Summer and post-graduation opportunities are listed here! Please re-check regularly, as various opportunities are posted throughout the year. Also, check the Career Center‘s “Handshake” for listings.
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Paid Research Tech Position in the Weingarden Lab in the University of Minnesota Gastroenterology Division Outside link
19 April 2024This is an entry-level position for a laboratory researcher to join the Weingarden lab at the University of Minnesota. The individual in this position will assist with specific procedures, such as tissue processing and staining for flow cytometry, in vitro mammalian cell culture, and aerobic and anaerobic bacterial culture. They will also help with animal experiments (mice) and manage the mouse colony, along with recruitment of patients for clinical studies.
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Fully Funded Biomedical Sciences Education PhD at University of Edinburgh (deadline extended) Outside link
10 April 2024The University of Edinburgh is seeking a student who would like to do a PhD on Biomedical Sciences education, specifically on the topic of international and transnational education. The PhD is funded through a partnership with the Zhejiang-Edinburgh Institute in China. The student can have a broad STEM (biology, medicine, sciences) or educational background (or psychology, sociology, etc.), but will be keen to contribute to biomedical education.
The PhD is fully funded, situated primarily in Edinburgh, and open to international students. The original deadline was 3/29/24 but has been extended. Please send any questions about the program to Dr. Jacqueline Dohaney at j.dohaney@ed.ac.uk
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Join us on Wednesday, April 10, 12 to 2 p.m. ET, for a virtual career fair highlighting ORISE internship and fellowship programs in life, health and medical sciences for college students, recent graduates and postdocs!
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This is a full-time position for a research intern with a minimum 1-year commitment in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Lipinski of the UW-Madison Department of Comparative Biosciences.
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Paid Summer Research Program in Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Minnesota Outside link
22 March 2024The Department of Pharmaceutics has a limited number of summer research internship positions in our laboratories. The successful candidates will conduct innovative pharmaceutical research under the guidance of prominent faculty members and talented graduate students.
Interns will work part-time (up to 30 hours per week) and be paid $16.25 per hour for up to 12 weeks (June through August).
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MCAT Fee Relief Opportunity Outside link
21 March 2024The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) Foundation offers an MCAT® Fee Relief Program as part of its Changing the Face of Medicine initiative to make medicine more diverse. The MMA Foundation will offer a limited number of grants each year to reimburse students for their out-of-pocket costs for MCAT® registration. Funding preference for this program is to students from racial and ethnic populations underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population. These grants are available to eligible students on a first-come, first-served basis. For additional inquiries, contact Kristen Gloege at kgloege@mnmed.org
The MMA Foundation works with physicians and in communities across Minnesota to advance optimal health and health equity. This grant program is made possible through donations from physicians and other friends of medicine.
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Great Plains Emerging Infectious Diseases Conference, Thursday, 4/4/24 (register by 3/22/24) Outside link
18 March 2024This conference will bring together public health professionals, researchers, faculty, and students in microbiology, infectious diseases and related fields working the Great Plains and Midwestern states. The GPEID Conference highlights basic, applied, epidemiological and translational research in biomedical and veterinary disciplines. Major topics may include but are not limited to zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, global health, healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, molecular diagnostics and epidemiology, public health preparedness, and science communication.
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University of Pittsburgh Physician Scientist Training Program, info session 3/21 Outside link
18 March 2024Are you a passionate pre-med student fascinated by the possibility of conducting cutting-edge biomedical research throughout your career? Come discover the University of Pittsburgh’s Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP)! Our students participate in an immersive 5-year medical school experience that combines world-class clinical training with groundbreaking research opportunities. Open to students nationwide, our program unlocks your potential to translate scientific breakthroughs into life-changing treatments! Register here!
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If you are about to graduate and want to get some research experience before applying to grad or med school the Hemmers Lab at Duke University is looking for highly motivated individuals that can commit to at least two years of research contribution. You will learn how to work with mice, isolate cells from various tissues, perform cellular analysis by flow cytometry, and immunofluorescent imaging. You also have the opportunity to audit graduate student level immunology classes and try your hand in some computational data analysis. If you are looking for a supportive environment and are interested in joining our small lab to contribute to our research, please send an email to Saskia Hemmers (saskia.hemmers@duke.edu).
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Paid Senior or Lead Researcher in Pediatric Oncology in the Durbin Lab at St. Jude in Memphis Outside link
7 March 2024We are seeking a Senior or Lead Researcher to join the lab of Dr. Adam Durbin in the Department of Oncology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. With advances in functional genomics, the role of epigenetic enzymes and transcription factor complexes in driving cell lineage and cancer pathogenesis has come to the forefront. These represent new approaches to controlling high-risk childhood solid tumors, such as neuroblastoma.