Yale Summer Internship in Biomedical Research

The 7th annual Yale summer internship in biomedical research will be held from 1 June to 28 July 2013. This unique opportunity provides undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral trainees hands-on laboratory experience at one of the world's premiere research institutions.

Participants in the ITC-GIDR Program receive the following:

1.    A closely monitored eight week research training experience under the mentorship of a Yale faculty mentor

2.    Necessary research supplies and reagents

3.    Weekly seminar on research and career advice taught by Yale faculty and staff

4.    Participation in summer courses offered through the Yale graduate programs

5.    Opportunity to present your findings at the annual ITC-GIDR summer research symposium

6.    Housing in one of the Yale residential colleges, located in the center of campus

7.    Full meal plan (14 meals/week) provided by the Yale residential college dining hall

8.    Welcome and closing receptions, as well as other social events

Tuition for the 8 week course, which includes all of the features described above is $10,000 per student. This fee should be submitted prior to arrival.

Deadline for application is Friday, 29 March 2013.  If you are interested in applying, please send the following by email ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) with the following information:

• A curriculum vitae with relevant education and professional background
• A brief essay (500 words) describing your research interests and career goals.
• One letter of reference from a Professor or mentor who is familiar with your academic record.

1. Internship with ETH Global on International Research Mobility - Career Path Evaluation

In an age of globalization, careers of university graduates are increasingly international with complex migration flows often referred to as "brain drain" or "brain circulation". ETH Global, the international relations office of ETH Zurich, is currently investigating this aspect by evaluating several scholarship programs for students from developing countries. Tracking the careers of past scholarship holders by taking a closer look at their career paths and international networks will allow drawing conclusions on the impact of the scholarships and make recommendations for the future support of students from developing countries.

The intern will work at the office of ETH Global together with the program manager Ms Emma Lindberg ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , +41 44 632 36 33). The duties involve supporting the evaluation through quantitative and qualitative data collection (questionnaire and interviews) and analysis of this data on alumni mobility and their international networks. Main research questions include:

• Which regions/countries did scholarship holders come from and where are they now located?
• Which careers are they pursuing (academia, politics, industry etc.)?
• What contacts do they maintain with their country of origin and with ETH Zurich/Switzerland?

Requirements:

- Highly motivated student in economics, social or political science (or any related subjects).
- Proficiency in quantitative data processing and analysis (i.e. SPSS or similar program), experience in qualitative data collection and analysis is desirable.
- Ability to work independently.
- Strong communication and language skills, excellent English, and other languages are an asset.

An internship stipend of CHF2,000 / month is offered.  For more details, please click here.

2. Internship with ETH Global on Evaluating Future Bilateral S&T Partner Countries

ETH Zurich is the leading house for the Swiss national bilateral science and technology cooperation with partner countries in east Asia and the pacific rim. While relations to China, Japan and Korea are well established and joint programs are already ongoing, more knowledge is needed for identifying potential partner institutions and spreading the cooperation to other countries in the area.

The intern will work at the office of ETH Global, the international relations office of ETH Zurich, closely with the program managers for the bilateral science and technology programs. Duties will involve desk top research, setting up a survey and interviews in order to create an overview of the already ongoing scientific relations between the different Swiss universities and research institutions and institutions in potential future partner countries such as Indonesia, Philippines etc. After setting up a survey with
questionnaires, the intern will conduct interviews with persons originating from the respective countries to get an overview of universities and funding possibilities. All findings will be summarized in a report that should give details on existing cooperation and recruitment as well as pin point key institutions and research areas in countries of question. The report will serve as a base to help select among the countries and identify topics and partner institutions to establish relations for future cooperation programs.

Requirements:
- Highly motivated and independently working student from social science (or related subjects) or with experience in the preparation of questionnaires and conducting surveys.
- Ability to produce well organized reports.
- Strong communication and language skills, excellent English,other languages such as German or French are an asset.

An internship stipend of CHF2,000 / month is offered.  For more details, please click here or you can contact Dr Rahel Byland ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , +41 44 632 84 65).

Internship with the International Core Research Center for NanoBio (C2CNB)

The purpose of the program is to provide participants with biomedical research experience in the basic and translational sciences. Research projects will be posted on a separate webpage of C2CNB. The program is open for graduate students who already have laboratory experience of at least one year. The selected student will actively participate in ongoing research activities. At the end of their summer experience, students will submit their research data in a journal article format. An "End of the Program Presentation" is also planned to provide opportunity for the participating students to present their results to a group of faculty members and graduate students. During the two months period, participating students will be given the opportunity to acquire research skills and, through participation in institutional seminars and lectures, receive information that will be valuable in assessing their career goals in relation to basic and translational researches.

Applicants can find out more from the C2CNB website, including eligibility and other details. The application form can be downloaded from this link. For further enquiries, please contact Ms Kiyoko Jarnes ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ). The closing date for applications is 15 March, 2013.

1. Research internship with the Department of Chemistry on Green Catalysis

The intern will join a laboratory that works on syntheses of new metals complexes, nanomaterials and their characterizations. There will be ample opportunities to practise chemical and materials syntheses. Training will be conducted in the use of catalytic equipment. There are a few green catalytic projects one of which is focused on the use of retrievable catalysts.

