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Forge Biologics Summer Internships

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Forge Biologics is seeking CBC students to join their summer 2025 Ignite Internship Program. Applications open now are:

Applicants should be current juniors enrolled in a full-time bachelor’s degree program with a 3.0 minimum GPA or equivalent. Current sophomores may apply for the AAV Bioprocessing Manufacturing position.

Check out this video featuring the program’s 2024 interns:

The Ignite Internship Program is designed to provide meaningful experiences in a professional environment while giving interns the experience to network with Senior Leadership and peers through a variety of activities and events. Interns will work on real business issues/projects and learn from industry leaders.

Interns will work onsite at Forge Biologics offices in Grove City, OH (~15 minutes from Ohio State Columbus campus).

DAAD-RISE Info Session 10/17

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The OSU Undergraduate Fellowship Office is hosting an information session about the DAAD-RISE fellowship.

What is the DAAD-RISE program?

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) funds paid summer STEM research experiences in Germany for sophomores and juniors from US, Canadian, and UK universities. Undergraduate students are mentored by doctoral students at Germany’s top research institutions. Summer internships last 2.5-3 months and no German language skills are required. RISE awardees also attend a 3-day meeting in Heidelberg in July with travel funded by DAAD RISE.

Information Session: October 17

On Thursday, October 17 at 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. on Zoom, the Undergraduate Fellowship Office is holding an information session and workshop for DAAD-RISE. We’ll discuss the objectives of the awards, eligibility requirements, and application components. Participants will also engage in guided brainstorming processes to generate content for application essays.

If you plan to attend, please register for the DAAD-RISE information session here.

Questions? Reach out to the Undergraduate Fellowship Office at fellowships@osu.edu.

MCORE Information Session: 9/12/2024

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2024 MCORE Dates: November 6 – November 8, 2024

Information Session:

All seniors and juniors are invited to join a virtual MCORE info session on Thursday, September 12 at 3 PM.

Fill out this registration form if you wish to attend the information session.

About MCORE:

The Michigan Chemistry Opportunities for Research and Education (MCORE) program invites approximately 20 highly qualified prospective students to the University of Michigan Chemistry Department to explore the Chemistry graduate program. Participations will interact with faculty, staff, and current graduate students, as well as have an opportunity to explore the chemistry building, labs, and Ann Arbor area.

There is no cost to attend for students selected to participate in MCORE.

For more details, please visit the MCORE Program webpage. Questions can be emailed to mcore.chem@umich.edu. Applicants must be recent college graduates or students who will graduate no later than spring 2025.

NBAF High Containment Laboratory Skills Training Program

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The Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI) at Kansas State University are accepting applications for fellowship positions for the summer of 2024.

This program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS), is designed to build technical skills and knowledge needed to work in a high containment diagnostic, animal, or insectary laboratory.

This program will provide introductory knowledge and skills through lectures and hands-on experiences in:

  • Conducting viral assays in a high containment laboratory at the Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI)
  • Conducting assays and procedures commonly used in a diagnostic laboratory
  • Common procedures used in a high containment large animal research setting
  • Working with mosquitoes for use in a laboratory setting
  • How to apply for positions with USDA APHIS or other government laboratories, such as, the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL), the NBAF in Manhattan, KS, or the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, IA

Candidates must be undergraduates entering junior or senior year of study OR have recently graduated with a B.S. degree.

Learn more on the webpage or flyer.

Apply by November 5, 2023, 11:59pm CT.

Bioprocessing Research Internship

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Sarepta Therapeutics is accepting applications for a bioprocessing research internship. This summer internship in downstream process development will give insight into the production process for complex biomolecules (e.g., adeno-associated virus) along with hands-on production experience using bioprocessing techniques, including bioreactors, depth filtration, tangential flow filtration, and fast protein liquid chromatography.

Interns will not only have the opportunity to interact with the downstream team, but also the upstream and analytical development teams to learn how drug products are developed safely, cost-effectively, and efficiently from lab scale to commercial scale.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

  • Assist downstream scientists in the design, preparation, and execution of process development experiments
  • Work independently on a research project (selected by the mentor) aimed at optimizing a select unit operation within the downstream process for AAV production 
  • Participate in weekly process development meetings

Desired Education and Skills: 

  • Undergraduate (junior or senior) or graduate student majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, or bioengineering
  • At least two semesters of laboratory course experience  

This position is hybrid and will require work on-site at one of Serepta’s facilities in the United States.

Apply here.

Michigan Chemistry Opportunities for Research and Education (M-CORE)

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2021 Dates: October 28-29, 2021

The Michigan Chemistry Opportunities for Research and Education (M-CORE) program invites ~20 highly qualified prospective students to the University of Michigan Chemistry Department for a virtual visit to explore the Chemistry graduate program. You will not only get to interact with faculty, staff, and current graduate students informally, you also have an opportunity to explore virtually the chemistry building, labs, and Ann Arbor area.

M-CORE participants will:

  • Meet research faculty and current graduate students
  • Hear research presentations by Chemistry students
  • Learn about UM cutting-edge research facilities and the University campus
  • Get patent advice on how to assemble a competitive graduate school application

For more details, please visit the program’s webpage at M|CORE Program | UM LSA Chemistry. Questions can be emailed to mcore.chem@umich.edu. There will be a virtual info session in September, where you can learn more about the program directly from faculty and previous M-CORE participants.

M-CORE is specifically seeking juniors and seniors from from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the chemical sciences.

Applications are currently being accepted. Apply by Monday, October 4, 2021.

SURI: Virginia Tech’s Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute (MII)

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This summer, Virginia Tech is offering a summer undergraduate research program in “Engineering Polymers for Performance in Emerging FEWS Technology”.

Undergraduates (juniors and seniors preferred) in a science or engineering field can apply and those selected will participate in research as well as earn $7,000 during the 11 week program. This covers living expenses and includes a stipend.

The program will take place from May 24- August 6.

Applications are available here and application review begins on February 1, 2016.  

 

Summer research is a great way to broaden your undergraduate experience. In addition to the opportunity highlighted above, summer research programs are available at institutions across the country and abroad.

Want to jump start your search for the right program? Check out this listing  of programs that have recently reached out to CBC students.

Undergraduate STEM FLAS Fellowships

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Undergraduate students in their junior or senior year also part of the Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) program who have completed two years of East Asian language study are welcome to apply for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship.

This fellowship is aimed at students who are interested in studying an East Asian language in conjunction with their chemistry or biochemistry major.

The specifics for fellowships are detailed in the application here.

There will also be information sessions throughout November, December, and January to give students a better idea about the application process and what the fellowship will entail.

The website details meeting dates and locations, where to direct questions, and more general information here.