SURP Proposals

The filing period is now closed. The deadline to submit both online and paper application materials was March 4th at 4pm in 2083 VLSB.

Please submit your application online to mcbusa_surp@yahoo.com (please submit as an attachment, preferably MS Word format) and then submit a HARD COPY of your application along with your resume to 2083 VLSB by March 4th at 4pm NO EXCEPTIONS! If you are applying to multiple programs, submit a resume for each separate application.

Click on the project names for a full description:



UC Berkeley

PI Affiliation Project Name
Caroline Ajo-FranklinLBNLEngineering Microbes for Carbon-Neutral Energy
Bruce CohenLBNLBiologically active nanoparticles for imaging
Yang DanHHMI / MCBMicrostimulation and recordings from visual cortical neurons in rodents
John ForteMCBMembrane recruitment and recycling as a basis for biological transport
Li-Wei HungLBNLHigh-throughput Protein Crystallography
Ronald ZuckermannLBNLPrecisely ordered nanomaterials designed from self-assembling biomimetic polymers


Off-Campus

PI Affiliation Project Name
Deborah DeanCHORIProtection from Chlamydia trachomatis sexually transmitted infections using a novel vaccine
Deborah DeanCHORIDevelopment of an ex vivo endometrial and cervical cell culture system to study the pathogenesis of Chlamydia trachomatis sexually transmitted diseases
Deborah DeanCHORIMechanisms of recombination among recent clinical isolates of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT)
Deborah DeanCHORIPathogenesis of Chlamydia trachomatis ocular infections
Katja BrücknerUCSFNovel tumor suppressors that control hematopoietic and leukemic cell survival
Katja BrücknerUCSFNovel Drosophila cell culture systems to study epithelial plasticity
Ben CheyetteUCSFDevelopmental characterization of curly-tailed mouse mutants
Scott KoganUCSFGain of MYC, TRIB1, and PVT1 on Chromosome 8q24 Synergistically Drive Development of Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Gary RenUCSFLipoprotein structure determination by Electron Microscopy
John RubensteinUCSFTranscriptional control of cell fate in the forebrain
John RubensteinUCSFFunction of Nkx2.1 transcription factor in the development of GABAergic neurons using conditional mice models
Rich SchneiderUCSFMolecular and cellular control of osteogenesis; Cartilage induction and regeneration; Musculoskeletal patterning and integration
Didier Y. R. Stainier (Jiandong Liu, Postdoc)UCSFCellular and molecular regulation of cardiac trabeculation in zebrafish
Didier Y. R. Stainier (Chunyue Yin, Postdoc)UCSFDevelopment of mesenchymal tissue and their contribution to zebrafish organogenesis
Henry VanBrocklinUCSFSynthesis of Radiopharmaceuticals for Molecular Imaging