SRP Contract Instructions

Do not fill out the contract until you have a faculty mentor that has agreed to accept you into his/her lab.

• Go to: my.ucla.edu
• Login
• Click on 'Contract Courses', located on the left column under 'MyUCLA Features'
• Under 'My Contract Courses' click on 'Submit a new contract'
• Select year and term
• Choose 'Student Research Program (SRP) (99)'
• Select the 'Subject Area' for your SRP. (The 'Subject Area' is the same as your faculty mentor's department.)
• Choose faculty mentor and select number of units
• In the ‘My Research Plan’ organize your paragraph according to the following sentence structure:

1. Introductory sentence providing background.

2. Sentence clearly stating the hypothesis of the project.

3. Sentence describing the methods/techniques you will use to test your hypothesis.

4. What do you expect your data to show relative to your hypothesis?

5. What will be the significance of your results?

'My Research Plan' example:
Infection with the STD Chlamydia results in upregulation of cytokines, proteins that are important for immune responses. I hypothesize that tissues taken from Chlamydia-infected mice will have higher levels of the inflammatory cytokines TNF-a and IL-6. To test this, I will measure TNF-a and IL-6 levels in homogenized tissues of control and Chlamydia-infected mouse genital tracts by ELISA. These data will provide insights into the mechanism whereby animals can naturally fight Chlamydia-infecti

• Print contract
• Have your faculty mentor sign it
• SRP contracts are due Friday of 2nd week at 5pm to 2121 Life Sciences Building.