Co-op/Internship Opportunities
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Immunology
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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.

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.

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, application (2010) includes Faculty from Center for Immunology & Microbial Disease
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 Microbiology and Immunology
American Cancer Society, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2010) "Silber Fellowship closed until January 2010" - 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, application (2010) "The program dates during which activities will be organized are May 31 - July 30, 2010" - Summer Medical And Research Training (SMART) Program - Immunology is one research field area that can be selected on application
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Boston, MA - co-op (2010) "We also have recently instituted new programs to encourage the training of minority scientists at other levels, ......including summer internships for undergraduates."

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Program - "Amgen Scholarships may be offered in the following fields: Immunology"
Case Western University, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2010) many departments are participating, including Department of Pathology with several projects in immunology.
City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, CA - co-op (2010) "The online application system will open in January" - Continuing Umbrella of Research Experience (CURE)
City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, CA - co-op (2010) "The online application system will open in January" - Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy
Cold Spring Harbor Lab, Cold Spring Harbor, NY - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Cornell University, Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences, New York, NY - co-op, application (2010) 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, more details, application (2010) Student Research Fellowship Awards for undergraduate students in accredited North American institutions
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"

Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Initiative to Eliminate Cancer Disparities, Boston, MA - co-op (2010) "Please check back after December 1, 2009 for next year's application" - The Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) - must be be a Massachusetts resident or attend an institution (high school or college) in Massachusetts
Dartmouth College, Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) Graduate Program, Hanover, NH - co-op (2010) participating departments include Microbiology and Immunology
Delaware State University, College of Agriculture and Related Sciences, Dover. DE - co-op (2009) Molecular Genetics & Genomics - can select Immunology and Infectious Diseases as Primary Areas of Interest on application
Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2010) "APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2010 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER"
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship - "Research ...in various disciplines including ... immunology.."

Emory University, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Atlanta, GA - co-op, application (2010) Current Mentor List includes Immunology
Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Omaha, NE - co-op (2010) "Application for Summer 2010 opens after Thanksgiving"

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2010) "The annual deadline for submitting nominations is April 1." - Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Program
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA - co-op (2010)

Genentech, South San Francisco, CA - co-op (2010) Includes Internship Projects in Immunology

Harvard Medical School, Division of Medical Sciences, Boston, MA - co-op (2010) Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program - "Summer research opportunities will be available in...immunology,..."
Harvard Medical School, Division of Medical Sciences, Immunology Graduate Program, Boston, MA - co-op (2010) Undergraduate Immunology Summer Program
Harvard Medical School, Immune Disease Institute, Boston, MA - co-op (2009)
Harvard Medical School, New England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA - co-op (2010) Summer Programs - PRE-BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM - For more information please contact Jane Fitzpatrick (neprc_summerprogram@hms.harvard.edu). The deadline for applications for summer program is February 15th annually. - "Positions will be available for one student in each of the following areas: Immunology"
Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, PA - co-op (2010) Summer Internships
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL - co-op, application (2010) Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Knowledge (SPARK)

Illinois Institute of Technology, Center for Diabetes Research and Policy, Chicago, IL - co-op (2010) Research Experience for Undergraduates
Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN - co-op (2010) Summer Research Program
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Science, Indianapolis, IN - co-op (2009) Program dates are Monday, June 1st, 2009 through Friday, July 31st, 2009 - T35/SROP Summer Research Opportunity Program - "conduct research in the fields of ..... immunology,....."
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN - co-op (2010) "Opportunities for research are expected to be available in basic science disciplines (includes Microbiology and Immunology)

Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA - co-op (2010) Summer Research Student Internship Program - "An additional 4 positions are available to undergraduate students" - 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 (2010)
Lupus Foundation of America, Rockville, MD (at various research center locations) - co-op (2010) Gina Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program

