Program Director: Michael Trush, PhD
This training program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) provides opportunities for underrepresented students and students from disadvantaged backgrounds to be actively involved in ongoing research projects related to environmental health. The program is supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and based in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. Participating faculty members in the program have appointments within the Department and are affiliated with the doctoral-level training program in Environmental Health Sciences. Faculty research interests include: oxidative damage and stress, cancer, chemoprotection, molecular biomarkers of exposure and susceptibility, hematopoeitic and immunotoxicology, xenobiotic metabolism, neurotoxicology, air and water quality studies and assessment of environmental and occupational exposures in relation to human health effects. In addition to gaining research experience, students will attend a seminar series on environmental health, receive information about how to apply to graduate school and participate in discussions about issues and career opportunities in environmental and public health.
Applications for summer research training are available through the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Summer Internship Program (SIP), and the Diversity Summer Internship Program of the Bloomberg School of Public Health. For additional information on training opportunities visit: http://commprojects.jhsph.edu/academics/.
Applicants are evaluated on the basis of the following criteria: - Academic performance (generally a GPA > 3.0)
- Completion of at least 1 year of college
- Interest/potential interest in toxicology as it relates to human health
- Letters of recommendation
- Prior research/laboratory experience
Initial review of applications is conducted by the program director for relevance of research interests to environmental and public health. No single criterion governs whether an applicant is accepted. Rather, an applicant is assessed for a combination of qualities that make him/her stand out. Following this prescreening, general interests of an applicant are matched with those of a faculty member who wishes to sponsor a summer intern. Recommended applications are forwarded to training faculty for review. Accepted applicants are assigned to a faculty mentor, who will oversee their research project. Accepted applicants are then notified of whom among the training faculty have openings/support for them. The faculty member sponsoring the student will contact the student directly to discuss project specifics. Travel and accommodation arrangements are provided to students by our office staff together with Lenora Davis, Director of the School of Public Health's Office of Student Diversity.
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