2025 Summer SPUUR Program Materials

Below are links to materials for the 2025 SPUUR Program

THINGS TO READ PRIOR TO SUMMER

1. SPUUR Expectations. Program goals and requirements, expectations, links to resources, and more – HERE. SPUUR directors and students will review these together at the beginning of the summer.
2. “Meta Mondays.” SPUUR program schedule for Week 1 through Week 10 2024 is HERE. The 2025 Meta Monday schedule will be available prior to the May 2025 start date. Participation is required.
3. SPUUR FAQs. Information for the 2024 program are HERE; also includes details about UW-Madison housing, adding a meal plan, etc. NOTE THAT 2025 DETAILS MAY BE DIFFERENT.

SPUUR EVENTS

1. Wednesday Morning Seminars,  Responsible Research and Conduct – DATES AND TIMES FOR 2025 TBD. Meet together with summer research students from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. Seminars are available for SPUUR scholars only on the Wednesdays highlighted in yellow. Participation is required.
2. UW-Madison Graduate School Day – DATES AND TIMES FOR 2025 TBD. Connect with UW-Madison Graduate Programs, learn from a graduate student panel, and more.
3. Virtual Jamboree for Summer Undergraduate Students in Urology Research – DATE AND TIME TBD. This is an annual forum for undergraduate students involved in summer research activities at other urology centers across the US. These include NIDDK-funded George M. O’Brien Urology Research Centers at UW-Madison, Stanford University, and Columbia University. UW-Madison SPUUR scholars will  prepare and submit an abstract, deliver oral presentations describing their research, and entertain questions and comments during virtual Q&A sessions.
   • ABSTRACT GUIDELINES FOR JAMBOREE – 2024 guidelines are HERE. Guidelines for the 2025 Jamboree will be available during the summer of 2025.
   • POWER POINT SLIDE TEMPLATE FOR ORAL PRESENTATION AT JAMBOREE HERE (these slides are optional; you are recommended to use a slide template from your mentor or laboratory)

PRIOR SPUUR RESEARCH RESOURCES – Use these!

1. Research planning timeline. Sample template for documenting your summer research plans, goals, timeline, and progress HERE
2. Weekly research planner. Example of how to structure and document your time and research progress HERE
3. Steps in designing a research study. HERE
4. Criteria in determining authorship of a research publication. One of many suggested frameworks available here: Authorship criteria – Kosslyn. Always discuss authorship with your research mentor and research teammates.
5. Intro to urology research and to CAIRIBU (Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research In Benign Urology). A brief introduction to the urinary tract, common urologic problems, and knowledge gaps and also to nationwide collaborative urology research community. Power Point slides HERE
6. Creating effective abstracts and posters. Slides from presentation by Dr. Lauren Baker (UW-Madison Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences) on communicating your science by creating good abstracts and posters HERE
7. Poster templates. Create a PDF of your poster; you may use one of these OPTIONAL Power Point poster templates – SPUUR poster template; Unbranded Poster Template
8. Preparing an NIH Biosketch
   • Biosketch instructions and other biosketch forms HERE (NIH Grants & Funding Page)
   • Blank biosketch form for predoctoral fellowships or positions HERE
   • Example of a predoctoral biosketch HERE
   • Penniston biosketch for grant application HERE