Internships
Many biology majors choose to pursue internships off-campus that give them additional practical experience.
Several agencies of the National Institutes of Health have welcomed Washington College student interns, as have the Kennedy-Krieger Institute in Baltimore and the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington among many others. Students have won positions in competitive internship programs at a number of institutions, including Brandies University, the Univeristy of Pennsylvania, the University of Maryland. Students interested in careers in health sciences may intern with local doctors and pharmacists or learn from physicians during summer internship programs at a wide range of institutions, including the St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Towson and the Christiana Care Health System in Delaware.
Several internship opportunities are available to students interested in marine and estuarine biology—the National Aquarium in Baltimore, the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, UDEL’s College of Marine Studies, the Marine Fisheries Division of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Chester and Sassafras Riverkeepers have all hosted Washington College interns.
You can choose to work one-on-one with a faculty mentor in the lab, like Kaitlyn Marino ’19, or venture farther afield. Over the past couple of years, one of our most distinguished alumna scientists, Terumi Kohwi-Shigematsu ’71, has hosted students in her cancer research lab at the University of California, Berkeley.
Recent summer internship experiences of our majors
One of our most distinguished alumna scientists, Terumi Kohwi-Shigematsu '71, hosts students in her cancer research lab at the University of California, Berkeley each summer. A few of the students who have taken advantage of this generous opportunity are:
- Jason Mercando
- Brynne Brouse
- Paul Hart
- Adrienne Chase
- Olivia Oakley
Ben Longwell at Brandies University
Sarah Tursi at DuPont Experimental Station
Caitlyn Riehl at University of Pennsylvania
Emily Broomell and Megan Kummerlowe at St. Joseph's Medical Center
Alphius Sesay at University of Maryland Medical School
Cole Rinneer at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Madeline Poethke and Hao Zhang with Washington College Center for Environment and Society
Amanda Ault with University of Maryland Horn Point Laboratory
Haley Zullo with Bioversity International
Julia Portmann, Douglas Kurtz, and Lauren Bacharach with NOAA
Kristina Grovom with Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Jess Crane with Phillips Wharf Environmental Center
Ryan Risher with NJ Fish & Wildlife’s Endangered and Nongame Species Program
Nicole Robinson with Sassafras Riverkeeper
Jillian Mayhew with Eastern Shore Veterinary Hospital
Kelsey McGrellis with Elmwood Park Zoo
Kevin Day, Samantha Sink and Michael Hudson with TriState Bird Rescue and Research
Larisa Okshewsky at Chestertown Animal Hospital
Meghan McHenry at Lehigh Valley Zoo
Alexandria Riedel and Sabrina Jenkins with Children's National Hospital
Alicia Vasquez with La Mesa Spine Center
Mackenzie Bosack with WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital
Brittany Walker with Toothman Orthodontics