Student Research and Internship Opportunities

It's best to begin investigating departmental research opportunities during your sophomore year and begin the research during your junior year. You, of course, can begin earlier or later. Decide whether you really want to commit to doing research. Research is generally rewarding and challenging. Speak with your advisor if you would like to learn more about graduating with Biology honors which requires completing the honors program and honors thesis.
Determine which professor appears to be the best qualified person to supervise you and your research. Start with the information provided by faculty members. Talk to them in person or begin your search by browsing our faculty research interest areas. Speaking with students in these labs also is really helpful.
Determine whether there is room for you in the faculty member's lab. It's possible there is no room. If you are hardworking and have demonstrated the ability to work independently, you may have better luck. Note that some professors have ongoing projects with which students are involved, while other professors support students doing fully independent projects. Sometimes there are both going on at the same time.
Arrange a time to meet with the professor to discuss research opportunities. Offer to provide an informal research plan or proposal. A one page research plan may help convince the professor you are serious about research. The research plan might be best based on what other students have done in that professor's lab. Check the professor's website to refine your ideas.
Complete a Google application for consideration. Be sure to regularly visit the link to departmental research opportunities. You can also reach out to professors directly regarding research opportunities.
Plan to complete your research project by presenting the work on G.R.E.A.T Day or at a professional conference and/or publish your science in a scientific journal.

Please be aware that students who do research will earn BIOL 299 credit and will be graded on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis for the first semester (this S/U credit does not count toward the Biology major elective credits). Students who complete BIOL 299 with an S grade are eligible to enroll in BIOL 399. Those students who complete BIOL 399 are eligible to enroll in BIOL 396. Completion of BIOL 299, BIOL 399, and BIOL 396 in the same research lab will count towards one of the upper level lab requirements.

External Internship/Research Opportunities

Summer Research Programs at New York institutions

University at Buffalo CLIMB UP (STEM & Health Science, Feb 1) http://www.buffalo.edu/climb/climb-up.html

University at Buffalo iSEED Undergraduate Summer Research Program (STEM, Feb 1) http://www.buffalo.edu/iseed/undergraduate-students.html

University at Buffalo Summer Undergraduate Research Program (Biomedical Sciences, Jan 15) http://medicine.buffalo.edu/education/undergraduate/sure.html

University of Rochester Medical Center Summer Scholars Program (biomedical, Feb 28, underrepresented groups) https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/graduate/summer-scholars.aspx

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Feb 7) https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/md/undergraduate-programs.aspx

SUNY Upstate Medical University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (Biomedical science, Feb 1) https://www.upstate.edu/grad/programs/summer.php

University at Albany Summer Research Program (UASRP) (underrepresented students) https://www.albany.edu/oaae/summer-research-program

Gerstner Sloan Kettering Summer Undergraduate Research Program (biomedical sciences, Feb 1) https://www.sloankettering.edu/gerstner/summer-undergraduate-research

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Undergraduate Research Program (diverse fields, Jan 15) https://www.cshl.edu/education/undergraduate-research-program/

NYU Simons Foundation-NYU Biology Summer Undergraduate Research Program https://as.nyu.edu/content/nyu-as/as/departments/biology/outreach/surp.html

Summer programs in the Northeast

Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program (genetics and genomics, Maine and CT, Feb 2) https://www.jax.org/education-and-learning/high-school-students-and-undergraduates/learn-earn-and-explore#

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Summer Student Fellowship Program (Massachusetts, Feb 5) https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/educate/undergraduate-programs/summer-student-fellowship/

Ecology/environmental science focused summer research opportunities in the Northeast (also see NSF REUs)

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center summer intern program (will take recent grads) https://serc.si.edu/interns-fellows

Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/other-tags/reu

Nationally distributed summer research programs

NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) sites https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.jsp?unitid=5047

AmGen Scholars Program https://amgenscholars.com/us-program

NIH Summer Internship Program at NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Services) https://www.niehs.nih.gov/careers/research/summers/

NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Sciences https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/sip

CDC Undergraduate Public Health scholars program – multiple institutions https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/features/cups/

Department of Energy Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships https://science.osti.gov/wdts/suli/

Some additional compilations of nationwide summer research (and internship) opportunities:

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) https://www.aamc.org/professional-development/affinity-groups/great/summer-undergrad-research-programs

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) https://careers.asbmb.org/jobs/?t733=672519

Pathways to Science: https://www.pathwaystoscience.org/Discipline.aspx

From Columbia University: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/intern.html

From Johns Hopkins University: https://bio.jhu.edu/undergraduate/undergraduate-research/summer-research-opportunities/

From Cornell University: https://biology.cornell.edu/research/summer/

From NCSU: https://bio.sciences.ncsu.edu/undergraduate/engagement-opportunities/undergraduate-research/external-opportunities-for-undergraduate-research/

From Swarthmore University: https://www.swarthmore.edu/biology/opportunities-outside-institutions#compiled+instit

From Rochester Institute of Technology: https://people.rit.edu/gtfsbi/Symp/summer.htm

Internships

Ecology/conservation/zoology/botany

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation internships https://www.dec.ny.gov/about/34336.html

Conservation and Land Management internships – Chicago Botanic Garden https://www.clminternship.org/

Student Conservation Organization https://www.thesca.org/

Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute https://nationalzoo.si.edu/careers/internships

Smithsonian Institution https://ofi.si.edu/internship-opportunities/

Wildlife Conservation Society (mostly volunteer opportunities) https://www.wcs.org/about-us/careers/interns

Longwood Gardens (post-graduate) https://longwoodgardens.org/education/college-university-programs/internships-for-us-students

Public health/biomedical

Practical Learning Experiences in Public Health https://www.monroecounty.gov/health-internships-rotations

Merck https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/search-results?keywords=FTP2022

Local internship opportunities

Geneseo Chiropractic, Geneseo, NY

Lattimore Physical Therapy, Geneseo, NY https://www.lattimorept.com/geneseo-physical-therapy/

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