Co-op/Internship Opportunities
for 2009
in
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.
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from which you can then access the co-op/internship/research postings
Albany
Medical College, Albany, NY - co-op,
application
(2009) Faculty drawn from Center
for Immunology & Microbial Disease
Albert
Einstein College of Medicine, Sue
Golding Graduate Division, (10
participating departments) Bronx, NY - co-op
(2009) 10
participating departments, including Microbiology
and Immunology
American Indian Science
and Engineering Society (AISES), Boulder, CO, Student Summer Work Experience
Program - co-op
(2009) to explore potential careers with
the following orgnaizations: National Science Foundation
- Washington, D.C.; Bonneville Power Administration:
Environment, Fish and Wildlife - Portland, OR; Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention - Atlanta, GA; NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD; U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs - Washington, D.C; Central
Intelligence Agency - Washington, D.C; AMERIND
Risk Management Corporation - Santa Ana Pueblo, NM; Arctic Slope Regional
Corporation Federal Holding Company (no web site available) - Greenbelt, MD
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,
application (2009)
Summer Medical And Research Training (SMART) Program - Microbiology is one research
field area that can be selected on application
Bigelow
Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, West Boothbay Harbor, ME - co-op
(2009) Research Experience for Undergraduates:
Gulf of Maine and the World Ocean - Current
Mentors and Project Opportunities include Environmental
Microbiology
Case Western University,
Cleveland, OH - co-op
(2009) many departments
are participating, including Molecular
Biology & Microbiology
Case Western
University, Cleveland, OH - co-op
(2009) 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
(2009)
Clemson
University, Department
of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson, SC - co-op
(2009) need to
scroll down to find information - includes plant and animal pathogens
Colgate-Palmolive
Co, Piscataway, NJ - co-op
(2009) 2009-Colgate-Palmolive
- Research & Development Summer Internship Program - "Preference will
be given to students in their junior and sophmore year in one of the following
disciplines: ....Microbiology, ...."
Columbia
University, Biological
Sciences, New York, NY - co-op
(2009) Amgen Scholars Program - includes
Mentors
from the Department of Microbiology
Columbia
University, Graduate School
of Arts and Sciences, New York, NY - co-op
(2009) Microbiology is one
of the Summer
Research Program Departments
Cornell
University, Food Science
Department, Ithaca, NY - co-op
(2009) Some projects
are microbiology-related (e.g., Food Microbiology)
Dartmouth
College, Molecular and Cellular
Biology (MCB) Graduate Program, Hanover, NH - co-op
(2009)
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 Microbiology as Primary Area of Interest on application
Drexel
University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA - co-op
(2009) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- "Research ...in various disciplines including ... microbiology.."
Duquense
University, Bayer School of Natural
and Environmental Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op
(2008 information) (2009) Application
is for 2009 - "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, application (2009) Current Mentor List includes Microbiology
Gunderson Lutheran Medical
Center, La Crosse, WI - co-op
(2009) for Microbiology students
only
Harvard
Medical School, Division of
Medical Sciences, Boston, MA - co-op
(2009) "Summer research opportunities
will be available in...microbiology...
Harvard
Medical School, New
England Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA - co-op
(2009) "Positions will be available for
one student in each of the following areas..Microbiology/Virology"
Hope
College, Holland, MI - co-op (2009)
projects for 2009
are listed (includes Modeling
of Microbial Metabolism) - very little other information is provided - not
sure if this is a paid opportunity
Idaho
National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID - co-op,
more
details, on-line application process
(2009) Two active
internship projects are: Microbial Observatories: Viruses in Yellowstone (all
life sciences); and Microbially-facilitated Precipitation of Minerals in the Subsurface
(all life sciences)
Indiana
University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN - co-op
(2009)
"Opportunities for research are expected to be available in basic
science disciplines (includes Microbiology
and Immunology)
Institut
Pasteur, Paris, France - co-op
(2009) Paul W. Zuccaire Undergraduate
Internships - "Specific
fields include...bacteriology..."
Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA - co-op
(2009) "apply on-line at the Department
of Energy's SULI site: http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/ERULF/about.html"
- Undergraduate
Research Opportunities - Academic Majors include Microbiology
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory, Physical
and Life Sciences Directorate, Livermore, CA - co-op,
application (2009)
Opportunities
include Biology and biotechnology, genome biology, microbiology
Louisiana
State University, Department of
Biological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA - co-op
(2009) Biological
Sciences includes microbiology
Loyola
University Health System, Stritch
School of Medicine, Dept
of Microbiology & Immunology, Chicago, IL - co-op
(2009)
Marquette
University, Department of Biology,
Milwaukee, WI - co-op
(2009) "Participants conduct independent
research projects in faculty laboratories in the areas of microbiology.."
Marshfield
Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI - co-op
(2009) Summer Research Internship in Epidemiology
and Public Health
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Department of
Biology, Cambridge, MA - co-op
(2009) "Research in such areas as.infectious
diseases, ...microbiology..."
