The EAGR Summer Research Program includes a 10-week summer research component: a 2-week hands-on workshop for the entire EAGR cohort (4-6 students) plus an 8-week research experience in one of the participating labs.

Students interested in the EAGR Summer Research Program should contact Dr. Campellone (kenneth.campellone@uconn.edu) with inquiries related to their application and are welcome to contact individual program faculty about their research projects.

Benefits of the EAGR Summer Research Program

• Gaining hands-on laboratory research training in the rapidly growing field of geroscience
• Increasing your expertise in the biological bases of aging
• Developing your writing and presentation abilities
• Honing your scientific communication skills
• Networking with other researchers, students, and faculty
• Broadening scientific outreach to older and younger communities
• Earning a $6,000 Summer stipend