Two additional students will be recruited, and a stipend is available for all three. A second supplies budget will be developed, and the CCF will also loan equipment and provide computer access as appropriate to the project. The CCF mentor will make a trip to the home school during this second phase of the program. The CCF offers its students a level of research experience that attracts participants from around the world. The Lerner Research Institute is a full time research organization, with no student body or degree offerings of its own.
All trainees come from other institutions, and stay for varying periods of time.
The REU participants in the Department of Biomedical Engineering will interact with degrees that range from high school students to post-docs. The student will be expected to participate in his research team's meetings and department seminars, as well as other professional activities. Dr. Smith will mentor the student from the point of view of the NSF program, while the directly supervising CCF faculty will serve as a technical mentor. The student will also develop a relationship with the home school mentor while serving as a supervisor to his two recruited assistants. Many informal and social interactions also occur at the CCF, as an outgrowth of events organized by the institution, the department and by the students themselves.