Intra-College Experience in Creative Research in Experimental and Applied Microbiomics (ICECREAM)

Overview

ICECREAM is an intensive, full-time research experience for Rutgers, Princeton, and NJIT rising sophomore undergraduate students. Students are matched with faculty mentors from a diverse array of microbiome-scientific disciplines that include areas of ecological, social, behavioral, environmental and health (medical, dental, nursing, public health) sciences. Participants learn about the process of research by working with their mentors in the laboratory and by participating in library workshops, data analysis, seminars, and social events. Summer experiences often lead to involvement in research projects during the subsequent academic year(s). A priority of ICECREAM is to increase interest among members of underrepresented minority (URM) groups in biomedical science, in general, and the microbiome, in particular.

How to Apply: APPLICATION CLOSED

Thank you for your interest. Please contact rump@cabm.rutgers.edu for any questions.

Current list of mentors and labs

Modupe Coker, PhD | Rutgers School of Dental Medicine; Rutgers School of Public Health | Coker Research Lab

Project Title: Immune-microbe interactions in the oral cavity

Nicole Fahrenfeld, PhD | Rutgers School of Engineering | Fahrenfeld Research Group

Project Title: Riverine microbiome for understanding fecal pollution and water borne pathogens

Jason Yang, PhD | New Jersey Medical School | Yang Systems Biology Lab

Project Title: Systems biology of antimicrobial resistance

Michael Manhart, PhD | Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Center for Advanced Biotechnology & Medicine | Quantitative Evolutionary Microbiology Laboratory

Project Title: Evolution of microbial communities