2008 Bioengineering Summer Research and Internship Experiences
Research Experiences:
The American Physiological Society - Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship
The program will fund up to 24 fellowships during the summer of 2008. These fellowships are to support full-time undergraduate students to work in the laboratory of an established investigator. The intent of this program is to encourage students to pursue a career as a basic research scientist.
Amgen Scholars Program
Caltech's Amgen Scholars Program is geared towards students in biology and biotechnology fields. Some of these fields include biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, chemical and biomolecular engineering, and chemistry. Students must be current sophomores through non-graduating seniors, must be attending a four-year university, and must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents. A minimum GPA of 3.2 is required. Amgen Scholars will receive a $5,500 award, round-trip air transportation, a generous housing allowance, and a food allowance.
Battelle Memorial Institute
Battelle serves industry and government in developing new technologies and products. They insert technology into systems and processes for manufacturers; pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries; trade associations; and government agencies supporting energy, the environment, health, national security, and transportation.
Baylor College of Medicine Summer Medical and Research Training (SMART)
The SMART Program was developed to provide frontier level summer biomedically related research projects for undergraduates in a supportive environment with supplemental educational activities tailored for each individual.
Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institute (BBSI) at Pitt
The BBSI @ Pitt provides a unique training experience to students wishing to explore the field of computational biology by offering interdisciplinary lectures and a mentored state-of-the-art research project. Applications from students in the life sciences, mathematics, engineering, and computer science are welcome. Applicants must be entering their junior or senior year, or first or second year of graduate school. A $3,000 stipend for undergraduate students or a $5,000 stipend for graduate students and free accommodations will be provided.
Biomaterials & Bionanotechnology Summer Institute at Penn State
The summer institute is designed as a two-summer program, and includes a seminar course, skills workshops and research work in a laboratory. The Summer Institute is a program meant to increase students' understanding of fabrication techniques and materials knowledge on the micro- and nano-level and learn how this knowledge can be used to better understand biological systems and design materials to better interact with these systems. Undergraduate students receive a stipend of $3000 each summer, and graduate students receive a stipend of $5000 per summer. During the duration of the program, students are housed in the dormatories at Penn State. There is no cost for housing. Food allowances will be provided.
BioMEMS Summer Bioengineering Institute at NJIT
The BioMEMS Summer Institute at NJIT will focus on bioengineering applications of micro- and nano-technology. Specifically, students will learn how to adapt the technologies used to produce silicon computer chips to tackle a wide array of biological and medical problems. All this will be achieved through coursework, hands-on research projects and off-site visits to leading research institutions. At the end of the summer each student will be able to present and defend a research project that they have had an active part in creating. This program is for rising juniors, seniors, and even for graduating seniors who are going on to graduate school. All students will receive a stipend of $3000 for participating in the BioMEMS Summer Institute, in addition to assistance with housing and meals.
Boston University
The Biomedical Engineering Department of the College of Engineering at Boston University is proud to host a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site program. Students from all engineering, mathematics and natural sciences disciplines with an interest in biomedical engineering are encouraged to apply.
Case Western Reserve University
The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University is pleased to announce the summer program in Biomedical Engineering research for undergraduates, funded by the National Science Foundation. Project areas in biomaterials, tissue engineering, drug delivery, imaging, and neural engineering.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Summer Undergraduate Research Program
The Undergraduate Research Program (URP) provides one of the few places in the world where young people are instructed in the techniques of modern biology while becoming integrated members of a vibrant scientific community. Approximately 25 students from around the world will be accepted to the 10-week summer program to work with senior Laboratory staff members on independent research projects in the areas of: cancer biology, neuroscience, plant biology, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, macromolecular structure, and bioinformatics.
Engineering World Health Organization
The Summer Institute is an opportunity for engineering students to gain hands on repair and design experience while simultaneously helping disadvantaged hospitals and patients in a developing nation. Open to students of engineering, physics and chemistry, the Summer Institute begins with a one-month stay in Costa Rica or Tanzania in which students live with a host family. After the one-month training, each student travels to his or her target hospital. Students work repairing and installing badly needed equipment. Whether they're working on an infusion pump that helps treat a tiny infant, or an ECG that will aid in diagnosing someone's grandfather, each student-engineer makes a difference in patients' lives.
The Georgia Tech/Emory Center for the Engineering of Living Tissues (GTEC) Summer Program for Research Experience for Undergraduates
This program allows students to integrate engineering and molecular and cell biology in the following areas: cardiovascular substitutes such as blood vessels and heart valves, orthopedic applications such as bone and cartilage development, and metabolic, secretory organs, such as bioartificial pancreas.
