Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Summer 2026
The Summer 2026 experience will be held from May 26 through July 31, 2026.
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The ASPET Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship seeks to attract undergraduates to participate in outstanding laboratory research experiences as they prepare for advanced graduate and professional degrees and future careers in pharmacology and toxicology, drug discovery, pharmaceutical sciences, neuroscience, and related disciplines.
2024 SURF Fellows
- All SURF scholars become members of ASPET
- Opportunity to win a travel award to attend ASPET Conference
- The 2026 SURF Program will run from May 26 to July 31, 2026
- Application deadline is Jan. 20, 2026
Eligibility
Rising sophomores, juniors and seniors.
- introduction to Laboratory Skills Course
- weekly BIOSTEM lecture*
- mentored research communications workshops to work on posters and oral talks*
- present poster and oral talks at Research Days*
- complete evaluation at end of summer*
- research in areas of drug discovery and translational research
- discipline-specific research, career, professional development and networking by SURF director and research mentors
*Offered by CLIMB UP
Students will work with expert faculty research mentors affiliated with:
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Remi Adelaiye-Ogala, PhD, Assistant Professor (Medicine)
- Arin Bhattacharjee, PhD, Associate Professor
- Stewart Clark, PhD, Associate Professor
- Sergio Dominguez-Lopez, PhD, Assistant Professor
- Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor
- Amanda Klein, PhD, Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry
- Fernando D. Estrada, PhD, Associate Professor
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Philip Lazarus, PhD, Professor and Molecular Biosciences Division Head
- Qing Ma, PharmD, PhD, Associate Professor
- Jason Sprowl, PhD, Associate Professor
Students are funded by an American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics grant and matching funds by Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
- biographical data
- personal statement
- curriculum vitae
- latest academic tanscripts
- two letters of recommendation
*Find additional instructions on first page of application
Program Director
