Internships/Summer Research Programs

Students are encouraged to obtain work experiences that strengthen and reinforce their classroom experiences. Many students work on campus in laboratories for pay or credits. Off-campus internships are also available, especially during the summer months. More information, including currently open positions, is available from the Center for Career Opportunities and the College of Agriculture Career Services.

Below you will find a list of current internships posted on myCCO with companies that have indicated an interest in hiring biochemistry students. Read the job description carefully to be sure that positions meet your interests. Further down the page are lists of internship and summer research opportunities that are typically available each summer.

Purdue / Indiana Internships

Cancer Prevention Internship Program for Undergraduate Students

Columbian Park Zoo (Lafayette) Internship Program

Discovery Park Undergraduate Research Internship Program (DURI)

Interns for Indiana Program

Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Indiana Undergraduate Research Program

Purdue Center for Cancer Research Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Purdue Veterinary Scholars Summer Research Program

Purdue Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)

Purdue Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program - read about two of our students' summer experiences in SURF!

Indiana University School of Medicine Summer Research Opportunities

Nationwide Summer Research/Internship Programs

AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) has a Summer Research Programs website listing opportunities at over 60 schools nationwide

ASBMB (American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) has a Summer Research Opportunities website where students can find listings for over 100 summer research programs

Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program (hosted by 10 top universities in the U.S.)

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Summer Research Opportunities

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Cornell University Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program for Premed Students

Danforth Plant Science Center Research Internship Program

Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology Summer Fellowship Program

Food and Drug Administration Summer Internships

Marquette University Summer Research Program

Michigan State University Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences in Plant Genomics

National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Noble Foundation (Oklahoma) Plant Sciences Summer Research Scholar Program

Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program

SETI Institute Astrobiology Research Experience for Undergraduates

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis) Pediatric Oncology Education Program

Sloan-Kettering Gerstner Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (NY) Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Stowers Institute for Medical Research (Kansas City) Scholars Program

Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) is a FREE (full tuition, housing, and meals) six-week summer academic enrichment program that offers freshman and sophomore college students intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation.

University of Georgia Department of Microbiology Summer Research Program

University of Iowa Biosciences Summer Undergraduate Research Programs

University of Michigan Medical Scientist Training Program UM-SMART Summer Research Program

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships

University of Virginia School of Medicine Summer Research Internship Program

U.S. Government Agency Internships: CDC, USDA, etc.

Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy (several different biomedical and clinical research opportunities)

West Virginia University Center for Neuroscience Summer Research Internship