Co-op/Internship Opportunities
for 2010
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Organizations listed below that have already updated their sites for 2010, or offer opportunities on an annual basis will be indicated by a (2010) after the co-op link. You are welcome to look at the 2009 details still listed for organizations that have not updated yet. Check back frequently for 2010 updates that will be posted as they become available.

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 Bronx, NY - co-op (some 2009 information) (2010) "SURP 2010 DATES - Program Starts: TBA" - 10 participating departments, including Developmental and Molecular Biology

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX - co-op, application (2010) "The program dates during which activities will be organized are May 31 - July 30, 2010" - Summer Medical And Research Training (SMART) Program - Developmental Biology is one research field area that can be selected on application
Boston University, Boston, MA - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship - Potential Mentors include those in Developing Risk Models for Disease; Alzheimer’s Disease; Transgenic Mouse Models

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Program - "Amgen Scholarships may be offered in the following fields: molecular, cell and developmental biology"
Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Biological Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (some 2009 information) (2010) Application is for 2010 - "mentored research experiences in ...cell and developmental biology
Case Western University, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2010) many departments are participating, including Department of Genetics with some projects focused on developmental biology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Molecular and Developmental Biology, Cincinnati, OH - co-op (2010) "Check back this Fall to apply for the Summer of 2010"
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
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 (2010) Amgen Scholars Program - includes Mentors from Department of Genetics & 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 (2010) 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 (2010) "APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2010 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER"

Emory University, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Atlanta, GA - co-op, application (2010) Current Mentor List includes Developmental Biology

Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2010) "Applications for our 2010 summer program will be available online beginning in December 2009"

Iowa State University, The Human Computer Interaction Graduate Program, Ames, IA - co-op (2010) 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

Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI - co-op (2010) - 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 (2010) Gina Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program

Marquette University, Department of Biology, Milwaukee, WI - co-op (2010) Summer Research Program - "research projects in faculty laboratories in the areas of....developmental biology.."
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2010) "The 2010 application will be available around November 1, 2009" - Amgen-UROP Scholars Program - Faculty mentors include Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2010) includes projects related to Human Genetics, Developmental Biology
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salisbury Cove, ME - co-op, application process (2010) scroll down to Summer Research Fellowships: - Research Mentors in Developmental Biology
Mt Sinai Graduate School of Biological Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Program - Areas of Research include gene expression, gene therapy, gene transcription, human genetics

National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2010) "The application process for Summer Program 2010 will begin in mid-November, concurrent with the opening of the NIH summer application process for 2010."
National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2010) "The application for the 2010 summer program will open mid-November 2009"
National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2010) "The application for the 2010 summer program will open mid-November 2009"

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 (2010) "Apply by 11:59 PM ET on Friday, January 29, 2010" - scroll down to Summer Student Fellowship

Rockefeller University, New York, NY - co-op (2010) "a broad range of areas including ...; molecular, cell and developmental biology"
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY - co-op (2010)

Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Studies, New York, NY - co-op, application, application instructions (2010) "The SURP program runs for nine weeks from June 6th, 2010 through August 7th, 2010." - "Students may work with faculty in the disciplines of:...developmental genetics.."

The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME - co-op, application information (2010) Summer Student Program - research areas include Developmental Biology and Aging
Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson College of Graduate Studies, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2010) Research program options include Cell & Developmental Biology
Tufts University, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Medford, MA - co-op (2010) Building Diversity in Biomedical Sciences for Undergraduates - Academic Programs include Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Genetics, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2010) Faculty members' research topics areas include Cancer Genetics, Clinical Genetics, Complex Genetic Traits and Developmental Genetics
University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Program - Participating Faculty include several in Medical Genetics
University of California at Los Angeles, Center for Research, Education, Training and Strategic Communication on Minority Health Disparities, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2010) work with faculty from a wide variety of UCLA departments, including the life sciences departments (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics; Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology; Physiological Science; and Psychology), Epidemiology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Urban Planning, Chicano Studies, Social Welfare and Medicine.
University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA - co-op (2010) Summer Research Opportunities - several programs listed - Areas of Research include:Developmental Biology
University of Chicago, Division of Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL - co-op (2010) "application submitted no later than February 15, 2010" - Summer Research Training Program - can select Developmental Biology and Human Genetics as Summer Research Preferences on application.
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO - co-op (2010) Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training - Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training - Academic areas include Molecular and Cellular Developmental Biology
University of Colorado, Denver, School of Medicine, Denver, CO - co-op (2010) "Participating basic science programs at UC Denver include.... cell and developmental biology, human medical genetics, reproductive science"
University of Iowa, Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, Iowa City, IA - co-op (2010) Interdisciplinary Summer Undergraduate Research Program
University of Kansas, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Lawrence, KS - co-op (2010) "Applications will be accepted at any time. Applications received prior to March 1 will be reviewed for participation in the summer of the same year" - "Areas of research include ... Development biology, ..."
University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Graduate College, Oklahoma City, OK - co-op, application (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Experience - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (...Human Genetics...) and Cell Biology (Developmental Biology...) are two Participating Programs & Research Areas
University of Oregon, Biology Department, Eugene, OR - co-op (2010) Research areas include: developmental biology
University of Pennsylvania, Biomedical Graduate Studies, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2010) "The application for the 2010 SUIP program will be available in mid October, 2009" - Developmental Biology is one area of research
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, Gene Therapy Program, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2010) Molecular Biology Summer Research Program for Undergraduates
University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Children's Research Center, Rochester, NY - co-op, application (2010) "...research relevant to childhood diseases and developmental biology"
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Dallas, TX - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program - includes developmental biology
University of Washington, Seattle, WA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Summer Program - 2009 Amgen Faculty included one in Biochemistry/Developmental Biology
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Institute for Biomolecular Sciences, La Crosse, WI - co-op (2010) Developmental Biology & Toxicology is one research areas

Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI - co-op (2010) Laboratories and Investigators include Cancer and Developmental Cell Biology
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT - co-op (some 2009 information), application (2010) Program dates are May 26 - July 30, 2010 - "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" - includes Cell and Developmental Biology

Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT - co-op (2010) BioSTEP - Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program for Minority Students - Genetics and Developmental Biology is one Research Area