Co-op/Internships and Summer Research Opportunities
for 2013
in the
Life Sciences
Alphabetical Listing (G-L)

All opportunities listed are PAID, unless otherwise indicated

Some links will require the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read pdf format.
If you don't have a copy on your computer, click here for a free download
All co-ops/internships listed are PAID, unless otherwise indicated
Skip the introduction and
Go to G-L Alphabetical Listing below
Go to A-F Alphabetical Listing
Go to M-R Alphabetical Listing
Go to S-Z Alphabetical Listing
Return to Special Interest Group Co-op/Internship List

The organizations that have already updated their sites for 2013, or offer opportunities on an annual basis are indicated by a (2013) after the co-op link.

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.

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

G H I J K L

Go to A-F Alphabetical Listing
Go to M-R Alphabetical Listing
Go to S-Z Alphabetical Listing
Return to the top of this page

G - Return to top of this page - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

Gallaudet University, Biology Department, Washington, DC - co-op (2013) Summer Internship in Anacostia River Ecosystem Monitoring for deaf or hard-of-hearing undergraduate science majors
Gallaudet University, Biology Department, Washington, DC - co-op (2013) Summer Internships in Molecular Genetics and Bioinformatics focused on Genetics of Connexin 26 Deafness for deaf or hard-of-hearing undergraduate science majors
Genentech, South San Francisco, CA - co-op (2013) US Biologics Technical Development Intern/Co-op
Genentech, South San Francisco, CA - co-op info, co-op SEARCH (2013) - Can also select Internships/Co-Ops from left column under Job Feeds
Genzyme Corp, several locations in MA - co-op SEARCH (2013) scroll down to several different positions and research areas
Georgia Health Sciences University (formerly the Medical College of Georgia), College of Graduate Studies, Augusta, GA - co-op (2013) "Applications for Summer 2013 will be available in November" - Student Training And Research (STAR) Program
Georgia Health Sciences University (formerly the Medical College of Georgia), Office of Diversity Affairs, Augusta, GA - co-op, more details (2013) Student Educational Enrichment Program - scroll down to College: - not sure if this is a paid program
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA - co-op (2013) Community-Soil-Air-Water (CSAW) Summer REU Program
Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA - co-op (2013) "The SURE 2013 online application form will be available beginning December 17, 2012" - Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering/Science
Georgia Tech, School of Biology, Atlanta, GA - co-op (2013) Aquatic Chemical Ecology
Georgia Tech, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Atlanta, GA - co-op (2013)
German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn, Germany - co-op (2013) "In 2013 we hope to have 300 interns again. The online database for applicants will be opened on December 6th, 2012" - Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) with research groups at universities and top research institutions across Germany - "German language skills are not required for most positions but would be helpful to manage everyday life outside of the laboratory. The working language will generally be English."
Gilead, Foster City, CA - co-op SEARCH (2013) select Intern/Placement as Position Type:
Glacier National Park, West Glacier, MT - co-op (2013)
GlaxoSmithKline, Deleware Valley, PA; Research Triangle Park, NC; Parsippany, NJ; Pittsburgh, PA and other sites - co-op, application (2013) Internship and Co-op Program
Great Basin Institute, Reno, NV - co-op (2013) Research Associate Program - click on Employment (middle bottom) for details about any opportunities available
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI - co-op (2013)
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research, Ann Arbor, MI & Muskegon, MI - co-op, application (2013)
Greenburgh Nature Center, Scarsdale, NY - co-op (2013) positions are for 6 months
Greenpeace USA, Washington, DC - co-op (2013) "Internships are available in a number of cities and in all parts of the Greenpeace organization" - positions offered in year round (fall, spring, and summer)
Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria, VA - co-op (2013) - several opportunities listed - some may not be paid: check each link for specific details
Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, WI - co-op (2013) Summer Fellow positions

