Research Experience for Peruvian Undergraduates

Training a new generation of Peruvian PROFESSIONALS IN STEM

ABOUT

REPU

REPU is a community of professionals who possess a highly collaborative spirit and who are committed to the development of technological and scientific capacity in Peru. Through this community, we complement the education of talented Peruvian undergraduate students by organizing scientific research internships in the best institutions in the world, as well as other activities that promote their professional development.

REPU IN NUMBERS

100+

SCIENTISTS

IN OUR NETWORK

98 TRAINED STUDENTS

27 PROFESSIONAL MENTORS

100%

PLACEMENT RATE

IN GRADUATE

PROGRAMS*

88 HOST

LABORATORIES

10 PERUVIAN

UNIVERSITIES

21 INTERNATIONAL

INSTITUTIONS

300+

APPLICANTS PER YEAR

*Data collected in 2017

OUR MISSION

REPU seeks to build and maintain a community of professionals in STEM who possess a highly collaborative spirit and who are committed to the development of technological and scientific capacity in Peru. Through this community, we complement the education of talented and experienced Peruvian undergraduate students with the same interest as our community by organizing scientific research internships in the best institutions in the world, as well as other activities that promote their professional development.

OUR VISION

To be a self-sustainable, dynamic, supportive and well-connected community of highly trained Peruvian professionals in STEM around the world, in which its members collaborate to generate and participate in different initiatives aimed at promoting the scientific and technological development of Peru, as well as helping the people from the same community to achieve their professional goals.

OUR TEAM

Margarete Diaz

CO-DIRECTOR

Harvard University

Brenda D'Acunha

CO-DIRECTOR

University of British Columbia

Jorge Rua

CO-DIRECTOR

Vanderbilt University

Meet the 2020 staff:

Admission Committee
- Omar Julca
- Alessandro Bailleti
- Gabriel Sevillano

Communications Committee
- Brenda Rojas
- Danae Chipoco

Program Leaders
- REPU Biology: Andrés Guillen
- REPU Chemistry: James Cabrera
- REPU Physics: Víctor Valera
- nanoREPU: Kevin Villegas
- ecoREPU: Rossana Maguiña
- REPU CS: Ricardo Gonzales and Gissella Bejarano