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UCLA Brain Research Institute (BRI) presents

S Y N O P S I S NeuroCamp is a FREE BRI outreach program that brings together a group of 15-20 highly motivated high school students in a centralized lab setting. Students learn the fundamentals of neuroscience and basic lab techniques in Molecular Neurobiology, Neurophysiology, and Neuroanatomy. NeuroCamp 2018 will be held at UCLA over a two-week period (on the Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of each week):

• Week 1 July 10, 11, 12 1:30pm-4:30pm • Week 2 July 17, 18, 19 1:30pm-4:30pm

The overall goal of the program is to provide an exciting and rewarding introduction to research in neuroscience to a broad range of high school students from the Los Angeles area. NeuroCamp intends to stimulate an interest in college as well as an educational path leading to a career in science.

Program Inquiries (please, no applications):

William Grisham, Ph.D., NeuroCamp Director, grisham@lifesci.ucla.edu Application Inqueries:

Katherine Aquino, NeuroCamp Coordinator, kgaquino@mednet.ucla.edu

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A P P L I C A T I O N R E Q U I R E M E N T S Please include the following:

(1) Statement of Interest: Please describe your interest in the field of Neuroscience. [1 paragraph]

(2) Declaration of Commitment: Please describe your intended commitment to the program. Be sure to include any foreseeable obstacles to fulfilling said time commitment during the two-week period. Note that you’ll need to arrange your own transportation to UCLA.

(3) Resume: Please include a standard resume.

(4) Letter of Recommendation: Please provide a letter of recommendation from a teacher or mentor. A P P L I C A T I O N S U B M I S S I O N Make sure that your name is clearly labeled on each of your required documents. Compose an email with "NeuroCamp 2018 Application" in the subject line, and send all four documents to:

Katherine Aquino NeuroCamp Coordinator kgaquino@mednet.ucla.edu

Due Date:

May 1, 2018