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San Jose State University Research Foundation
The SJSU Research Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation established to enable and promote externally-funded programs that further SJSU's comprehensive educational mission, impact, and public benefit. Visit the SJSU Research Foundation website for more information.
Looking for an Expert?
San Jose State's University Experts page provides a single source of information about our collaborative researchers, media sources and external speakers organized into a database.
Contributing to Science
San Jose State researchers contribute to the world of science and have a positive impact on our local and global communities. SJSU researchers work with both graduate and undergraduate assistants, making the world a better place one experiment at a time.
Contributing to the Community
Every year, hundreds of local, state, and federal agencies, businesses, and private foundations work with SJSU faculty and specialists to perform basic and applied research, public service and community projects, consulting, and other specialized educational activities. It's no wonder that San Jose State University ranks among the top 200 schools nationwide for total research and development expenditures.
Opportunities for Undergrads
On a typical day, senior molecular biology major Nikki Nguyen sets up her experiments
in a cancer biology lab. Before removing her T-75 flask from the incubator, Nguyen
sprays her bottles with 70 percent ethanol and then distributes the ethanol with Kimwipes.
Sterilizing and working under a laminar flow hood ensures that the research team does
not contaminate the spindle-shaped breast cancer cells within. They don't want to
chance starting over.
Through the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute SCRIBe Undergraduate Research Program, a partnership between San Jose State's biology department and HHMI, Nguyen gets to engage in cutting-edge independent research in a molecular biology lab. At most large research universities, participation in faculty research is the domain of graduates students. At San Jose State, undergraduate students frequently work alongside their professors doing cutting-edge research.
