Co-op/Internship Opportunities
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Microbiology

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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 Microbiology or any related field (e.g., virology, 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) Underrgraduates 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, application (2008) 10 participating departments, including Microbiology and Immunology
American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), Boulder, CO, Student Summer Work Experience Program - co-op (2008) to explore potential federal service careers with the following agencies: National Science Foundation - Washington, D.C.; Bonneville Power Administration: Environment, Fish and Wildlife - Portland, OR; U.S. Department of Commerce - Washington, D.C; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Atlanta, GA; U.S. State Department - domestic and overseas placements available; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Washington, D.C; Central Intelligence Agency - Washington, D.C; NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, Cleveland, OH
American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C. - co-op (2009) with Faculty in various universities who are members of ASM
American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C. - co-op (2009) Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowships with Faculty at their home institution or at a host institution who are members of ASM

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX - co-op (2008) Summer Medical And Research Training (SMART) Program - Microbiology is one research field area that can be selected on application

Case Western University, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2008) many departments are participating, including Molecular Biology & Microbiology
Case Western University, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Minorities - Molecular Biology & Microbiology is one participating department
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA - co-op, co-op, co-op (2008)
Colorado State University, The Water Center, Ft Collins, CO - co-op (2008) appropriate disciplines include Microbiology
Columbia University, Biological Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2008) Amgen Scholars Program- includes Mentors from the Department of Microbiology
Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2008) Microbiology is one of the Summer Research Program Departments
Cornell University, Food Science Department, Ithaca, NY - co-op (2008) Some projects are microbiology-related (e.g., Food Microbiology)

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 Microbiology as Primary Area of Interest on application
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship - "Research ...in various disciplines including ... microbiology.."
Duquense University, Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2008) "Students who are interested in working in the areas of biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, pharmacy, and physics will be considered for a variety of available funds."

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

GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA - co-op (2008) Summer Talent Identification Program/Antibacterial Research

Harvard Medical School, Division of Medical Sciences, Boston, MA - co-op (2008) "Summer research opportunities will be available in...microbiology...
Harvard Medical School, New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA - co-op (2008) "Positions will be available for one student in each of the following areas..Microbiology/Virology"

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 "Specific fields include...microbiology..."

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA - co-op (2008) Undergraduate Research Opportunities - Academic Majors include Microbiology
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Chemistry, Materials and Life Sciences Directorate, Glen T. Seaborg Institute, Livermore, CA - co-op (2008) Opportunities include "Biology and biotechnology—genome biology, computational biology, molecular toxicology, host-pathogen, genetics, microbial systems, bio-aerosal detection, biomedical applications"
Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA - co-op (2008) Biological Sciences includes microbiology
Loyola University Health System, Stritch School of Medicine, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, Chicago, IL - co-op (2008)

Marquette University, Department of Biology, Milwaukee, WI - co-op (2008) "independent research projects in faculty laboratories in the areas of microbiology,..."
Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI - co-op (2008) Summer Research Internship in Epidemiology and Public Health
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2008) "Research in such areas as.infectious diseases, ...microbiology..."
Medical College of Wisconsin, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Milwaukee, WI - co-op (2008) "The 2008 application process will open during the first week of October - can select Microbiology and Molecular Genetics as a preference on application
Medical University of South Carolina, College of Graduate Studies, Charleston, SC - co-op, application (2008) Research Areas include Microbiology and Immunology
Mt Sinai Graduate School of Biological Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2008) Areas of Research include microbiology

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD (and other locations) - co-op, application (2008) Includes training opportunities in the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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 (2008) one project mentor is Dr. Jack Blazyk, Ph.D. - potent and selective compounds for clinical use against antibiotic-resistant microorganisms.
Oregon Health & Science University, Graduate Studies Program, Portland, OR - co-op (2008) Equity Summer Research Program - "Students will work on a specific project with faculty from the following departments and programs: Molecular Microbiology and Immunology"

Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geosciences, Geomicrobiology Lab, University Park, PA - co-op (2008) "Seeking undergraduate students interested in microbial evolution, biogeochemistry, environmental microbiology, early earth history, molecular biology, and/or organic geochemistry" - not much detail provided, but contact info is given

