Sebla Kutluay, PI

Washington University | St. Louis, MO

Here you can find more information about the projects at the Kutluay lab

Work at the University of Wisconsin

The Sherer Lab | Nathan Sherer, PI

University of Wisconsin | Madison, Wisconsin

Here you can find more information about the projects at the Sherer lab

Work at Helmholtz Institute

The Smyth Lab | Redmond Smyth, PI

Helmholtz Institute | Leipzig, Germany

Here you can find more information about the projects at the Smyth lab

Work at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County

The Summers Lab | Mike Summers, PI

UMBC | Baltimore County, Maryland

Here you can find more information about the projects at the Summers lab

Work at the University of North Carolina

The Swanstrom Lab | Ronald Swanstrom, PI

University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Here you can find more information about the projects at the Swanstrom lab

Work at Upstate Medical University

The Taylor Lab | Harry Taylor, PI

Upstate Medical University | Syracuse, NY

Here you can find more information about the projects at the Taylor lab

Work at the University of Michigan

The Ohi Lab | Melanie Ohi, PI

The Smith Lab | Janet Smith, PI

The Telesnitsky Lab | Alice Telesnitsky, PI

University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan

Here you can find more information about the projects at the Telesnitsky lab

Work at Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica

The Tsai Lab | Kevin Tsai, PI

Institute of Biomedical Sciences Academia Sinica | Taipei, Taiwan

Here you can find more information about the projects at the Tsai lab

The application for the ROHR Program can be found here. For inquiries regarding the application process, please contact the ROHR Program Director, Gwen Clacher, at gclacher@umich.edu.