Program Overview

Stem Cell Internships and Lab-based Learning

The Stem Cell Internships and Lab-based Learning program is offered by the Department of Biological Sciences at San José State University.

Program Overview

The program provides students with a comprehensive education in stem cell biology, including laboratory-based learning and internship placement.

Curriculum

The curriculum includes a combination of coursework and hands-on laboratory experience, preparing students for careers in the field of stem cell biology.

Internship Placement

The internship placement process is a collaborative effort between students, faculty advisors, and internship mentors. The process involves:

• Researching internship host site labs
• Identifying unique interests
• Attending seminars featuring speakers from host site labs
• Interacting with guest speakers from potential internship sites
• Submitting prioritized lists of potential internship labs
• Participating in interviews with internship mentors
• Placement in internships based on mutual interests of the student, mentor, and faculty advisors

Program Structure

The program is structured as follows:

Year 1, Fall Semester

• Identify an internship site
• Research internship host site labs
• Identify unique interests
• Attend seminar featuring speakers from hosts site labs
• Students interact with guest speakers from potential internship sites and further research internship options on the collaborator's websites

Year 1, Spring Semester

• Students submit prioritized list of 5 potential internship labs
• Student cover letters, CV's and other materials are made available to internship PI's
• SCILL coordinator facilitates interview schedule
• Students are interviewed at 3 different internship sites
• Students are placed in internships
• Decisions on internship placements are made with mutual interests of the student, PI/mentors and SCILL advisors

Year 1, Summer

• Human ESC Workshop at Stanford
• Internship start

Colleges

The program is part of the College of Science at San José State University, which also includes other colleges such as:

• Business
• Education
• Engineering
• Graduate Studies
• Health and Human Sciences
• Information, Data and Society
• Humanities and the Arts
• Professional Education
• Social Sciences