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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 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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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 Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), Boulder, CO - co-op (2010) "2010 Application Procedures will be posted the fall of 2009" - Student Summer Internship 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 (2010) with Faculty in various universities who are members of ASM
American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C. - co-op (2010) 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 (2010) "The program dates during which activities will be organized are May 31 - July 30, 2010" - 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 (2010) scroll down to Summer Internship - "The student will be involved in experiments to examine the cycling of iron by microbial communities in the ocean"
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, West Boothbay Harbor, ME - co-op (2010) Research Experience for Undergraduates: Gulf of Maine and the World Ocean - Mentors and Project Opportunities include Environmental Microbiology

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Program - "Amgen Scholarships may be offered in the following fields: Microbiology"
Case Western University, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2010) many departments are participating, including Molecular Biology & Microbiology
Case Western University, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2010) scroll down for details - Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Minorities - "The following departments have been open to participation in the program: Molecular Biology and Microbiology
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA - co-op (2010) Research Participation Program - "An applicant for a student appointment must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. college, university, or technical institute, and in an academic program leading to an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree"
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA - co-op, more details about all CDC programs (2010) "An applicant for a student appointment must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. college, university, or technical institute, and in an academic program leading to an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree"
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 (2010) Amgen Scholars Program - includes Mentors from 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 (2010) some research areas are microbiology-related (e.g., Food Microbiology)

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 Microbiology as Primary Area of Interest on application
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2010) 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 (2010) Current Mentor List includes Microbiology

Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, WI - co-op (2010) Medical Research - Microbiology Intern

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Ft. Pierce, FL - co-op (2010) Summer Internship Program - "The areas of study may include, but are not limited to: ...marine microbiology,..."
Harvard Medical School, Division of Medical Sciences, Boston, MA - co-op (2010) Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program - "Summer research opportunities will be available in...microbiology...
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:.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 (2010) "Opportunities for research are expected to be available in basic science disciplines (includes Microbiology and Immunology)
Institut Pasteur, Paris, France - co-op (2010) Undergraduate Internships

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Livermore, CA - co-op, application (2010) "Applications are due no later than February 28th of each year" - Opportunities include......., host-pathogen, microbial systems
Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA - co-op (2010) Biological Sciences includes microbiology
Loyola University Health System, Stritch School of Medicine, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, Chicago, IL - co-op (2010)

Marquette University, Department of Biology, Milwaukee, WI - co-op (2010) Summer Research Program - "research projects in faculty laboratories in the areas of... microbiology.."
Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI - co-op (2010) Summer Research Internship in Epidemiology and Public Health
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2010) "Research in such areas as.infectious diseases, ...microbiology..."
Medical College of Wisconsin, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Milwaukee, WI - co-op (2010) preference options on application include Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
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
Mt Sinai Graduate School of Biological Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Program - Areas of Research include microbiology

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" - Includes the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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) included Microbial Pathogenesis
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 Microbiology-Immunology

Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship - 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 (2010) "Deadline for Summer 2010 Applications: TBA" - Faculty projects include Microbial ecology, geomicrobiology, and astrobiology
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: ...infectious diseases..."

Rockefeller University, New York, NY - co-op (2010) "a broad range of areas including ... virology and microbiology"

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: ...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 (2010) Research Experience for Undergraduates program for highly motivated students interested in astrobiology research; "spanning the field of astrobiology from microbiology to ..."
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 Microbiology & Immunology
State University of New York at Stony Brook, Center for Science and Mathematics Education, Stony Brook, NY - co-op (2010) 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 (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 Bacterial Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2010) involves "multiple departments and centers at UAB, including the Department of Microbiology"
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Program - Plant & Microbial Biology/Microbiology is one Faculty Research Area/Interest
University of California at Berkeley, Integrative Biology, Molecular & Cell Biology, Plant & Microbial Biology, Berkeley, CA and the Joint Genome Institute, Walnut creek, CA - co-op (2010) NSF Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Cell, Developmental and Evolutionary Biology
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 Chicago, Division of Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL - co-op (2010) "application submitted no later than February 15, 2010" - Summer Research Training Program - can select Microbiology as Summer Research Preference on application.
University of Colorado, Denver, School of Medicine, Denver, CO - co-op (2010) "Participating basic science programs at UC Denver include... microbiology..."
University of Florida, Microbiology & Cell Science, Gainesville, FL - co-op (2009 information) (2010) Application is for 2010
University of Georgia, Department of Microbiology, Athens, GA - co-op (2010)
University of Iowa College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Iowa City, IA - co-op (2010)
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 .... Microbiology...."
University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Paul S. Sarbanes Coastal Ecology Teaching and Research Center, Princess Anne, MD - co-op (2009) REU in Marine and Estuarine Science - Environmental Microbiology is one areas of research choice on application
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Office of Graduate Studies, Lincoln, NE - co-op (2010) "For Summer 2010: We plan to begin accepting applications on December 8, 2009. The priority deadline is February 15, 2010. Complete applications are due by 5:00 PM on March 1, 2010" - Summer Research Program
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Center for Virology, Lincoln, NE - co-op (2010) scroll down to Summer Research Program - SROP: Undergraduate Summer Research Experience in Virology
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" - Microbiology, Parasitology, and Virology are areas of research
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: Molecular Virology and Microbiology
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2010) "The program will run Tuesday, May 24 through Friday, July 30, 2010."
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 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 (2010) "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 (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program - includes 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 (2010) Microbiology, Microbial Physioloy, Microbial Ecology, and Virology are research areas
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI - co-op (2010) Integrated Biological Sciences Summer Research Program - Virology is one Research Area
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Bacteriology, Madison, WI - co-op (2010)
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease, Frederick, MD - co-op, application (2010)
US Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C. (with opportunities is several other locations listed under Application Procedures) - co-op (2010) "currently enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program..in biology, microbiology, pharmacology, toxicology..."

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 Defenes Summer Science Program
Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Blacksburg, VA - co-op (2010) Microbiology in the Post Genome Era

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: Microbiology"
Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2009) "biomedical research institution dedicated to discovering the causes and cures for major diseases, including ..infectious diseases."