Become An Industry Partner By Offering Paid Internships
The cornerstone of experiential learning for Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology Ph.D. students is the required 3-6 month industry/professional internship, which is a required course (DEB282). Students are keen to gain professional experiences that will build both technical skills and transferrable soft skills, enabling a broader range of career options upon graduation.
Internship projects are flexible in timing, location and topical focus, allowing students to explore a wide range of biotechnology-related careers. Partner feedback indicates that having access to creative, energetic Ph.D. students enables potentially transformative pilot studies and niche projects to take place within the context of a broader organizational research strategy.
The vast majority of students opt for industry internships, but some choose to work in government or non-profit research institutes, at teaching colleges and in cross-disciplinary academic environments. With ~200 DEB students enrolled, we are always looking for new internships sites – please contact biotechprogram@ucdavis.edu if interested in participating.
One-Page Description of DEB Industry Internships
Benefits to Industry Partners
- Developing working relationships with highly-talented, potential team members
- Implementing a cost-effective strategy for staffing pilot research projects and short term professional activities
- Having input on pedagogical best practices and technical skills needed for the biotechnology workforce
- Professional networking at Biotechnology Program events (e.g. annual retreat, public seminars) that may lead to meaningful research collaborations
Benefits to Students
- Developing new technical skills and familiarity with equipment and research approaches not available on campus
- Honing transferrable professional skills and practicing team science
- Having a non-academic context in which to assess personal strengths, areas for improvement and career goals
- Professional networking for job opportunities, mentoring, letters of reference, and potential research collaborators
Past and Current Internship Locations
We would like to thank our partners and champions of regional biotechnology education who have contributed to our program
- 10x Genomics
- 23andMe
- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
- Agilent Technologies
- AgraQuest
- Alza
- Amgen
- Amyris
- Antibodies, Inc.
- Aqua Bounty
- Ariz Precision Medicine
- Bayer
- Bayer Crop Science
- Berlex Biosciences
- BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Carollo
- Celera AgGen
- Cytokinetics
- DuPont
- Eureka Therapeutics
- Exelixis
- Expression Systems
- Genencor
- Genentech
- Hoffmann Eitle
- HM Clause
- iBio
- IBM Almaden
- ICOS
- Igenica
- Intrexon
- Marone BioInnovations
- Maxygen
- Monsanto, Calgene Campus
- Novartis (formerly Chiron)
- Novozymes, Inc.
- Nunhems
- Ohalo Genetics
- OncoMed
- Recovery Sciences
- Regeneron
- Roche Biosciences
- Scios
- Second Genome
- Somagenics
- Syntex
- Synthetic Genomics
- Sutro Biopharma
- Tethys Bioscience, Inc.
- Theralink Technologies, Inc.
- Unilever
- Upside Foods
- Ventria Biosciences
- and many others...