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 Immunology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2010) includes projects related to Cancer Biology and Immunology
Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology, Freiburg, Germany- co-op (some 2009 information) (2010) "Applications for 2010 open: October 23, 2009. Deadline for the submission of your full application: January 15, 2010"
Mayo Clinic and Graduate School, Rochester, MN - co-op (some 2009 information) (2010) "The 2010 application is now available"
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX - co-op (2010) Summer Research Program for College Students
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park Research Division, Smithville, TX - co-op, more details (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Program and Public Health Student Internship
Medical University of South Carolina, College of Graduate Studies, Charleston, SC - co-op (some 2009 information) (2010) application deadline is January 31, 2010 - Research Areas include Microbiology and Immunology
MedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD - co-op (2009) Enter Intern in "Enter Keyword(s)" box
MedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD (corporate headquarters) - co-op (2009) these positions appear to be in California
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomdical Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2010)
Millenium Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Cambridge, MA, - co-op (2009) Student Intern Oncology Biochemistry - "Student in a degree program for B.A. or B.S. in biology or biochemistry (or related discipline)"
Mt Sinai Graduate School of Biological Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Program Areas of Research include immunobiology

National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD - co-op (2010) ""The application for the 2010 summer program will open mid-November 2009"" - Cancer Research Training Award
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD - co-op, (more details) (2010) "We will begin accepting applications for 2010 in September 2009" - Introduction to Cancer Research Careers (ICRC) Program
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 Cancer Institute, Integrative Cancer Biology Program, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2010) Summer Cancer Research Fellowships at several locations (2009 list)
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2010) "The application for the 2010 summer program will open mid-November 2009" - Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD - co-op, application (2010) Biomedical Research Training Program for Individuals from Underrepresented Groups (Undergraduate Students)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2010) "The application for the 2010 summer program will open mid-November 2009
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD - co-op (2010) Women's Health Summer Research Internships Program "skin cancer research, skin development, or dermatology, especially as it relates to women's health"
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD (and other locations) - co-op (2010) "The application for the 2010 summer program will open mid-November 2009" - Click here to see the entire list of organizations within NIH that offer summer internships. See Brief Program Summary for these NIH organizations
North Dakota State University, Center for Protease Research, Fargo, ND - co-op (2010) "The project dates for 2010 will be announced soon: please check back again for updates" - Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate Students - 2009 Project Description disciplines (scroll down) include Immunology, Immunology & Molecular Biology and Cancer Biology
North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY - co-op, application (2009) scroll down to Research Intern Programs - College Research Intern Program - "Past mentoring through this program has been in the areas of ..., oncology, immunology, autoimmunity,....."
Northwestern University, R. H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Evanston, IL - co-op (2010) Continuing Umbrella of Research Experience (CURE) Program for Underserved Students
Northwestern University, The Graduate School, Evanston, IL - co-op (2010) "The on-line application will be available on November 1, and the application deadline will be February 8, 2010" - Summer Research Opportunity Program - faculty perticipants from 2009 included one in Allergy/Immunology and one in Microbiology-Immunology

Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship - 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) Equity Summer Research Program includes Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

Purdue University, School of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette, IN - co-op (2010) scroll down to 2010 Veterinary Scholars Summer Research Program - "..summer research fellowships for ... undergraduate students.." - "Applicants may indicate preference for research in any of the following areas: ...cancer..."

R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN - co-op (2010) several Internships listed, including some related to immunology; check each one for details

Rockefeller University, New York, NY - co-op (2010) "a broad range of areas including.... immunology..."
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:... molecular oncology and immunology.."
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, Santa Barbara, CA - co-op, application (2010) "Interns receive a stipend equal to the minimum wage allowed by law.""
Scripps Research Institute, Department of Immunology, La Jolla, CA - co-op (2010) Summer Immunology and Virology Undergraduate Fellowship 2010
Spanish National Cancer Centre, Madrid, Spain, - co-op (2010) 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 (2010) "Our program dates for 2010 are June 20 - August 14" - Stanford Summer Research Program/Amgen Scholars Program - participating programs include Immunology and Microbiology & Immunology
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN - co-op (2010) "Qualified students may apply after September 1, 2009 for POE 2010." - Pediatric Oncology Education Program

