Internship Program
The Phoenix College Biology Department Internship Program is intended to provide year-round internships to Biology Majors interested in Biotechnology, Biomedicine, and Bioengineering in major Phoenix research laboratories. Out-of-town partner institutions such as The University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, also offer interships through the Arizona Biology Network (ABN) Internship Program.
Under the direction and tutelage of a senior scientist, interns become active participants of ongoing research projects in the laboratories of leading researchers in the state. Participant institutions include the Arizona Biology Network, Barrow Neurological Institute, Translational Genome Research Institute (TGen), The Biodesign Institute at ASU, and the Arizona Department of Agriculture (State Agricultural Laboratory).
The program targets Biology Majors interested in expanding their knowledge of Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, and Molecular and Cellular Biology. Internships provide valuable experiences to any student interested in pursuing future studies in the field of Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, or Medicine.
Due to the technical nature of the internship, a good conceptual understanding of Cellular and Molecular Biology is strongly recommended. Students interested in the program should have completed BIO 181 and BIO 247 before starting the internship. Even though internships are typically summer long experiences, students interested in a semester long internship can do it by enrolling in BIO 249, "Applied Biosciences: Biotechnology Internship."