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Academics - Assumption College: Biotechnology and Molecular Biology - Internships & Research Opportunities

 
Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
 
Internships & Research Opportunities

Sample of undergraduate research sites

  • Harvard University

  • University of California - Davis

  • University of Massachusetts Medical School

  • Genzyme

  • Novartis

Recent student research topics

  • Using carbon nanotubes for electromechanical devices

  • Developing a tool for identifying antibody-producing cells

  • Studying the biology of aggression

  • Investigating the biology of metastasis in cancer

  • Studying the properties of room temperature ionic liquids

Summer Research Opportunities


Increasing numbers of Assumption students have been selected to participate in summer research programs at major research institutions around the nation, including the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer Society and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Also, Assumption offers on-campus summer research opportunities to upper level students who apply to assist Assumption faculty with their research projects. Students selected for summer research positions receive a stipend and housing on campus.


For more information on Natural Science research projects, visit Assumption's Research page.


For more information on internships, visit Assumption's Internships page.

 

 

Type Spotlight

 

Leslie Lupien

Pomfret, CT

Leslie balances basketball, majoring in Biology, and minoring in Sociology