TGP Internship Program

The required internship is a signature activity of the program. The primary goals of the internship are to help students make informed career decisions, provide the opportunity for real-world hands-on training experiences, and develop a personal network that will open career doors. Internships are 2–4 months in duration and are typically completed at the end of the G4 year but can be completed at any time during a student’s program that works best for them and their PI. Some students use the internship to learn a specific technical skill in an industrial setting. Many use it as a next step to a career placement at the end of their dissertation research, particularly those seeking careers in BioPharma and in the Venture Capital (VC) industry, which is now recruiting significant numbers of STEM PhDs.

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Each student is required to complete an internship in one of many therapeutics-related fields, including (but not limited to) industry, academia, and government (see graph below). 

 

To date, our students have had internships in a variety of therapeutic-related companies including: Biogen, Foundation Medicine, Genentech, Novartis, Pfizer, Regeneron, Sanofi, Vertex, and many more!