Co-op/Internship Opportunities
for 2009
in
Immunology

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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

This website has selected co-ops/internships from the larger Biology & Biotechnology Co-op Opportunities on the Web website that specifically offer experiences in Immunology or any related field (e.g., cancer, vaccines, autoimmunity, infectious diseases, etc.)

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

Albany Medical College, Albany, NY - co-op (2008) Undergraduates interested in Biomedical Research with emphasis in: Immunology and Microbial Diseases
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 Microbiology and Immunology
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis, MO - co-op (2008)
American Cancer Society, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2009) "2009 applications will be available in early 2009." - Joseph S. Silber Student Fellowship - "open to all undergraduate and graduate students who plan to conduct research in a Cuyahoga County, Ohio institution over the summer."

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX - co-op (2008) Summer Medical And Research Training (SMART) Program - Immunology is one research field area that can be selected on application
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy Division, Boston, MA - co-op (2009) "We also have recently instituted new programs to encourage the training of minority scientists at other levels, ......including summer internships for undergraduates."

Case Western University, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2008) many departments are participating, including Department of Pathology "A broad range of research activities is conducted within the Department of Pathology with particular commitments to immunology, cancer biology.."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA - co-op, co-op, co-op (2008)
City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, CA - co-op (2009) Continuing Umbrella of Research Experience (CURE)
City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, CA - co-op (2009) Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy
Cold Spring Harbor Lab, Cold Spring Harbor, NY - co-op (2009) Summer Undergraduate Research Program
College of Charleston, Charleston, SC - co-op (2008) Summer Research in Marine Biology - "address questions in areas such as ... immunology
Cornell University, Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2008) Access Summer Research Program - Immunology is one area of study that can be selected on the application form
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, New York, NY - co-op (2009) Student Research Fellowship Awards for undergraduate students in accredited North American institutions
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"

Dartmouth College
, Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) Graduate Program, Hanover, NH - co-op (2008) participating departments include Microbiology and Immunology
Delaware State University, College of Agriculture and Related Sciences, Dover. DE - co-op (2008) Molecular Genetics & Genomics - can select Immunology and Infectious Disease as Primary Area of Interest on application
Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2009) "Applications for summer 2009 will be posted online in December 2008."
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship - "Research ...in various disciplines including ... immunology.."

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

Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Omaha, NE - co-op (2008) "The application process for 2008 is now open

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2009) "The annual deadline is April 1" - Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Program
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA - co-op (2008)

Genentech, South San Francisco, CA - co-op (2009) Includes Internship Projects in Immunology
Genzyme Corp, Framingham, MA - co-op (2008) - Cytokine Biology (July - Dec)
GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA - co-op (2008) Summer/Fall Co-op/Scientific Communications - Oncology

Harvard Medical School, Division of Medical Sciences, Boston, MA - co-op (2008) "Summer research opportunities will be available in...immunology,..."
Harvard Medical School, Division of Medical Sciences, Immunology Graduate Program, Boston, MA - co-op (2008) Undergraduate Immunology Summer Program
Harvard Medical School, New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA - co-op, more details (2008) "Positions will be available for one student in each of the following areas..Immunology"
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL - co-op (2008) Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Knowledge (SPARK)

Illinois Institute of Technology, Engineering Center for Diabetes Research and Education, Chicago, IL - co-op (2008)
Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN - co-op (2008) Summer Research Program
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Science, Indianapolis, IN - co-op (2008) T35/SROP Summer Research Opportunity Program 2008 for outstanding minority students - "students conduct research in the fields of... immunology..."
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana Genomics Institute, Indianapolis, IN - co-op (2008) "Opportunities for research are expected to be available in basic science disciplines (includes Microbiology and Immunology)
Indiana University School of Medicine - Evansville, Evansville, IN - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Experience - can select Microbiology and Immunology as as Research Area of Interest on application
Institut Pasteur, Paris, France - co-op (2008) Paul W. Zuccaire Undergraduate Internships

Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA - co-op (2008) One Joslin Investigators Available for the Summer Research Program (Dr. Myra Lipes, MD) has research that focuses on "investigating the cellular and molecular events that initiate beta cell autoimmunity"

