Due January 15th: Opportunities for Experience in the Biotechnology Industry

[Please note that this is for experience, not academic credit.]

Lifespan Research Institute is offering Summer and Post-baccalaureate Fellowship Opportunities in 2025 for students looking to get more experience in the Biotechnology industry. Our applications are open until January 10th, 2025. 

Lifespan Research Institute ("LRI") is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization focused on curing such age-related diseases as heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease.

SRF focuses on a damage-repair paradigm for treating the diseases of aging, which it advances through scientific research, advocacy, and education.

2025 - 2026 Summer Scholars Fellowship:

Apply: https://sens.org/education-opportunities/summer-scholars/

Program Duration: 10 - 12 weeks

Locations: Novato, CA; Mountain View, CA; La Jolla, CA; Davis, CA; Mountain View; Stanford, CA; Boston, MA

LRI Education sets itself apart from many other training programs with its focus on the development of scientific communication skills in addition to enhancing laboratory and critical thinking skills.

Over the course of its educational programs, participants are guided through practical writing assignments that simulate documents scientists are often asked to produce, such as grant proposals.

The communication training culminates in a formal presentation at a symposium where participants present the results of their work to their peers and mentors.

2025 -2026 Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship:

Apply: https://sens.org/education-opportunities/postbacc-fellowship/

Program Duration: 9 months

Locations: Novato, CA; Mountain View, CA; La Jolla, CA; Davis, CA; Mountain View; Boston, MA

The LRI Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship Program offers recent graduates a gap year option where they can strengthen their research and communication skills in preparation for such opportunities as graduate programs, medical programs, and biotech positions. 

Like the LRI Summer Scholars Program, the goal of the Postbaccalaureate Fellowship Program includes assignments and training that hone writing and presentation skills. These training exercises are completed within the framework of a research project that the Fellow will be tasked with completing under the guidance of a scientific mentor.

Additionally, we offer a Ph.D. program partnership with the University of Toledo and a Master’s partnership with Dominican University of California. Both are fantastic opportunities to get a graduate degree while gaining research experience in the biotech industry.

Please contact education@lifespanresearchinstitute.org with any questions.