Career Internships

With support from the UF College of Medicine, our BMID Fellows have the opportunity to spend several weeks exploring a biomedical career path of their choosing. The concept is to model scientific internships after clinical shadowing experiences where our Fellows can experience day-to-day life in an unfamiliar research environment. Our Fellows have been immensely creative using this opportunity to augment their training and set themselves apart post-graduation.

Clathrin-coated structures by transmission electron microscopy (Boulant Lab)
Clathrin-coated structures by transmission electron microscopy (Boulant Lab)

Sampling of Fellow’s Internships:


  • Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, a U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory
  • National Academy of Science Program “The Science and Entertainment Exchange” based on a passion for scientific communication
  • Lab at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at NIH to explore a government postdoctoral position
  • 8th Brazil School for Single-Particle Cryo-EM to gain specialized training in cutting edge electron microscopy and image reconstruction
  • Door Pharmaceuticals, a biotech startup company at Indiana University
  • Lab at the Miken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy based on interest in bringing together health sciences, business and philanthropy
  • Elite Diagnostics, LLC
  • Q2 Lab Solutions (iQViA) to explore bioinformatics work in an industry environment
  • Northshore Hospital, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine to explore a position in a medical microbiology lab
  • LogicBio Therapeutics
  • Lab at U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center to explore a career in governmental public health and disease surveillance
  • Lab at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History to explore a career in museum science
  • Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee (https://news.drgator.ufl.edu/2019/06/21/from-the-lab-bench-to-the-senate/)
  • The McCallum Law Firm to explore a career in patent law (https://www.mccallumlaw.net/)