Rockefeller University, New York, NY - co-op (2008) "a broad range of areas including ... virology and microbiology"
Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, Camden, Pinelands Field Station, Camden, NJ - co-op (2008) this is an email, details and some contact info included - "students will have the opportunity to work with their faculty mentor in a variety of different research areas (...., microbiology)"

Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Studies, New York, NY - co-op, application (2008) "Students may work with faculty in the discipline of: Microbiology"
SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA - co-op (2008) Research Experience for Undergraduates program for highly motivated students interested in astrobiology research; "spanning the field of astrobiology from microbiology to ..."
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA - co-op (2008) Stanford Summer Research Program/Amgen Scholars Program - Participating programs include Microbiology and Immunology

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, College of Science & Technology, Corpus Christi, TX - co-op (2008) One SURF Research Mentor, Joanna Mott, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Microbiology, performs research in environmental microbiology focusing on water quality
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
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 Molecular Microbiology

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Genetics, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2008) Faculty members' research topics areas include Bacterial Genetics
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2008) involves "multiple departments and centers at UAB, including the Department of Microbiology"
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA - co-op (2008) Amgen Scholars Program - Plant & Microbial Biology/Microbiology is one Faculty Research Area/Interes
University of Chicago, Division of Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL - co-op (2008) Summer Research Training Program - can select Microbiology as Summer Research Preference on application.
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, Cincinnati, OH - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Graduate School, Denver, CO - co-op (2008) "Participating basic science programs at UC Denver include ... microbiology...
University of Florida, Microbiology & Cell Science, Gainesville, FL - co-op (2008)
University of Georgia, Department of Microbiology, Athens, GA - co-op (2008)
University of Iowa, Graduate College, Iowa City, IA - co-op (2008) Summer Research Opportunities Program - Research opportunities include Microbiology
University of Iowa College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Iowa City, IA - co-op (2008)
University of Kansas, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Lawrence, KS - co-op (2008) "Areas of research include .... Microbiology...."
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Office of Graduate Studies, Lincoln, NE - co-op (2008) Summer Research Program - "research interests may include: Bacteriology..Microbiology.."
University of Pennsylvania, Biomedical Graduate Studies, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2009) "This site will begin accepting applications for Summer 2009 in November." - Microbiology, Parasitology, and Virology is one area of research
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: Molecular Virology and Microbiology
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2008) " The program will run Tuesday, May 27 through Friday, Aug. 1, 2008."
University of Rochester Medical Center, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, NY - co-op (2008) Summer Scholars Program - Immunology, Microbiology & Virology is one participating department
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Program - "Faculty and Departments participating in the Summer Research Program" include Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
University of Texas Medical Branch, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Galveston, TX - co-op (2008) "offering research opportunities for students interested in almost any area of biomedical research. These include...microbiology......"
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Dallas, TX - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program "in the areas of:.....Microbiology..."
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" Infection, Immunity and Transplantation projects offered by the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
University of Washington, Seattle, WA - co-op (2008) Amgen Scholars Summer Program - 2008 Amgen Faculty includes Dr. Marilyn Roberts (Microbiology, Public Health, Environmental Health)
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Institute for Biomolecular Sciences, La Crosse, WI - co-op (2008) "investigating questions in many fields including... microbiology"
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Bacteriology, Madison, WI - co-op (2008)
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Bacteriology, Madison, WI - co-op (2008) International Research Experience for Undergraduates in Microbiology - in Bangkok or ChiangMai, Thailand - This program will pay each participant a $2986.00 stipend in addition to travel, housing and food for the duration of the 10-week program. Housing will be in University-affiliated dormitories.

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Nashville, TN - co-op (2008) application

Wake Forest University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC - co-op (2008) Summer Research Opportunities Program in the Biomedical Sciences - Resaerch descriptions include one project in Microbiology and Immunology (Dr. Daniel Wozniak)
Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI - co-op (2008) Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Biomedical Sciences - "Summer Research Experiences are available in Microbiology
Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2008) "biomedical research institution dedicated to discovering the causes and cures for major diseases, including ..infectious diseases."