Frederik and Lena Meijer Student Internship Program
Front row, from left: Church, Smith, Gaca*, Kempston*, Gorter*, Koelzer*, Buzzitta*, Devos*; Back row, from left: Crissman, Firestone, Manby*, Dawes, Hines, Avallone, Born, Kunz*, Wilcox*, Burgenske, Bechtel*, Block, Barnett, VanKoevering, Nguyen*, Gao, Talaski, McElliott*, Herman*
The Frederik and Lena Meijer Student Internship Program for summer 2008 is designed to provide college students opportunities to be mentored by professionals in their chosen research field, to become familiar with the use of state-of-the-art scientific equipment and technology, and to learn valuable interpersonal and presentation skills. The goal of this program is to expose aspiring researchers and clinicians to exciting advances in biomedical sciences that will help to define their career paths.
We expect to support 10-15 internships, depending on the needs of the Scientific Investigators. Student interns will be paired with a scientific investigator and/or their designee for an intense 10-week research experience. Students will gain an understanding of the latest research methods, instruments and testing procedures. They will learn how to design experiments and see how their test results can contribute to a larger research project. At the end of the internship program, students will give an oral presentation or poster presentation about their experience to the research staff.
*Designates Meijer intern