{"id":3497,"date":"2025-08-08T15:39:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T19:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oge\/?page_id=3497"},"modified":"2025-08-08T16:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T20:01:03","slug":"genesis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oge\/about-us\/what-we-do\/genesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Undergraduate Research (GENESIS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"411\"><strong data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"291\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3669 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/706\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-07-22-at-11.56.47\u202fAM-300x227.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/706\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-07-22-at-11.56.47\u202fAM-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/706\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-07-22-at-11.56.47\u202fAM.png 542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"411\"><strong data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"291\">GENESIS (Guiding Emerging New Experts in STEM Interdisciplinary Sciences)<\/strong> was established in 2023 and is a <strong data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"326\">BioSTAR Office initiative<\/strong> dedicated to supporting summer interns affiliated with the UNC School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"619\">Through <strong data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"516\">tailored programming, professional development workshops, and community-building activities<\/strong>, GENESIS creates a supportive network that empowers interns to thrive during their time at Carolina.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"814\">The summer experience culminates in the <strong data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"698\">GENESIS Summer Research Symposium<\/strong>, where students present their research through oral and poster presentations to the broader scientific community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"961\">Over the past year, GENESIS has proudly provided programming for <strong data-start=\"881\" data-end=\"924\">more than 15 summer internship programs<\/strong> within the UNC School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1007\"><div class=\"btn-group dropdown  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn  btn-default oscitas-bootstrap-container dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n<strong>GENESIS Internship Partners<\/strong> <span class=\"caret oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><\/span> <\/button>\n<ul class=\"dropdown-menu oscitas-bootstrap-container\" role=\"menu\">\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"https:\/\/afrisnet.org\/research-internships\/\">AfrisNet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"https:\/\/spire.unc.edu\/spire-summer-research-program\/\">SPIRE SUPR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"https:\/\/smartresearch.web.unc.edu\/\">SMART<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"https:\/\/chancellorssciencescholars.unc.edu\/\">Chancellor&#8217;s Science Scholars Program Summer Research <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ppmh\/resources\/resources-for-students\/edge-genomics\/\">EDGE Genomics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"https:\/\/our.unc.edu\/amgen-scholars\/\">Amgen Scholars Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"https:\/\/tarheels.live\/mhisummer\/\">MHI SUMMER<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"#\">MD-PhD CMSE (CSS MD-PhD Summer Experience) <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"https:\/\/sph.unc.edu\/phlp\/project_imhotep_2018\/\">LSI IMOHTEP Project <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"#\">M&amp;I HBCU SROP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"#\">DCM-A&amp;T Internship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"#\">PHCO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"https:\/\/sph.unc.edu\/iehs\/undergraduate-research-opportunities-program\/\">QUEST<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"https:\/\/hubmapconsortium.org\/internship-program\/\">HUBMAP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"https:\/\/bme.unc.edu\/student-opportunities\/lucas-scholar-fellowship\/\">BME Lucas Scholars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\" oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"#\">Dropdown Item<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 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established in 2023 and is a BioSTAR Office initiative dedicated to supporting summer interns affiliated with the UNC School of Medicine. 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