Co-op/Internship Opportunities
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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.
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) 10 participating departments, including Developmental and Molecular Biology
Baylor College
of Medicine, Houston, TX - co-op,
application (2009)
Summer Medical And Research Training (SMART) Program - Developmental Biology is
one research field area that can be selected on application
California
Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, - co-op
(2009) Amgen Scholars Program
Carnegie
Mellon University, Department of Biological
Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op
(2009) "The 2009
program dates are to be announced." - "mentored research
experiences in ...cell and developmental biology
Case
Western University, Cleveland, OH - co-op
(2009) Department
of Genetics is one participating department with some projects focused on
developmental biology
Cincinnati
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Molecular
and Developmental Biology, Cincinnati, OH - co-op
(2009)
Clemson
University, Department
of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson, SC - co-op
(2009) need to
scroll down to find information - includes basic developmental
processes in plant and animal systems
Cold
Spring Harbor Lab, Cold Spring Harbor, NY - co-op
(2009) Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Colorado State University, Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ft. Collins, CO - co-op
(2009) "research in a wide range of areas,
including... regulation of gene expression in a chromatin context, ...embryonic
development.."
Columbia
University, Biological
Sciences, New York, NY - co-op
(2009) Amgen Scholars Program - includes
Mentors
from the Department of Genetic and Development
Columbia
University, Graduate School
of Arts and Sciences, New York, NY - co-op
(2009) Genetics and Development
is one of the Summer
Research Program Departments
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)
Emory University, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Atlanta, GA - co-op, application (2009) Current Mentor List includes Developmental Biology
Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2009) "Applications for our 2009 summer program will be available online beginning in December 2008"
Iowa State University, The Human Computer Interaction Graduate Program, Ames, IA - co-op (2009) Summer Program for Interdisciplinary Research and Education Emerging Interface Technologies for "Students working towards an undergraduate degree in any of the HCI disciplines." includes Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA - co-op (2009) Summer Research Student Internship Program - 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
Lupus
Foundation of America, Rockville, MD (at various research center locations)
- co-op
(2009) Gina
Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program
Marquette University, Department
of Biology, Milwaukee, WI - co-op
(2009) "Participants conduct independent
research projects in faculty laboratories in the areas of..developmental biology.."
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA - co-op
(2009) 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 Human
Genetics, Developmental Biology
Mount Desert
Island Biological Laboratory, Salisbury Cove, ME - co-op
(2009) Research
Mentors in Developmental Biology
Mt Sinai Graduate School of Biological
Sciences, New York, NY - co-op
(2009) Application
is for 2009
-
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)
National
Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD - co-op
(2009) application
for the 2009 summer program
National
Institutes of Health (NIH), National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD - co-op
(2009) application
for the 2009 summer program
Oregon
Health & Science University, Graduate
Studies Program, Portland, OR - co-op
(2009) Equity Summer Research Program includes
Cell and Developmental Biology
Oregon
National Primate Research Center, Oregon
Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR - co-op,
application
(2009) Summer Fellowship Program - "undergraduates
who are interested in reproductive sciences"
Parkinson's
Disease Foundation, Inc, New York, NY - co-op
(2009) scroll down to Summer Student Fellowship
Rockefeller
University, New York, NY - co-op
(2009) "a broad range of
areas including ...; molecular, cell and developmental biology"
Roswell
Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY - co-op
(2009)
Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Studies, New York, NY - co-op, application (2009) "Students may work with faculty in the disciplines of:...developmental genetics.."
The Jackson Laboratory,
Bar Harbor, ME - co-op,
application
(2009)
Summer Student Program
- research
areas include Developmental Biology and
Aging
Thomas Jefferson University,
Jefferson College of Graduate Studies,
Philadelphia, PA - co-op
(2009) Research program options include
Cell & Developmental Biology
Tufts University,
Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical
Sciences, Medford, MA - co-op
(2009) follow instructions just below Application,
instructions and information: Complete
our online application form; then select "I'd like to access a more current
version of the Tufts University Graduate and Professional Schools application."
You will arrive at Welcome to the official online application for Tufts University
Graduate and Professional Schools 2009. -
Academic Programs include Cell,
Molecular & Developmental Biology
University
of Alabama at Birmingham, Department
of Genetics, Birmingham, AL - co-op
(2009) Faculty
members' research topics areas include Cancer Genetics, Clinical Genetics,
Complex Genetic Traits and Developmental Genetics
University
of California at Los Angeles, Center
for Research, Education, Training and Strategic Communication on Minority Health
Disparities, Los Angeles, CA - co-op
(2009) "work with faculty from a wide
variety of UCLA departments, including the life sciences departments (..., Cell
and Developmental Biology;...)..."
University
of Chicago, Division of Biological
Sciences, Chicago, IL - co-op
(2008 dates) (2009) "All materials
must be submitted at the same time, no later than March 3, 2009
- Summer Research Training Program - can select Developmental Biology as Summer
Research Preference on application.
University
of Colorado, Boulder, CO - co-op
(2009) "Application
materials must be postmarked no later than February 16, 2009"
- Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training - Academic
areas include Molecular and Cellular Developmental
Biology
University of Iowa,
Genetics, Immunology,
Molecular Biology and Neuroscience,
Iowa City, IA - co-op
(2009)
University
of Kansas, Department
of Molecular Biosciences, Lawrence, KS - co-op
(2009) "Areas of research include ...
Development biology, ..."
University
of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Graduate
College, Oklahoma City, OK - co-op
(2009) Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
- Participating
Programs & Research Areas and include Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
(...Human Genetics...) and Cell Biology (Developmental Biology...)
University of Oregon, Biology
Department, Eugene, OR - co-op
(2009) Research areas include: developmental
biology
University of Pennsylvania,
Biomedical Graduate Studies, Philadelphia,
PA - co-op (2009)
Developmental Biology is one area
of research
University of Pennsylvania
Health System, Division of
Medical Genetics, Gene Therapy Program,
Philadelphia, PA - co-op
(2009) 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
(2009) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Program - includes developmental biology
University
of Washington, Seattle, WA - co-op
(2009) Amgen Scholars Summer Program - 2009
Amgen Faculty include one in Biochemistry/Developmental Biology
Wesleyan
University, Middletown, CT - co-op,
application
(2009) 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