Loyola University Health System, Stritch School of Medicine, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, Chicago, IL - co-op (some 2008 information) (2009)
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 (2009) "Updated Site for 2009 Coming Soon" - Amgen-UROP Scholars Program - Faculty mentors include Immunology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2008)includes projects related to Cancer Biology and Immunology
Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology, Freiburg, Germany- co-op (2009)
Mayo Clinic and Graduate School, Rochester, MN - co-op, application (2009)
MD Anderson Cancer Center, School of Health Sciences, Houston, TX - co-op (2008) Summer Research Program for College Students
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park Research Division, Smithville, TX - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Biomedical Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina, College of Graduate Studies, Charleston, SC - co-op, application (2008) Research Areas include Microbiology and Immunology
MedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD - co-op (2008) Intern
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomdical Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2009) "Application for the 2009 summer program will be available in September 2008."
Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2008) Monell Science Apprenticeship Program - Mentors include specialists in... immunology..
Mt Sinai Graduate School of Biological Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2008) Areas of Research include immunobiology

National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD - co-op, application (2009) "The application for the 2009 summer program will open mid-November 2008." - Cancer Research Training Award
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD - co-op, application (2009) "ICRC is no longer accepting applications for the 2008 program. We will begin accepting applications for 2009 in September 2008" - Introduction to Cancer Research Careers (more details)
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 Cancer Institute, Integrative Cancer Biology Program, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2008)
National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA and Morgantown, WV - co-op (2008) Professional Internship Program includes a Summer Internship - "environmental sciences"
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2009) "The application for the 2009 summer program will open mid-November 2008."
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD - co-op, application (2009) Biomedical Research Training Program for Individuals from Underrepresented Groups (Undergraduate Students)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2009) "The application for the 2009 summer program will open mid-November 2008."
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD - co-op, application (2008) Women's Health Summer Research Interships Program - research in skin cancer research, skin development, or dermatology
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD (and other locations) - co-op (2009) "The application for the 2009 summer program will open mid-November 2008." - Click here to see the entire list of organizations within NIH that offer summer internships. See Brief Program Summary for these NIH organizations
Northwestern University, R. H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Evanston, IL - co-op (2008) Continuing Umbrella of Research Experience (CURE) Program for Underserved Students
Northwestern University, The Graduate School, Evanston, IL - co-op (2008) Summer Research Opportunity Program - Past faculty mentors include four in microbiology-Immunology

Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
, Athens, OH - co-op (2009) "2009 Dates Coming Soon!" - one project mentor is Dr. Kenneth Goodrum, Ph.D. - Immune responses during infections with the Group B streptococcus"
Oregon Health & Science University, Graduate Studies Program, Portland, OR - co-op (2009) "WATCH HERE FOR 2009 APPLICATION" - Equity Summer Research Program - "Students will work on a specific project with faculty from the following departments and programs: Molecular Microbiology and Immunology"

Rockefeller University, New York, NY - co-op (2008) "a broad range of areas including.... immunology..."
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY - co-op (2008)

Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Studies
, New York, NY - co-op, application (2008) "Students may work with faculty in the disciplines of: Molecular Oncology and Immunology
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, Santa Barbara, CA - co-op (2008) "Interns receive a stipend equal to the minimum wage allowed by law."
Scripps Research Institute, Department of Immunology, La Jolla, CA - co-op (2008) Summer Internship Program in Immunology for Undergraduates
Spanish National Cancer Centre, Madrid, Spain, - co-op (2008) Summer Training Opportunities"within the fields related to biomedical sciences" - "students whose permanent residence is outside Madrid will receive a travel bursary of 600€/month for expenses"
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA - co-op (2008) Stanford Summer Research Program/Amgen Scholars Program - participating programs include Immunology and Microbiology & Immunology
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN - co-op (2009) "Qualified students may apply after September 1, 2008 for POE 2009" - Pediatric Oncology Education Program

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, TX - co-op (2008) Summer Accelerated Biomedical Research Internships - Participating Departments - Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, and Physiology
The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME - co-op (2008) Summer Student Program
Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson College of Graduate Studies, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2008) Research program options include Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Tufts University, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Medford, MA - co-op (2008) follow instructions just below Application, instructions and information: Complete our online application form; then select "I'd like to view another version of this application"; then select Tufts University Graduate and Professional Schools 2008 from the drop down menu - Academic Programs include Immunology