H - Return to top of Alphabetical Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC - co-op (2012)
Hampton University, Hampton, VA - co-op (2013) "The application deadline is February 15th of each year" - Minority Health International Research Training (MHIRT) program at the the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, Egerton University in Njoro, Kenya, and University of Benin in Benin City, Nigeria
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Ft. Pierce, FL - co-op (2013) Summer Internship Program
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT - co-op (2013) Summer Student Research Fellowship for pre-medical students
Harvard Forest, Petersham MA - co-op (2013) "Applications for the 2013 program will be accepted after Dec. 1, 2012." - Summer Research Program in Ecology
Harvard Forest, Petersham MA - co-op (2012) Assistant Program CoordinatorResident Advisor for the Summer Research Program in Ecology
Harvard Medical School, Four Directions Summer Research Program, Boston, MA - co-op (2013)
Harvard Medical School, Center for Causal Consequences of Variation, Boston, MA - co-op (2013) "..summer undergraduate research internships for underrepresented students interested in research careers in genome sciences.."
Harvard Medical School, Division of Medical Sciences, Boston, MA - co-op, application (2013) Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program
Harvard Medical School, Division of Medical Sciences, Immunology Graduate Program, Boston, MA - co-op (2013) Undergraduate Immunology Summer Program
Harvard Medical School, New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA - co-op (2013) "The deadline for applications for either summer program is February 12th annually." - Pre-Baccalaureate Program
Harvard Medical School, Office for Diversity and Community Partnership, Boston, MA - co-op (2013) Harvard Catalyst Summer Clinical and Translational Research Program
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA - co-op (2013) "Program Dates: 2013 dates pending; Deadline for Application: February 15" - 4-week Summer Program in Quantitative Sciences - "Potential applicants should have an interest in public health as a career. Coursework in calculus recommended. Prior exposure to statistics is not required" - not a paid opportunity
Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Boston, MA - co-op (2013) Multidisciplinary International Research Training Program (MIRT) "Research opportunities are designed collaboratively with faculty in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Thailand, Republic of Georgia, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile, and Australia - financial suppoart includes: round-trip airfair to foreign institution; monthly stipend; foreign living expenses; health insurance
Harvard School of Public Health, Division of Biological Sciences, Boston, MA - co-op (2013) "The 2013 Summer Program runs Sunday, June 9 - Saturday, August 10." - Summer Program in Biological Sciences in Public Health
Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013)
Harvard University, Center for Nanoscale Systems, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2012 information) (2013) Application is for 2013 - "We are seeking undergraduates from chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, and geophysics"
Harvard University, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cambridge, MA - co-op, application process (2013) "2013 Program Dates will be announced shortly" - Undergraduate Summer Internship Program
Harvard University, FAS Center for Systems Biology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013)
Harvard University, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013) Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics
Harvard University, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013) Biomedical Optics
Harvard University, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center & Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, Cambridge, MA - co-op (some 2012 information) (2013) Application is for 2013 - "materials research, nanoscience and engineering, and bioengineering"
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Buffalo, NY - co-op, application (2013)
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, PA - co-op (2013) "Each year, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary offers 12-14 competitive Conservation Science internships" - not sure if these are paid positions
Health Career Connection, San Francisco, CA - co-op (2013) "HCC places qualified candidates in leading California (San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Los Angeles/San Diego, San Joaquin Valley), New England, New York, and New Jersey health care and public health organizations"
HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc, Portland, OR - co-op, co-op (two opportunities) (2012)
Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, PA - co-op (2013) "Details for the 2013 College Internship will be updated by December 31, 2012"
Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN - co-op (some 2012 information) (2013) "(2013) Application available in late December 2012" - Summer Internship Program
Highlands Biological Station, Highlands, NC - co-op (2013) TWO positions - Botanical Garden Assistant and Assistant Naturalists at the Highlands Nature Center
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, Washington, D.C. (and at field sites throughout the country) - co-op (2013) "Internship Dates include Summer 2013 - National Intership Program
H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon State University, near Blue River, OR- co-op (2013) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) opportunity at the Andrews Forest: plant & animal phenology in response to climate variability in the Oregon Cascades
H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon State University, near Blue River, OR- co-op (2013) Restoration of Montane Meadows in the Oregon Cascades
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL - co-op (2013) Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Knowledge (SPARK)
Hope College, Biology Department, Holland, MI - co-op (2013) Environmental Impacts on Biological Systems: from Molecules to Ecosystem
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge, MD - co-op (2013) "Please check back soon to apply for the Summer 2013 program"
Hospital for Joint Diseases, Musculosketal Research Center, New York, NY - co-op (2013) "Please check back next year for information on the 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research Program" - Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Howard Hughes Research Institute, Janelia Farm Research Campus, Ashburn, VA - co-op (some 2012 information) (2013) "The application deadline will be January 15, 2013" - Summer Research Program
Howard University, Washington, D.C. - co-op (some 2012 information) (2013) Program Important Dates are for 2013 - Program Start Date – Monday, May 20, 2013 Program Ends – Saturday, August 3, 2013 - Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
Hudson River Foundation, New York, NY - co-op (2013) Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship Program to pursue research on the Hudson River
Hunter College, Center for Study of Gene Structure and Function, New York, NY - co-op (2013) Summer Program for Undergraduate Research
Huntington Medical Research Institute, Pasadena, CA - co-op (2013) "The application materials and instructions will be posted here on January 1, 2013." - "Limited number of stipends ($4000-5000) will be provided for participation in the program on the basis of financial need and/or ethnical minority status (see the application for details)."