Skills required: This position is suitable for a keen intern who has some experience in chemical syntheses and instrumental analysis.

2. Research internship with the Department of Chemistry on Understanding Outer Membrane Assembly in Gram-negative Bacteria

Gram-negative bacteria are able to live in harsh environments due to the presence of the outer membrane, which serves as an effective permeability barrier that prevents toxic molecules. Many classes of antibiotics (macrolides, glycopeptides, etc) are not effective in treating Gram-negative infections because they cannot penetrate the outer membrane. Furthermore, resistance to effective drug classes (β-lactams, fluoroquinolones, etc) is already on the rise, underscoring the need to invent new strategies to fight Gram-negative pathogens. Since the outer membrane is essential for the survival of these pathogens, and compromising outer membrane integrity enables the use of many antibiotics currently only effective against Gram-positive pathogens, the molecular machines that build the outer membrane have great potential as new targets for antibiotic discovery. A mechanistic understanding of how the outer membrane is assembled would thus be extremely valuable.

During this internship, the intern will be expressing and purifying membrane protein complexes involved in processes important for outer membrane assembly and stability. These protein complexes will be characterized using biochemical assays to study their functions.

The intern should be able to express and purify membrane protein complexes from Escherichia coli strains design and develop biochemical assays to study protein functionplan, execute and solve a research problem independently.

Skills required: Good communication skills (English), self-motivated, diligent and pro-active.  Good biochemistry background (preferred).

3. Research internship with the Department of Computer Science on Computer Vision and Machine Learning

The intern is expected to develop vision/learning algorithms for biological and medical applications.

Skills required: Top-notch Master or senior undergraduate student in computer science/engineering/mathematics disciplines, with background in computer vision and machine learning.

4. Research internship with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering on Tele-rehabilitation System for Stroke Rehabilitation

The aim is to develop the ability to monitor and measure accurately, comfortably, and continuously the progress of a patient undergoing rehabilitation, without injecting cumbersome wires or boxes into their activities, has the potential to revolutionize health therapies and services.

In this work, we propose to develop affordable, wireless, lightweight monitoring system that will be well tolerated by stroke patients, and can be performed over the duration needed to obtain results. The sensors will be developed with the direct and frequent involvement of doctors, therapists, and the patients themselves (the end-users), e.g. different types of sensors will be used for different exercises. The proposed therapy system allows patients to improve their motor control by providing them with real-time feedback using wireless sensors embedded in the wearable devices.

The focus of this work is to develop sensors that measure the strength of a patient during different rehab exercise. This is a collaboration project with NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Singapore General Hospital.

Skills required: The student should have basic knowledge of programming (e.g. C++, Matlab).  Knowledge of embedded systems would be good but not compulsory.  The project will allow the candidate to work with healthcare workers, patients, engineers in the development of tele-rehabilitation devices, as well as involvement in data analysis/collection.

5. Internship with the NUS Museum on the Portraits Exhibition

This internship will be centred around an exhibition featuring portraits from various Straits Chinese families. The exhibition will explore the social motivations behind the commissioning of portraits during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the mix of cultural influences which characterized the practice.

The intern will assist in exhibition preparations, setup and administrative duties.

The intern will be exposed to Straits Chinese culture and portraiture and learn the process of exhibition-making.

Skills required: Interest in history, curating, research and writing. Articulate and comfortable interacting with a variety of people. Positive attitude towards learning and suggestions for improvement. Meticulous with a keen attention to details.

6. Internship with the Office of the Vice President (Campus Infrastructure) on Planning Assistance

The intern is required to update and manage space data, carry out space audit at selected campus sites and archive drawings and documents.

At the end of the internship, the intern will appreciate space data collection and manage of data records of the University. The intern will understand how spaces are managed in the University and will be familiarised on how information is consolidated to generate reports required for Management decision. He will have hands on practice on Archibus - Space management system

Skills required: Essential to have knowledge of autocad and be conversant in understanding layout plans

7. Internship with the Office of the Vice President (Campus Infrastructure) on Web Development

The intern will develop the website that fulfills the concept requirement; design overall web layout, animation, graphical images, and navigation flow of website using HTML and create engagement platforms on the website.

Skills required: Candidate should have knowledge of HTML, Dreamweaver software. 

More details:

The dates for all internships are from 27 May to 19 July 2013, except for internship no. 3, which is from 13 May to 2 August 2013.

NUS will assist to find on campus accommodation, but costs will be borne by the interns.  Successful applicants will receive total stipend of S$2400.00 for the 8 weeks of internship or S$300.00 per week.

Applicants who require alternative dates are still welcome to apply and indicate their available dates, although any deviation from the stipulated period will be subject to the approval of the host department and must be within the NUS vacation dates of 13 May to 2 August 2012.  Application forms (and where to send them to) can be downloaded from this link. 

For additional information or related queries, please click here.

1. Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) Web Strategy Summer Intern

The summer intern will assist the Assistant Director for Technology Support at the OISS. Duties will primarily involve generating unique content (written material, photos, and video) for the OISS Web site and the OISS Facebook page.  Some experience with Web development preferred.  Position is full time (37.5 hours per week) tentatively taking place for 5 weeks from June 4 to August 10, 2012.

Click here for more details on the internship.

2. Office of International Affairs (OAI) Intern (Open only to students from Peking University)

Interns work closely with OIA's China Programs staff to prepare for and help with events and special projects as necessary.  Other important duties include archiving documents, audiovisual media and news reports and preparation of bilingual materials. Position is full time (37.5 hours per week) tentatively taking place for 5 weeks from June 4 to August 10, 2012.

Click here for more details on the internship.

3. International Training Center for Global Infectious Diseases Research (ITC-GIDR)

Interns will work with faculty mentors in their labs on topics related to infectious diseases.  Interns will participate in curriculum of weekly seminars/meetings, and the end of summer symposium.

The mission of Yale's International Training Center for Global Infectious Diseases Research (ITC-GIDR) is to cultivate a global network of scientific leaders dedicated to the discovery of cures for infectious diseases of public health significance. Central to the ITC-GIDR mission is the training of young scientists in the latest laboratory and field-based methodologies, with a goal of inspiring the next generation investigators committed to global infectious diseases research. The cornerstone training component of the ITC-GIDR is an intensive 8 week summer program (June-July) held at Yale each summer. Students (undergraduate, graduate) and post-doctoral trainees from each of the 4 ITC-GIDR partner institutions (University of Ghana, University of Sao Paolo, King Saud University, Yale University) are placed in Yale laboratories, where they are provided with a mentored research experience under the supervision of faculty experts in infectious diseases. IARU interns will be incorporated into this program based on their experience and qualifications.

Position is full time (37.5 hours per week) tentatively taking place for 5 weeks from June 4 to July 30, 2012.  Click here for more details on the internship.

Application Process

Interested applicants must submit a CV/resume, cover letter, and 1 page essay describing their interest in the internship and how this opportunity enhances their academic experience. All applications are due by close of business [5 pm EST] on Thursday, March 1, 2012.  Please email your materials to the contact listed for your chosen internship and write 'IARU fellowship 2012' in the subject line.

1. Research Internship with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, on Wireless Wearable Devices for Tele-rehabilitation
2. Research Internship with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, on Dry EEG sensor and EEG source localization based brain-machine interface for Neurorehabilitation (Open only to students from Peking University)
3. Research Internship with the Department of Physics, on Spin Transport in Graphene via TiO2/MgO Tunnel Barriers
4. Research Internship with the Department of Physics, on Ballistic Charge Transport of Graphene on Hexagonal Boron-Nitride (hBN) Substrate (Open only to students from Yale University)
5. Internship with the NUS Museum, on Camping and Tramping through the Colonial Archive: The Museum in Malaya
6. Internship with the NUS International Relations Office, on Events Management and Organization

NUS Internships are only opened to students from IARU institutions.  The closing date for registration is on Saturday, 3 March 2012. The application form and student requirements are available from the NUS International Relations Office website. For further enquiries, please contact Mr Christopher Go at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Center for Medical System Innovation (CMSI) Summer Internship Program for Foreign Graduate Students

In this two-month internship, participating students will be afforded the opportunity to acquire research skills and, through participation in institutional seminars and lectures, receive information that will be valuable in assessing their career goals related to basic and translational research.  Individuals selected for the program will actively participate in ongoing research activities by CMSI's faculty members.  At the end of their summer experience, students will submit their research data in journal article format.  Students will also give an "End of the Program Presentation" to a group of supervisors and graduate students participating in the Global COE.

Applicants can find out more from their website including eligibility and funding details. For further enquiries, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . The closing date for applications is 31 January, 2012.

1. Research Internship with the Department of Biological Sciences,"Genetic Variations Associated with Asthma and Atopic Diseases"
2. Research Internship with the Department of Biological Sciences,"Development of Genome-wide Microsatellite-based Linkage Map of the OilPalm Genome for Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Identification"
3. Research Internship with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, "Development of Brain-machine Interface using an EEG based Neuronal Source Localization Imaging System"
4. Research internship with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, "Tele-rehabilitation and Wearable Devices for Home Therapy in Strokes and Parkinson Disease Patients"
5. Internship with the International Relations Office, Design of Publications & Collaterals
6. Internship with the NUS Museum, "Camping and Tramping through the Colonial Archive: The Museum in Malaya"

NUS Internships are only opened to students from IARU institutions.  The closing date for registration is on Tuesday, 1 March 2011. The application form and student requirements are available from the NUS International Relations Office website. For further enquiries, please contact Ms Denise Chua at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The University of Tokyo is offering a research internship opportunity on "Medical System Innovation through Multidisciplinary Integration: (PDF document) at its Center for Medical System Information.  The internship begins 1 July - 31 August (tentative).

Applicants can find out more from their website http://park.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/CMSI. For further enquiries, please contact Ms Kiyoko Jarnes. The closing date for applications is 31 January, 2011.