The Max Kade Foundation (MKF, www.maxkadefoundation.org) supports an international research exchange between Vanderbilt and Leipzig Universities. Specifically, MKF provides funds of three undergraduate students from each university to conduct a 10 week summer internship at the respective partner university in 2016 (May – September). The Max Kade Foundation Scholarship Program is open for highly motivated and excellent foreign applicants with a BSc, MSc or equivalent degrees (obtained during the past year). Internship offer in Leipzig for Undergraduate Students at Vanderbilt University (Date: May – August 2016) “Genetic Incorporation of Photocrosslinking Amino Acids: Binding Pattern of β-Arrestins on a Class B GPCR“ Laboratory Principal Investigator: Dr. Irene Coin Graduate Mentor in host

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In 2015 eight students on Bachelor- or Master level got the Max-Kade Scholarship to participate in ongoing research projects between Vanderbilt University and the University of Leipzig. Hereby their short research and travel reports are listed… Ryan Xin (Undergraduate Student at Vanderbilt University): Semisynthetic Preparation of Ga Fusion Proteins to Investigate Receptor Interaction (Laboratory of Prof. Dr. Annette Beck-Sickinger & Stefan Ernicke / May-July 2015) In my time at Leipzig University, I learned a great deal from my mentor, Stefan Ernicke, and the rest of the laboratory. Before my internship with the Max Kade Foundation, I had never worked extensively in molecular biology. After my time with the Beck-Sickinger lab, I

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