I - Return to top of Alphabetical Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID - co-op (2013)
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield, IL - co-op (2013) Pollution Prevention & Energy Efficiency Internship Program
Illinois Institute of Technology, Center for Diabetes Research and Policy, Chicago, IL - co-op, application (uses one dated 2009) (2013) Research Experience for Undergraduates
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, Washington, DC (corporate headquarters) - IRIS is a consortium of US universities (scroll down to Current Members) dedicated to the operation of science facilities for the acquisition, management, and distribution of seismological data - co-op, application (2013) "requires completion of two semesters of both Math & Physics. Prior experience or coursework in seismology or geophysics is not a requirement
Indiana University, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Bloomington, IN - co-op (2013)
Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN - co-op (2013) Summer Research Program
Indiana University Health, Methodist Research Institute, Indianapolis, IN - co-op (2013) "We are no longer accepting applications for the 2013 research program" - Summer Student Research Program
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN - co-op, more details (2012) Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN - co-op (2013) Undergraduate Research for Prospective Physician-Scientists and Physician-Engineers - "open to undergraduate students who have completed their freshman or sophomore year of course work with a background in biology"
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana Center for Biological Microscopy, Indianapolis, IN - co-op (2012) scroll down to O'Brien Summer Research Opportunities for details
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013) Biochemistry Summer Intern
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013) Cancer Biology Summer Intern
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013) Computational Biology Summer Intern
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2013) Pharmacology Summer Intern
Institute for Applied Ecology, Corvallis. OR - co-op (2013)
Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY - co-op (2013)
Institut Pasteur, Paris, France - co-op (2013 )"...summer internship program for American undergraduates..."
Integrated DNA Technologies, Coralvilla, IA - co-op (2013) Bioinformatics
International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, WI - co-op (2013) scroll down to Interpretive Naturalist Internship
International Exotic Animal Sanctuary, Boyd, TX - co-op (2013) not sure if this is a paid opportunity
International Wolf Center, Ely, MN - co-op (2013) Wolf Educator Intern
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Des Moines, IA - co-op (2013) "Interested applicants should check back in January of 2013" - Land Stewardship Internships - "Eligible applicants must have graduated from an Iowa high school and/or be attending an Iowa college or university."
Iowa State University, Ames, IA - co-op (2013) Molecular Biotechnology & Genomics
Iowa State University, Center for Biorenewable Chemicals, Ames, IA - co-op (2013)
Iowa State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ames, IA - co-op (2013) George Washington Carver Internship Program
Iowa State University, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Ames, IA - co-op (2013) "Anticipate an application for the 2013 NSF BioMaP Iowa State program to appear around January 2013"
Iowa State University, The Human Computer Interaction Graduate Program, Ames, IA - co-op (2013) Summer Program for Interdisciplinary Research and Education Emerging Interface Technologies for "Students working towards an undergraduate degree in any of the HCI disciplines."
Iowa State University, Reiman Gardens, Ames, IA - co-op (2013) "Please visit again next year to find information on the 2013 internship"
Irene & Eric Simon Brain Research Foundation, Sparta, NJ - co-op (2013) Student Summer Fellowship in Neuroscience to support student at various labs
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, CA - co-op (2013) "We will begin accepting applications for our 2013 Summer Program in December, 2012" - Intern Program

