Health and Biological Sciences
Research
Research and Laboratory Internships
DID YOU KNOW? In the School of Medicine (which includes UC Davis campus and Medical Center), around 450 active research projects are underway at any one time. Projects include fundamental lab research, patient-focused studies, health care policy studies, and finance & delivery systems.
Interested in gaining first-hand experience in research?
It's easier than you think!
1 ) Identify what type of research you'd like to do
2 ) Find a research internship: Search our online database, visit the ICC, explore other links, or develop your own
3 ) Get started!
Identifying what type of research you would like to do
Clinical vs. Lab Research: Clinical research entails assisting doctors, nurses, and staff with patients enrolled in patient-focused studies whereas laboratory research entails working at a lab bench with test tubes, pipettes, gels, cells, and microbes.
Do you want to work with humans, plants, or animals?
What field do you want to work in? (genetics, microbiology, biochem, oncology, etc.)
What techniques/skills do you want to learn or perform? (e.g., interview techniques, how to record/analyze data, purification, NMR spectroscopy, PCR, ELISA, electrophoresis, or radioimmunoassays).
Finding a Clinical or Laboratory Research Internship
There are many ways to find a research internship. You can:
Search our database online . . . Aggie Job Link
Log-in to "New users register here" and complete a personal profile. To search for research positions, choose the following "job functions:" BioSci Laboratory Research and/or Bio Sci Clinical/Epidemiological Research (you can also search for Public Health internships).
Record the internship ID numbers and see an H&BS coordinator (Monday-Friday, 1:30 pm-3:30 pm) for referral and contact information. Suggestion - bring in 5 internship numbers.
You can create "SEARCH AGENTS" where agents send e-mail (no more than one per day) with listings when your search criteria are met.
Find faculty who are doing research **great if you're new to research!**
Or develop your own
Find a faculty member doing research . . .
This is great if you have NO EXPERIENCE. Learn the skills that you will need to land a paid lab internship down the road. This site allows you to locate a faculty member whose research interests you. You will need to contact the faculty member on your own.
Contains descriptions of research interests by many School of Medicine faculty. Some researchers indicate whether or not they encourage short or long-term student projects.
Develop Your Own Research Internship
It's possible that you really will enjoy some of your classes. Perhaps the professor/lecturer talked about a topic that sparked your interest. Speak with that person about working in their lab and helping with the research. Professors often call these experiences 99s or 199s. You can also get Transcript Notation for these experiences - See a Health & Bio Sci Coordinator for info.
So you found something you're interested in... now what?
If you found some potential internships through the ICC databases, Write down the job id numbers and see an HBS Coordinator. Collect four to five job id numbers for research positions of interest before seeing a Coordinator.
If you find faculty doing research that you would like to participate in, bring faculty names to a Health & Biological Science Coordinator for assistance and tips on how to approach a faculty member about a research internship.
Health & Biological Science Coordinators Office Hours:
M-F, 1:30 -3:30 pm, 203 South Hall Appointments: Call 752-2823 or Come to 203 South Hall
M-F, 1:30 -3:30 pm, 203 South Hall Appointments: Call 752-2823 or Come to 203 South Hall