From: Principal Investigators of Summer Institutes for Training in Biostatistics (SIBS)

Re: Summer 2007 Opportunities for Undergraduate Students for Training in Biostatistics

SIBS (Summer Institutes for Training in Biostatistics) will be in its 4th year this summer. Sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the program has been very successful, but space is limited! Students should apply soon. SIBS is open to all US undergraduates (citizens or permanent residents).

Further details are given at the individual websites listed on the flyer.

SIBS is designed to introduce quantitatively oriented undergraduate students to Biostatistics. In this program students learn about the applications of statistical methods in biomedical research through coursework and hands-on experience working with real data collected in major clinical studies. Each of the three program sites has its own unique features, but they all have a well-conceived, balanced agenda and an outstanding staff of dedicated investigators and professors.

Note: participants receive college credit that can transfer back to their home institutions. All costs are covered: tuition, housing, meals, etc.

Could you please

1. forward this message to appropriate faculty advisors and student groups?

2. print and post the program flyer in an attractive location?

We hope that this information reaches interested students in mathematics and other quantitative sciences. Career opportunities for biostatisticians are quite good. We appreciate any assistance in reaching your students.

For more information please see our program web sites:

2501 Founders Drive, Campus Box 8203, 201 Patterson Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695-8203