<p>Can you do full time research over the summer and take a summer course at the same time? No, right?</p>
<p>if by "full-time" you mean like six hours a day, then no, it would be nearly impossible.</p>
<p>And since full-time actually means eight to ten hours a day, then... no. Just focus on your lab work.</p>
<p>why not? i worked full-time in the lab (more than 40hrs/week), took a summer course, volunteered at a hospital, and was a summer RA for a high school program last year. It wasn't terribly fun to do all four at once, but you can certainly work a full-time job and take a class</p>