Medical
College of Wisconsin, Graduate
School of Biomedical Sciences, Milwaukee, WI - co-op
(2009) "Applications for Summer 2009
program will open week of October 6, 2008"
Medical
University of South Carolina, College
of Graduate Studies, Charleston, SC - co-op
(2009) Research
Areas include Microbiology
and Immunology
Mt Sinai Graduate
School of Biological Sciences, New York, NY - co-op
(2009) Application
is for 2009
- Areas
of Research include microbiology
National
Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD (and other locations) - co-op
(2009) application
for the 2009 summer program - Includes
the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases
Northwestern University,
The Graduate School, Evanston,
IL - co-op
(2009) "The 2009
SROP application will be available on this web page after November 30, 2008"
- Summer Research Opportunity Program - Past
faculty mentors include four in Microbiology-Immunology
Ohio
University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH - co-op
(2009) "2009
Dates Coming Soon!" - 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
(2009) Equity Summer Research Program includes
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Pennsylvania
State University, Department
of Geosciences, Geomicrobiology
Lab, University Park, PA - co-op
(some 2008 information) (2009)
"Application deadline is April 1, 2009"
- "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
Portland State University,
Department of Physics, Portland, OR
- co-op (2009)
"Research opportunities in the following fields are available: ..., Biology,
... and Environmental Science", with one projects
in Microbial ecology, geomicrobiology, and astrobiology
Rockefeller
University, New York, NY - co-op
(2009)
"a broad range of areas including ... virology and microbiology"
Sackler
Institute of Graduate Biomedical Studies, New York, NY - co-op,
application
(2009) "Students may work with faculty
in the disciplines of....microbiology.."
San
Jose State University, Department
of Biological Sciences, San Jose, CA- co-op
(2009) Research by Undergraduates using Molecular
Biology Applications - "Faculty members with expertise in the areas of ....environmental
microbiology...will mentor students"
SETI
Institute, Mountain View, CA - co-op
(2009) Research Experience for Undergraduates
program for highly motivated students interested in astrobiology research; "spanning
the field of astrobiology from microbiology to ..."
South
Dakota Department of Health, - co-op
(2009) Microbiology Intern
North
Dakota State University, Center
for Protease Research, Fargo, ND - co-op,
more details,
application
(2009) Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate
Students - Project
Description disciplines (scroll down) include Microbial Pathogenesis
Stanford
University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA - co-op
(2009) Stanford Summer
Research Program/Amgen Scholars Program
- Participating
programs include Microbiology
and Immunology
State University of
New York at Stony Brook, Center
for Science and Mathematics Education, Stony Brook, NY - co-op
(2009) Howard
Hughes Medical Institute Summer Research Scholars Program - participating
researchers include those in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Texas
A&M University-Corpus Christi, College
of Science & Technology, Corpus Christi, TX - co-op
(2009) One SURF Research Mentor, Joanna Mott,
Ph.D., Associate Professor of Microbiology, performs research in environmental
microbiology focusing on water quality relating to public health
Thomas
Jefferson University, Jefferson
College of Graduate Studies, Philadelphia, PA - co-op
(2009) Research program options include Immunology
& Microbial Pathogenesis
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 Molecular
Microbiology
University
of Alabama at Birmingham, Department
of Genetics, Birmingham, AL - co-op
(2009) Faculty
members' research topics areas include Bacterial Genetics, Genetic
Epidemiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Integrative Biomedical Sciences,
Birmingham, AL - co-op (2009)
involves "multiple departments and centers at UAB, including the Department
of Microbiology"
University
of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA - co-op
(2009) Amgen Scholars Program - Plant &
Microbial Biology/Microbiology is one Research
Areas/Faculty Resaerch Interests
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 (,... Microbiology,...).."
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 Microbiology as Summer Research
Preference on application.
University
of Florida, Microbiology & Cell
Science, Gainesville, FL - co-op
(2009)
University
of Georgia, Department of Microbiology,
Athens, GA - co-op
(2009)
University
of Iowa, Graduate College, Iowa
City, IA - co-op
(2009) Summer Research Opportunities Program
- Research
opportunities include Microbiology
University
of Iowa College of Medicine, Department
of Microbiology, Iowa City, IA - co-op
(2009)
University
of Kansas, Department
of Molecular Biosciences, Lawrence, KS - co-op
(2009) "Areas of research include ....
Microbiology...."
University
of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska
Center for Virology, Lincoln, NE - co-op
(2008 information) (2009) Application
is for 2009
University
of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Graduate
College, Oklahoma City, OK - co-op
(2009) Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
- Microbiology & Immunology is one Participating
Programs & Research Areas
University
of Pennsylvania, Biomedical Graduate
Studies, Philadelphia, PA - co-op
(2009) Microbiology, Parasitology, and Virology
are areas of
research
University of Pittsburgh,
School of Medicine, Interdisciplinary
Biomedical Graduate Program, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op
(2009) "
The program will run Tuesday, May 27 through Friday, Aug. 1, 2009."
- "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
(2009) "
The program will run Tuesday, May 27 through Friday, Aug. 1, 2009."
University
of Rochester Medical Center, Institute
of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, NY - co-op
(2009) 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
(2009) 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
(2009)
"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
(2009) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Program "in the areas of:.....Microbiology..."
University
of Toledo, Health Science Campus,
College of Graduate Studies, Toledo,
OH - co-op (2009)
"The due date for application,
transcripts and 2 letters of recommendation is February 2, 2009"
- Infection, Immunity and Transplantation projects offered by the Department
of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
University
of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Institute
for Biomolecular Sciences, La Crosse, WI - co-op
(2009) "investigating questions in many
fields including... microbiology"
University
of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of
Bacteriology, Madison, WI - co-op
(2009)
US
Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C. (with opportunities is several
other locations listed under Application Procedures) - co-op
(2009) Application deadline is November 30,
2008 - Summer Intern Program - "currently enrolled in a baccalaureate degree
program..in biology, microbiology, ..."
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Nashville, TN - co-op (2009) application
Wayne
State University, School of Medicine,
Detroit, MI - co-op (2009)
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Biomedical Sciences "The program
provides a dynamic look into careers available in the field, including: Microbiology
Wistar
Institute, Philadelphia, PA - co-op
(2009) "biomedical research institution
dedicated to discovering the causes and cures for major diseases, including ..infectious
diseases."