Undergraduate Internships
Internships have been an important means for students to gain real-world experience in an applied industry setting. Biochemistry encourages lab experience for all students to reinforce classroom concepts. Biochemistry academic labs offer limited opportunities for in-lab work and as a result, we encourage our students to seek out company internships where available. We have been working over the years to build a list of industry partners who are offering internships and now, for the first time, we are offering course credits for Internships for biochemistry students!
Eligibility and Specific Requirements
- Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0.
- Be a BCHM major in good academic standing making progress towards a degree.
- Students are expected to arrange and secure their own internship positions. It is recommended that you seek internships early. Potential internships can be found on Handshake. Certain local companies have an agreement with the Department of Biochemistry to be preferred partners for hosting BCHM interns. Highlights of those companies can found on this page.
International students should contact ISSS to confirm their visa is eligible for the type of internship they would like to engage in.
This course will be available year-round and many of our preferred internship partners will also be seeking interns outside of this course.
With Professor Ali Hatch
Engage in hands-on work in the community and gain practical knowledge and real-world experience. The course is designed to help students combine professional experiences with an academic component that involves critical thinking and interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving. Benefits of the course include acquiring professional skills and knowledge, building a network of connections, developing insights on possible career options, and applying classroom material to real-world experiences. Final letter grades are based on the evaluation of the student鈥檚 internship supervisor and on class performance. Class assignments will include journal reflections on internship experience and the completion of a career portfolio. We will meet every other Monday on the following dates:
- Monday, August 26, 1:25-2:15
- Monday, September 9, 1:25-2:15
- Monday, September 23, 1:25-2:15
- Monday, October 9, 1:25-2:15
- Monday, October 21, 1:25-2:15
- Monday, November 4, 1:25-2:15
- Monday, November 18, 1:25-2:15
- Monday, December 9, 1:25-2:15
Eligibility and Specific Requirements
To take the course, you must be Honors eligible (cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher) and be of sophomore, junior or senior standing at the time of the internship. Enrollment preference will be given to students enrolled in the Honors Certificate Program. However, it is not a requirement to be a certificate student to take the internship course. You must submit an application before you can be enrolled.
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<b>Preferred Internship Partners</b>
As an anchor institution serving the biotech industry in Boulder it鈥檚 important for us to support the growing biotech entrepreneurs who outgrow academic settings and help find ways to allow them to grow and stay here, continually building and expanding our local life science ecosystem. NexCore鈥檚 HATCHlabs concept will connect their growing biotech companies to provide Biochemistry students with interesting internship opportunities. HATCHlabs @ Wilderness Place celebrated its Grand Opening on January 17 so check back for newly listed internship opportunities!
What if you could repair broken genes? That is the question we ask ourselves at Editas Medicine. We鈥檙e focused on translating the power and potential of the CRISPR/Cas9 and CRISPR/Cpf1 (also known as Cas12a) genome editing systems into a robust pipeline of medicines for people living with serious diseases around the world. Our goal is to discover, develop, manufacture, and commercialize transformative, durable, precision genomic medicines for many diseases.