Virtual Internship Program
Applications closed. All students will hear about their application status by May 1.
VIP 2024 begins June 4, 2024. This year we will be accepting up to 25 students into our summer program. This 4-week, online-only program allows students the opportunity to learn from NRI principal investigators and other research staff, participate in group mentoring sessions, and complete an independent nutrition research project and presentation.
All high school students, rising ninth graders to rising college freshman, are invited to apply to our Virtual Internship Program. The application deadline is March 29.
Agenda subject to change.
VIP Schedule 2024
Week One | ||
Tuesday, June 4 1 PM - 2:30 PM | Welcome and Orientation Nutrition 101 | Jenna Baker VIP Coordinator Sandra Mooney, PhD Associate Professor of Nutrition |
Thursday, June 6 1 PM - 2 PM | The Importance of Good Nutrition, Health Behaviors, and the Risk Factors | Deborah Tate, PhD Professor of Nutrition |
Week Two | ||
Tuesday, June 11 1 PM - 2 PM | The Importance of Folate in Promoting Health and Preventing Diseases | Natalia Krupenko, PhD Associate Professor of Nutrition |
Thursday, June 13 1 PM - 2 PM | Mentoring Session MLA + Presentation Guide | Evan Paules, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Jenna Baker VIP Coordinator Sandra Mooney, PhD Associate Professor of Nutrition |
Week Three | ||
Tuesday, June 18 1 PM - 2 PM | Research Methods | Hannah Petry Graduate Research Assistant, Mooney Lab |
Thursday, June 20 1 PM - 2 PM | Career Paths in Nutrition | TBD |
Week Four | ||
Tuesday, June 25 12 PM - 2 PM | Student Presentations | Students |
Thursday, June 27 12 PM - 2 PM | Student Presentations | Students |