The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME - co-op, application information (2010) Summer Student Program - research areas include Cancer and Immunology/Hematology
Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson College of Graduate Studies, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2010) Research program options include Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Genetics, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2010) Faculty members' research topics areas include Immunogenetics
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Program - Immunology is one Faculty Research Area/Interest
University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Program - Participating Faculty include several in Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular 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 Diego, San Diego, CA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Program - Previous Amgen Faculty Mentors and their area(s) of research included La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI)
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 Cancer Biology and Immunology as Summer Research Preference on application.
University of Cincinnati, Interdisciplinary Program in Cell and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati, OH - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Programs in Cancer and Cell Biology
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO - co-op (2010) Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training - Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training - Academic areas include Integrative Physiology which includes Neuroimmunophysiology
University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver, CO - co-op (2010) "Applications will be available December 1, and will be due February 1. Information coming soon" - Student Research Fellowship
University of Colorado, Denver, School of Medicine, Denver, CO - co-op (2010) "Participating basic science programs at UC Denver include... immunology..."
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 ... Immunology, ..."
University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2010) Cancer Research Summer Intern Program
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX - co-op (2010) Summer Multicultural Advanced Research Training (SMART) Program
University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Graduate College, Oklahoma City, OK - co-op, application (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Experience - Microbiology & Immunology is one Participating Programs & Research Areas
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" - Immunology is one area of research
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Graduate Program in Immunology, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2010) "The program will run Tuesday, May 24 through Friday, July 30, 2010."
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Biomedical Graduate Program, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2010) "The program will run Tuesday, May 24 through Friday, July 30, 2010." - "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 (2010) "All application material for the Summer of 2010 must be received by March 1, 2010" - Summer Scholars Program - Immunology, Microbiology & Virology is one participating department
University of Texas Medical Branch, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Galveston, TX - co-op (2010) "..offering research opportunities in...immunology..."
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Dallas, TX - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program - includes immunology
University of Toledo, College of Medicine and College of Graduate Studies, Toledo, OH - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship - Opportunities for basic biomedical science research are in the areas of cancer biology; infection, immunity, and transplantation
University of Toledo, College of Medicine, Toledo, OH - co-op (2010) Biomedical Research Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURP) on the Health Science Campus - includes Infection, Immunity and Transplantation
University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT - co-op (2010)
University of Virginia, Health System, Charlottesville, VA - co-op (2010) - a few projects in recent years were immunology-related
University of Washington, Seattle, WA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Summer Program - 2009 Amgen Faculty included one in Immunology & Virology and one in Immunology
University of Wisconsin-Madison, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, Madison, WI - co-op (2010) McArdle faculty have been active participants in the Center for Biology Education summer research program

Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI - co-op (2010) Laboratories and Investigators include Antibody Technology and Cancer Immunodiagnostics
Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Blacksburg, VA - co-op (2010) Microbiology in the Post Genome Era - "...development of ... vaccines.."
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Nashville, TN - co-op (2010) "Please click here to apply for the Summer 2010 session" - Germs and Defenses Summer Science Program

Washington University in St. Louis, Siteman Cancer Center, St Louis, MO - co-op (2010)
Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Biomedical Sciences - "The program provides a dynamic look into careers available in the field, including: Cancer Biology, Immunology"
Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI - co-op (2010) Undergraduate Summer Fellowships in Breast Cancer Research
Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2009) "The Wistar Institute is a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center with programs in ... Immunology and Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis... Discoveries at The Wistar Institute have led to the development of vaccines for such diseases as rabies and rubella, the identification of genes associated with breast, lung, and prostate cancer, and the development of monoclonal antibodies "

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