J - Return to top of Alphabetical Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD - co-op (2013) "Our research groups focus on human genomic medicine, infectious disease, plant, microbial and environmental genomics, synthetic biology and biological energy, bioinformatics"
Johns Hopkins University, Biology Department, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2013) Visualization of Macromolecules in Biological Research
Johns Hopkins Univeristy, Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2013) numerous (2012) projects in areas of biomedical engineering
Johns Hopkins University, Center for Talented Youth, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2013) Summer Programs Employment
Johns Hopkins University, Institute for NanoBiotechnology, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2013) "The 2013 Summer REU application should be available by mid-November" - Exploration of Nanotechnology for Biology and Medicine
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2013) "Summer Program 2013 Date to be announced" - Diversity Summer Internship Program
Johnson & Johnson, several locations - co-op (2013) Search (at top) using Undergraduate as Candidate Type; Other scroll down selections as desired (e.g., North America, United States, English)
Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA - co-op (2013) Summer Research Student Internship Program - "An additional 4 positions are available to undergraduate students"
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Lothian, MD - co-op (2012) Environmental Education Intern


K - Return to top of Alphabetical Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Kansas State University, Center for Sustainable Energy, Manhattan, KS - co-op (2013) "Please be sure to view this website on November 1, 2012 for 2013 application procedures"
Kansas State University, Chemical Engineering, Manhattan, KS - co-op (2013) Earth, Wind, and Fire: Sustainability in the 21st Century” REU program - students in science and engineering
Kansas State University, Division of Biology, Konza Prairie Biological Station, Flint Hills area of Eastern Kansas - co-op, application (2013)
Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2013) Maternal Child Health Careers/Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement - Undergraduate Program
Kent State University, Kent, OH - co-op (2013) Terrestrial-aquatic linkages in urban impacted ecosystems
Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY - co-op (2013) Undergraduate Summer Research Program
Kirkegaard & Perry Labs, Gaithersburg, MD - co-op (2012)
Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI - co-op (2013) - for RIT and Gallaudet University deaf and hard-of-hearing students only - scroll down to How to Apply

L - Return to top of Alphabetical Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories

Lake County Forest Preserves, Lake County, IL - co-op (2013) Environmental Education Instructor - 10 months (February to November)
Lake County Forest Preserves, Lake County, IL - co-op (2012) Youth Conservation Corps Assistant Manager
Lake County Forest Preserves, Lake County, IL - co-op (2013) Youth Conservation Corps Crew Leader
Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, Libertyville, IL - co-op (2012) Wetland Internship
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY - co-op (2013) "Application materials and project descriptions for the 2013 internship program will be available February 1st" - Summer Intern Program in Earth and ocean sciences
Land Between the Lakes, Golden Pond, KY - co-op (2013) Campground Recreation Programming
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA - co-op (2013)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA - co-op (2013) Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA - co-op list (2012)
LeHigh University, Biosystems Dynamics Summer Institute, Bethlehem, PA - co-op (2013)
Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA - co-op (2013) Research Scholar Program
Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA (corporate headquarters) - co-op (2013) enter internship in Keyword box, then scroll down to several Intern positions listed at several locations
Life Technologies, seveal locations - co-op (2013) 2013 Summer Intern - Bioinformatics
Life Technologies, seveal locations - co-op (2013) 2013 Summer Intern - Science & Product Development
Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute (of the New York Blood Center), New York, NY - co-op (2013) - application process is at bottom
Lloyd Center for the Environment, South Dartmouth, MA - co-op (2013)
Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda, CA - co-op (2013) Undergraduate Training Program
Long Island University-Post, Brookville, N.Y- co-op (2013)
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA - co-op (2013) Rotational Summer Internship in Public Horticulture - not sure if this is a paid opportunity
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM - co-op (2013) Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships
Louis Caldor Center Biological Field Station, near Armonk, NY - co-op (2013)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA - co-op (2013) select Campus Program - HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Louisiana State University, Louisiana Biomedical Research Network, Baton Rouge, LA - co-op (2013) Summer Research Program - MUST be enrolled in a University in the state of Louisiana (except LSU)
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience, Shreveport, LA - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Pharmacology Experience in Research (SUPER)
Louisiana Tech University, Biomedical Engineering Program, Ruston, LA - co-op (2013)
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Marine Center, Cocodrie, LA - co-op (2013) REU - coastal and marine science
Loyola University-Chicago, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Chicago, IL - co-op (2013) "The research projects span a wide range of disciplines ...environmental science"
Loyola University-Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Chicago, IL - co-op (2013) Summer Undergraduate Research
Loyola University Health System, Stritch School of Medicine, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, Chicago, IL - co-op (2013)
Lupus Foundation of America, Rockville, MD (at various research center locations) - co-op (2013) Gina Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program

Return to top of Alphabetical Listing - Return to Co-op Posting Categories