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Undergraduates: Find a Program to Join IGS for a Summer @ IGS: 

Each summer, we welcome dozens of undergraduate to learn hands-on in our faculty members' labs. Our undergraduates have the opportunity to work the summer at IGS through many different University of Maryland, Baltimore programs, including:

University of Maryland Scholars Summer Research Program (UM Scholars)

Supporting Undergraduate Members in Microbiology and Immunology Research (SUMMIR)

Nathan Schnaper Intern Program in Translational Cancer Research (NSIP)

National Foundation for Cancer Research Summer Internship (NFCR)

Bridges to the Doctorate program (B2D)

For more information, contact:

Michelle Giglio, PhD
Associate Director
Education & Outreach
MGiglio@som.umaryland.edut

Joseph Receveur, PhD
Bioinformatics Analyst I 
JReceveur@som.umaryland.edu

In addition, IGS directly offers this program each summer. Applications close each April.

PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
SCORCH Program — Summer Internship

Single Cell Opioid Responses in the Context of HIV (SCORCH)
Summer internship program hosted by the Institute for Genome Sciences at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Applications are open for in-person, hybrid, and remote interns.

🌟 About the Program

The SCORCH program (more information) is an interdisciplinary research program focused on understanding how opioids, substance use disorders, and HIV affect the brain at the cellular level using cutting-edge single-cell technologies.

The program works to:

✅ Study brain cell changes related to addiction and HIV
✅ Generate and share large-scale molecular data
✅ Advance treatments for substance use disorders and HIV-related neurological effects
✅ Support collaborative biomedical research across institutions

💡 Summer Internship Experience

Interns will gain hands-on exposure to biomedical and data-driven research in areas such as:

🔬 Genomics and single-cell technologies
🧠 Neuroscience and brain research
💻 Data science and bioinformatics
📊 Research analysis and scientific collaboration
🌐 Interdisciplinary team science

Participants will work alongside scientists contributing to cutting-edge HIV and addiction research. These research opportunities are computational based (i.e. no laboratory component) with opportunities to tailor summer projects based on individual’s interest and experience.

Exact start and end dates are flexible depending on the applicant's schedule but will be expected to devote 30-40 hrs per week (max 400 hrs per summer). Salary is $20 per hour.

Who Should Apply

Ideal candidates include students (Undergraduate and graduate students encouraged to apply) interested in:

  • Biology or neuroscience
  • Bioinformatics or data science
  • Medicine or health sciences
  • Computational biology
  • Computer science

Application process

Fill out the form linked below, including resume and cover letter, by April 1st. Applicants will hear back by April 15th.

Applications are Closed