Co-op/Internship Opportunities
for 2009
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All of the Organizations listed below that have already updated their sites for 2009, or offer opportunities on an annual basis will be indicated by a (2009) after the co-op link

The opportunities on this website have been selected from a much larger list of Biology and Biotechnology Co-op Opportunities on the Web that may provide experiences in genetics, human genetics, gene expression, developmental biology and clinical genetics. There are likely many other opportunities not listed below (but included in the larger list).

In addition to the valuable experience and good pay that a Co-op or Internship will give you, very many of the Opportunities listed on this website also provide Travel Reimbursement, Housing and Meals. So, don't let concerns about living expenses or the location of an organization posted on this website prevent you from checking out an exciting and challenging Co-op or Internship position!! If travel support, housing and meals are provided, this information will almost always be included in the details about the Co-op or Internship that can be found by clicking on the co-op website next to the organization's name and location.

Do you want to Co-op/Intern anytime soon?
1. You'll need to get your resume up to date.
2. RIT Students - You may also want to consider taking
the optional "Introduction to Co-op Seminar" course.
3. Students from other colleges and universities - You are
certainly welcome to use the Co-op course links even
if you are not an RIT Student

To view information for any organization listed below:
a. Point and click with your mouse on the organization's name to go to its homepage (for a university or college, you might want to go further to the homepage of the sponsoring department or program at that university or college, if it is not already the "homepage" link that is provided here).
b. Point and click with your mouse on co-op to go to co-op/internship/research postings for that organization or to the website from which you can then access the co-op/internship/research postings

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Sue Golding Graduate Division, (10 participating departments) Bronx, NY - co-op, (2009) "SURP 2009 DATES will be available in November" - 10 participating departments, including Developmental and Molecular Biology

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, - co-op (2008) . Amgen Scholars Program
Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Biological Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2008) "mentored research experiences in ...cell and developmental biology
Case Western University, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2008) Department of Genetics is one participating department
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Molecular and Developmental Biology, Cincinnati, OH - co-op (2009) "Please check back this Fall to apply for the Summer of 2009"
Cold Spring Harbor Lab, Cold Spring Harbor, NY - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Colorado State University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ft. Collins, CO - co-op (2008) scroll down for details - "The Summer 2008 application and reference forms are under revision. Please check back in December 2007" - "active research in a wide range of areas, including ...embryonic development,.."
Columbia University, Biological Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2008) Amgen Scholars Program- includes Mentors from the Department of Genetic and Development
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2009) scroll down to Student Traineeships - Supports student research at student's home institution - "Senior-level undergraduate students planning on pursuing graduate training also may apply"

Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2009) "Applications for summer 2009 will be posted online in December 2008."

Emory University, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Atlanta, GA - co-op (2008) Current Mentor List includes Developmental Biology

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Graduate School, Denver, CO - co-op (2008) "Participating basic science programs at include ..cell and developmental biology..reproductive science...

Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2008) "Information and applications for the 2008 program will be available in December 2007"

Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA - co-op (2008) One Joslin Investigators Available for the Summer Research Program (Dr. Doria Allesandro, MD, Ph.D) has research that focuses on "Genetic Factors in the Development of Diabetes and its Complications"

Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI - co-op, (2009) - for RIT, Gallaudet University, and California State-Northridge deaf and hard-of-hearing students only - scroll down to How to Apply

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, - co-op (Spring 2008) - links to some example research opportunities and student research - "Research projects in Cancer Biology ("We are studying a number of genes and proteins which are important during breast cancer tumor progression. We have genetically manipulated these genes in an effort to understand their role in breast cancer") and The Human Genome Project
Lupus Foundation of America, Rockville, MD (at various research center locations) - co-op (2008) Gina Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2008) Amgen-UROP Scholars Program - Faculty mentors include Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2009) includes projects related to Developmental Biology
MetroHealth Foundation, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2008) Neonatology - The Chester Summer Scholars Program for Ohio residents only, attending any university
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salisbury Cove, ME - co-op (2008) Research Mentors in Developmental Biology
Mt Sinai Graduate School of Biological Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2008) Research project areas include gene expression, gene therapy, gene transcription, human genetics

National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2009) "Applications for Summer 2009 will be available in November 2008."
National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2009) "The application for the 2009 summer program will open mid-November 2008."
National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2009) "The application for the 2009 summer program will open mid-November 2008."

Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc, New York, NY - co-op (2009) scroll down to Summer Student Fellows - "information regarding next year's (2009) opportunities available in late fall."

Rockefeller University, New York, NY - co-op (2008) "a broad range of areas including ...; molecular, cell and developmental biology"
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY - co-op (2008)

The Hamner Institute for Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC - co-op, application (2009) research focuses include reproductive and developmental biology and respiratory biology, functional genomics, computational biology, and bioinformatics
The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME - co-op (2008)
Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson College of Graduate Studies, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2008) Research program options include Cell & Developmental Biology
Tufts University, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Medford, MA - co-op (2008) - Academic Programs include Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Genetics, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2008) Faculty members' research topics areas include Cancer Genetics, Clinical Genetics, Complex Genetic Traits and Developmental Genetics
University of Chicago, Division of Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL - co-op (2008) Summer Research Training Program - can select Developmental Biology as Summer Research Preference on application.
University of Iowa, Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, Iowa City, IA - co-op (2008)
University of Kansas, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Lawrence, KS - co-op (2008) "Areas of research include ... Development biology, ..."
University of Oregon, Biology Department, Eugene, OR - co-op (2008) "SPUR 2008 Online Application (under construction)" - "Sponsoring labs do research in several areas including evolution, developmental biology , ........,"
University of Pennsylvania, Biomedical Graduate Studies, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2008) Developmental Biology is one area of research
University of Pennsylvania Health System, Division of Medical Genetics, Gene Therapy Program, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2008) Molecular Biology Summer Research Program for Undergraduates
University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Children's Research Center, Rochester, NY - co-op, application (2009) "...research relevant to childhood diseases and developmental biology"
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Dallas, TX - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program - includes developmental biology

Wadsworth Center (New York State Department of Health), Albany, NY - co-op (2008) "If you are not entering your senior year, we encourage you to apply for the program next year (2008)" - Molecular and Cellular Biosciences - includes "gene expression and regulation"
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT - co-op (2008) includes Cell and Developmental Biology - "The scholarship program is open to students who reside within the state of Connecticut or are currently enrolled in undergraduate colleges or universities within the state of Connecticut"

Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT - co-op (2009) BioSTEP - Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program for Minority Students - Genetics and Developmental Biology is one Research Area