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
The areas of study include: aquaculture, biomedical marine research, marine biology, marine mammal research, marine natural product chemistry, marine microbiology, ocean engineering, and oceanography.
Human Engineering Research Laboratories Undergraduate Summer Internship Program at the University of Pittsburgh
A 10-week mentored-research experience in the exciting fields of rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology. Opportunities for hands-on assistive technology product design and fabrication experience using sophisticated computer-controlled machinery. Training and practice in technical writing and scientific presentations will be provided. Receive a $340/week stipend and possible travel and housing allowance.
Integrated Bioengineering Research, Education and Outreach Experiences for Females and Underrepresented Minorities at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
A 10-week challenging and rewarding research experience in Bioengineering. Become a research mentor to a middle school student and help develop activities for summer programs to excite middle school students about bioengineering. Explore opportunities for graduate research. Receive a $400/week stipend, housing, and some funds for meals and travel.
The Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program
An internationally recognized center for mammalian genetic research, The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit institution,
located in the coastal Maine community of Bar Harbor
. Here, outstanding students conduct interdisciplinary biomedical research as apprentices in the laboratories of staff scientists.
All students receive room and board in a dormitory setting (2-4 students per room), as well as a stipend of $350 per week.
Keck Graduate Institute REU Summer Program
The REU program for undergraduate research in biotechnology and bioengineering at Keck Graduate Institute provides undergraduate students the opportunity for cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research in the areas of bioengineering, computational biology, and applied molecular and cellular biology, as well as exposure to related ethics and business topics. The program is 10 weeks long
and includes a $3,975 stipend, housing, and travel allowance.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
This is an eight to sixteen week program for undergraduate students and includes placement on a project at a facility with a stipend, which may include anallowance for travel to and from the facility. Past research projects in the bioengineering field dealt with testing novel microchemical reactors.
LRSM REU Summer Research Fellowships at Penn
The LRSM, a National Science Foundation supported Materials Research Science and Engineering
Center (MRSEC), will offer twenty-five Summer Research Fellowships to undergraduates from
colleges and universities in the United States who are majoring in science or engineering. Successful applicants must be American citizens or permanent residents. Each will work under the supervision of a faculty member on a current materials research project in chemistry, physics, biochemistry, biophysics, materials science or engineering. Fellowships will normally be for a ten-week period, from June 4 through August 10, 2007, and will carry a stipend of $4,000. Fellows should have completed their junior year by the beginning of the fellowship period, although consideration will be given to exceptionally well-qualified sophomores. Students requiring accommodation will be housed in university dormitories at reduced rates.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) REU Program
The MIT REU program provides non-MIT students with the opportunity to participate in the research programs at the Biological Engineering Division and the Biotechnology Process Engineering Center. Participants must be either premanent residents or US citizens. Applicants should be currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program as a freshman, sophomore, or junior with a major in biology, chemistry, or engineering, and have at least some experience with biology. In addition, only applicants with a cumulative GPA for 3.25 will be considered. Each successful applicant will work closely with an MIT graduate student, post-doctoral candidate, or faculty member on biotechnological research. Compensation in the form of a stipend will be provided to all participants, as well as housing and some travel expenses for those not from the Cambridge area.
Mayo Graduate School Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program
Conduct your own small research project or work on part of an ongoing research investigation for 10 weeks, develop your technical skills and participate in a special weekly seminar series that introduces you to rapidly progressing research areas.
Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering REU Program at University of Maryland
The Molecular & Cellular Bioengineering REU program focuses on the investigation of fundamental bioengineering questions using techniques that elucidate the roles of elemental participants. Major research initiatives are underway in topics including bio-microelectromechanical systems, biomechanics, biomolecular engineering, cardiovascular mechanics, cellular and metabolic engineering, drug delivery, biomedical imaging, nanobiotechnology, neuroengineering, systems biology, and tissue engineering. REU Program participants will receive a $4,000 stipend, up to $750 for travel expenses, and housing in furnished on-campus apartments.
Mote Marine Laboratory (MML)
Research internship programs include biomedical, Invertabrae Zoology and Benthic Ecology, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Research. The four different centers include the Center for Shark Research, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Research, Coastal and Tropical Ecology, and Fisheries Enhancement.
