Applied Biotech Internships

IN STATE/REGIONAL

Auburn CASES REU

Alabama State Agencies

Agencies that regularly offer internships in biology or related fields include:

• Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences

• Alabama Department of Public Health (science fields)

• Geological Survey of Alabama

• Alabama Department of Environmental Management

• Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

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UGA Extension Internships

• Paid opportunity for students to work alongside a county Extension agent

• Preference given to rising juniors, seniors, and graduate students

• Open to students from any university

• Deadline: January (for summer internships)

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UAB Nanomaterials and Biointegration 

• Location: Birmingham, Alabama

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Hudson Alpha BioTrain

• Location: Huntsville AL
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OleMiss Cellular Mechanics REU

• Location: Oxford, MS
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Summer Fellowships in Genetics, UGA

• Location: Athens, Georgia
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REU in Genomics and Biochemistry, LSU Dept of Genetics

• Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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FAMU-FSU CREST REU

• Location: Tallahassee FL
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Scripps Biomedical REU

• Location: Jupiter FL
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Kelman Scholar Summer Undergraduate Research Program, Plant Pathology, NC State University

• Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
• More information

,INDUSTRY: PLANT PROTECTION/AG-FOCUSED

*Departmental alumni working for top national companies have some opportunities available. These are mostly plant protection based internships.

Corteva USA

• Positions posted now (Sept. 15, 2025, and applications should be submitted by Oct. 17, 2025 to be competitive.
• Locations:
  • Central and Southern US
  • California
  • Montana
  • Central and Eastern US

BASF USA

• Location: Various; alumni are mainly in the SE US
• Visit the BASF USA website

INDUSTRY: BIOMEDICAL FOCUSED

August Bioservices

LabCorp

Biogen internship program

• Offers national and international internships
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Genentech

• Location: San Francisco, CA
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Regeneron

• National and international locations
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Amgen

• Students and graduates information

Vertex

• Offered October-March
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REU

These are a few of the top REU to consider.  There are many more you can review using the NSF REU link provided.

Boyce Thompson Institute/Cornell University

• Offers several bioinformatics and Plant based REU and internships
• Location: Ithaca, NY
• More information

Bioinformatics Research and Interdisciplinary Training Experience (BRITE), Boston University

• Location: Boston, MA
• Not offered in 2025. But may return in 2026

Plant Genomics REU at Michigan State University

• Applications open in November and close in February for this competitive REU
• Location: East Lansing, MI
• More information

Genetic and biochemical analysis of proteins, Purdue University

• Location: West Lafayette, IN
• More information

Biochemistry REU Texas A&M

• Location: College Station, TX
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Johns Hopkins Nanobiotechnology REU

• Location: Baltimore, MD
• Applications open in November and close in February for this competitive REU
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Cornell AgriTech Summer Research Scholars Program

• Location: Geneva, NY
• Term: late May-early August  Applications open in October and close in December for this competitive program.  
• More information

NSF REU Summer Internship Program, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

• Location: St. Louis, MO
• Applications: Nov to Feb
• Danforth is one of, if not the, Premier Plant Science Center for Ag.
• More information

PAGES THAT LIST MULTIPLE INTERNSHIPS OR REU

REU is Research Experiences for Undergraduates. Most programs are offered May through July\Aug and pay a student stipend (~$1,500-2,500 per month) and some offer travel support to the location.

All NSF REU

• A listing of all NSF REU that is searchable

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Application period will open in Dec and close Feb 15.

Our APBT students have been very competitive for this fellowship program in the past. The fellowship provides funding, training, resources, and other professional development activities. For more information, submission form, instructions, and templates, please visit this website.