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Genetics, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2008) Faculty members' research topics areas include Immunogenetics
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA - co-op (2008) Amgen Scholars Program - Immunology is one Faculty Research Area/Interest
University of Chicago, Division of Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL - co-op (2008) Summer Research Training Program - can select Immunology or Cancer Biology as Summer Research Preference on application.
University of Cincinnati, Interdisciplinary Program in Cell and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati, OH - co-op (2009) ""Please check back this Fall to apply for the Summer of 2009." - Summer Undergraduate Research Programs in Cancer and Cell Biology and Neuroscience
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, Cincinnati, OH - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships - includes projects in cancer biology
University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver, CO - co-op (2009) "If you are interested in applying for the Summer 2009 program, check back here for the application in late December 2008." - Student Research Fellowship
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Graduate School, Denver, CO - co-op (2008) "Participating basic science programs at UC Denver include ... immunology...
University of Iowa, Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, Iowa City, IA - co-op (2008)
University of Iowa, Graduate College, Iowa City, IA - co-op (2008) Summer Research Opportunities Program - Research opportunities include Immunology
University of Kansas, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Lawrence, KS - co-op (2008) "Areas of research include ... Immunology, ..."
University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2008)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2008) Biomedical Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (BSURE) - One participating Faculty member has research focusing on tumor-specific immunity
University of Michigan Medical School, Program for Neurology Research & Development, Ann Arbor, MI - co-op (2008) Young Scholars Summer Program - "Scholars are trained in a wide range of laboratory procedures, including immunohistochemistry....."
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Office of Graduate Studies, Lincoln, NE - co-op (2008) Summer Research Program - "research interests may include: ...Immunology..."
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX - co-op (2008) Summer Multicultural Advanced Research Training (SMART) Program
University of Pennsylvania, Biomedical Graduate Studies, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2009) "This site will begin accepting applications for Summer 2009 in November." - Immunology is one area of research
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Graduate Program in Immunology, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2008) " The program will run Tuesday, May 27 through Friday, Aug. 1, 2008."
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Biomedical Graduate Program, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2008) " The program will run Tuesday, May 27 through Friday, Aug. 1, 2008." - "You may choose a faculty scientist from one of the following programs in which to conduct a SURP research project: Immunology"
University of Rochester Medical Center, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, NY - co-op (2008) Summer Scholars Program - Immunology, Microbiology and Vaccine Biology is one program area
University of Texas Medical Branch, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Galveston, TX - co-op (2008) "..offering research opportunities in...immunology..."
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Dallas, TX - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program - includes immunology
University of Toledo, Health Science Campus, College of Graduate Studies, Toledo, OH - co-op (2008) "The due date for application, transcripts and 2 letters of recommendation is February 1, 2008"
University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT - co-op (2008)
University of Virginia, Health System, Charlottesville, VA - co-op (2009) "The application for Summer 2009 will be available September 1, 2008" - a few projects in recent years were immunology-related
University of Washington, Seattle, WA - co-op (2008) Amgen Scholars Summer Program - 2008 Amgen Faculty includes two offering opportunities in Immunology (Dr. Michael Gale and Dr. Alexander Rudensky)
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Institute for Biomolecular Sciences, La Crosse, WI - co-op (2008) "investigating questions in many fields including... immunology.."
University of Wisconsin-Madison, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, Madison, WI - co-op (2008) McArdle faculty have been active participants in the Center for Biology Education summer research program

Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI - co-op (2008) several research labs with immunology projects
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Nashville, TN - co-op (2008) application

Wadsworth Center (New York State Department of Health), Albany, NY - co-op, application (2008) - several projects focus on Immunology
Washington University in St. Louis, Siteman Cancer Center, St Louis, MO - co-op (2008)
Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Biomedical Sciences - "Summer Research Experiences are available in Cancer Biology, Immunology and Microbiology
Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI - co-op (2009) Undergraduate Summer Fellowships in Breast Cancer Research
Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2008)

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