MURF Undergraduate Research Fellowships at Caltech
This summer research program is for underrepresented students who would like to conduct research in the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering, earth and space sciences, physics, or math/economics. Caltech's MURF program provides support for talented undergraduates to spend 8-10 weeks during the summer working in a research laboratory on the Caltech campus. This program will provide excellent preparation for students interested in subsequently pursuing a Ph.D. degree. Each MURF student will receive a fellowship stipend and housing and travel allowances.
NIH - Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
Successful applicants will join one of our research laboratories for a minimum of eight weeks between late May and August. Some flexibility in scheduling exists to accommodate individual student needs. Start dates are determined by the selecting officials and other institute staff.
National Institute of Health Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program (BESIP)
This ten week summer program allows undergraduate biomedical engineering students to participate, under the mentorship of scientists on various biomedical research projects in NIH laboratories in Bethesda, Maryland.
- Deadline: February 10, 2008
Neuroscience Institute Summer Research Program
Selected applicants will come to the Morehouse School of Medicine for ten weeks, where they will join a single laboratory, attend lectures on the neurobiology of degenerative disorders, undertake a well-defined research project with Institute faculty, and make scientific presentations at the end of the program.
Neural Engineering at Northwestern University
Summer interns work on Neural Engineering projects at the Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering Departments at Northwestern University and the Sensory Motor Performance Program at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago for a period of 10 weeks. Junior or senior undergraduate, and junior graduate students are eligible to apply for the internships. $4,000 Stipend for 10 weeks.
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Penn Undergraduate Student Scholars Program
in the NIH Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases
This program is open to students from the University of Pennsylvania as well as outside of the university, and the curriculum is designed specifically for undergraduate students with an interest in biomedical research, with the eventual goal of MD, PhD, or MD-PhD degrees. During the program, students attend weekly seminars on introductory topics in biomedical research. At the end of the course, all participants present their research to members of the Division of Gastroenterology in a focused seminar and receive a certificate recognizing their completion of the program.
Purdue University Summer Research Experience
The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University will hire 10 undergraduate students for the summer of 2007 for a 10 week project. The program includes a stipend, money towards airfare, room and board. The program includes site visits to local hospitals, seminars and panel discussions focusing on the ethical, clinical, industrial, and research aspects of Biomedical Engineering. Women, and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Research Experience for Undergraduates in Marine Comparative Functional Genomics
The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) is a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site supported by the National Science Foundation. Fellowships are available for research support for the summer season. MDIBL provides the highest quality undergraduate training for undergraduate students planning careers in research or medicine. Fellowships are all inclusive. Housing, dining, and travel (airfare) are paid for by the fellowship. Students at MDIBL are paid $380 per week to cover personal expenses. Underrepresented minorities in science are strongly encouraged to apply.
Research Experience for Undergraduates in Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering
The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park is
hosting a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site this summer in the area of Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering. The site, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), will run for 10 weeks. Students will receive a $4000 stipend, up to $500 for travel expenses and will be housed at no charge in furnished on-campus apartments.
Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics
This program is offered at three sites: Boston University, North Carolina State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In this six-week program students learn about the applications of statistical methods in biomedical research through coursework and hands-on experience working with real data collected in major clinical studies. Each of the three program sites has its own unique features, but they all have in common a well-conceived, balanced agenda and an ensemble of outstanding and dedicated investigators and professors who are in charge of this highly successful training program. Participants receive college credit that can transfer back to their home institutions. All costs are covered: tuition, housing, meals, etc.
Summer Research Fellowships at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
During the 10-week program, summer fellows will have the opportunity to conduct research in Novel Materials and Processing in chemical and biomedical engineering in an academic setting. Fellows take part in a variety of organized scientific and social events, including seminars, tutorials, workshops, and visits to local industries and attractions. Award includes a $3,600 stipend and up to $300 for travel. Financial assistance of up to $1,100 is available for campus housing. This program welcomes students in Science and Engineering.
Summer UNdergraduate FEllowship in Sensor Technologies (SUNFEST) at Penn
SUNFEST is a unique program that provides talented undergraduate students with hands-on research during the summer in the area of sensor technologies. Each year an average of 10 students, ending their sophomore or junior year of college, are selected from various universities nationwide based on their academic record and attitude towards research. The program is open to students in engineering and the physical sciences. The purpose of this program is to expose the students to real, in-depth research in the area of sensor technology and to motivate them to go on to graduate school.
Summer Undergraduate Internship Program (SUIP) at Penn
The Summer Undergraduate Internship Program (SUIP) provides an intense research experience to students interested in graduate study in the biomedical and biological sciences. Interns complete ten weeks of full-time laboratory research, attend state-of-the-art research seminars, and receive career counseling from program faculty and administrators. The program seeks to encourage and prepare talented students to pursue careers in scholarly research.
