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Full Name (First and Last)

BYU Email Address

Phone Number

How many semesters do you intend to be a part of the lab?

Are you able to work at least 10 hours a week?

This question is required

Yes

No, I can work 6-10

I can only work for less than 5 hours a week

Are you available during the Spring/Summer terms? If not, please explain why.

Please list any previous research or laboratory experience, and include a brief description of what it entailed.

What are your career goals and how will this research help achieve them? What do you expect to gain from your experience in the lab?

Why are you particularly interested in joining the Melonakos Lab?

Do you have any programming experience? If yes, what language did you use, and can you provide examples of your code?

Although tasks that students are assigned usually follow the needs of the lab, there may be room for some flexibility. Where do your interests lie on the continuum between hands-on research (building implants, animal surgeries, animal experiments, etc.) and computational research (programming, data analysis, modeling, etc.)? Prior experience in these areas is not required.

This question is required

hands-on only

mostly hands-on

equal interest

mostly computational

computational only

What qualities make you a good fit for doing research in a lab?

Please upload a grade report

You can also upload any file showing your grades. It does not need to be an official transcript. Please do so as a .pdf or .docx Please upload a grade report (this can be found by going to your myBYU page > Campus Favorites - Student > Personal Information > View Academic Grades and Progress. You can usually try to print this page (ctrl + p) and your computer should have a "Print to pdf" option as one of the printers. This will save the page as a pdf.

BYU NetID

BYU Student ID Number

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Thank you for your interest in the Melonakos Lab! We are excited to help you learn and contribute as you participate in mentored research as part of our lab. As you apply, please keep the following things in mind:

Although exceptions are occasionally made, strong preference is given to students who are willing to work a minimum of 10 hours per week and intend to work in the lab for a minimum of 18 months.