Summer Undergraduate Minority Research Program at Penn
To prepare top candidates to pursue careers in health services research, the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI), the Health Care Systems Department of the Wharton School, and the VA Center of Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP) are co-sponsoring a summer program for rising undergraduate sophomores, juniors and seniors from underrepresented minority groups, or anyone interested in exploring the field of health services research. The SUMR program provides students with an opportunity to receive a stipend to conduct health services research on a topic of their choice, under the guidance of Penn faculty. The program is funded in part by a grant from CHERP.
Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Cellular and Molecular Imaging for Diagnostics and Therapeutics at the University of Texas at Austin
In the ten week program, students will be trained in
laboratory methods and work on independent projects under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Project areas are interdisciplinary and encompass the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, biomedical engineering and chemical engineering. Students will also participate in a weekly research seminar series, professional development activities, and a series of activities aimed at developing scientific creativity. The summer program will conclude with a poster session and open house hosted by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin to which faculty associated with the participating undergraduate institutions will be invited. All students will be housed in a UT dormitory, and the cost of the dormitory and meal plan is included in the program. Each student will be awarded a salary of $3,500 for the summer, and some travel funds will be available to help defray the cost of traveling to Austin.
University of Washington
This summer UWEB will be sponsoring a research program for undergraduates on the university’s Seattle campus. Participants will be involved in ongoing research projects with investigators, and will have the opportunity to take part in workshop training sessions in communication skills, scientific presentation, organization, and delivery, designed to provide the undergraduate scientist with solid skills that will serve as a foundation for graduate study.
Biology, Biotechnology, and Pre-Medical Engineering Internships:
Homepages and direct weblinks to over 590 paid co-op/internship and summer undergraduate research postings listed alphabetically by organization name and listed by state.
Complete List of Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs):
Industrial Internship Experiences:
Abbott Labs
Research focuses include Analytical chemistry; Analytical services; Biochemistry; Chemical process development; Clinical-related areas; Immunology; Microbiology; Molecular biology; Pathology; Pharmacology; Pharmacy; Physiology; Polymer chemistry; Product development; Research data management; Statistical analysis; Synthetic organic chemistry; Toxicology; and Virology.
Baxter
Three-month summer internship program in a highly professional, fast-paced environment, opportunities in engineering and biochemistry.
Bayer
Bayer offers paid internships in almost 20 professional areas, including engineering and research and development.
Biogen
This program includes lab positions but you must have completed either basic or advanced science courses and have developed experience in laboratory practices.
Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific Corporation is the world’s largest medical device company dedicated to less-invasive therapies.
Columbia Industries Internships
A variety of engineering internships are available for 10 to 16 weeks in the spring and summer with Energy Northwest, Flour Federal Services, Flour Hanford Inc., or Protection Technology Hanford. The internship carries a weekly stipend paid bi-weekly.
G.E. Medical Systems
Assignments range from Engineering Design, either Software, Hardware, or Systems to Six Sigma and Quality to Manufacturing, Operations, and Inventory management, to Sourcing and Supplier Management to Service Engineering and Operations.
Genentech
The Genentech Internship Program is an intensive 10-12 week program during the summer. Interns have the opportunity to assist in the development, manufacturing and marketing of recombinant DNA products. Some projects include developing assays in support of pharmokinetic studies using real-time immuno-PCR, assisting in the design of therapeutic molecules for the treatment of diabetes, and developing nutrient feeding strategies to optimize cell growth and productivity.
Genzyme
Interns can work in any life science field and typically begin their internships in May or June and continue throughout August.
Johnson and Johnson
The Co-op and Internship program places qualified students in full- and part-time internship positions within Johnson & Johnson companies, three times a year, during the spring, summer and fall semesters.
Medrad
Medrad has internships, co-ops, and full-time opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Their products are focused on medical imaging.
Medtronic
The Summer Associates program is an eleven week program.
St. Jude Medical
Some St. Jude Medical locations offer high-caliber students the opportunity to apply their knowledge in practical business settings through internship and co-op programs. These programs combine academic study and practical experience--a learning and training partnership between the student, St. Jude Medical, colleges and universities. The internship program gives you the opportunity to work in a corporate environment where you are treated as a professional with responsibilities and accountability.
W. L. Gore & Associates
Gore has internships, co-ops, and full-time opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.
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