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Cal Poly Pomona

Graduate Students

embryonic stem cell

Internship Overview

  • A one year full-time paid research internship ($2575/month***STIPEND SUBJECT TO TAX) in a stem cell lab at City of Hope, Caltech, USC, The Scripps Institute or Western University of Health Sciences. 
  • During the internship, the student will  keep his/her status as a full-time student and receive unit credit for the research.
  • The internship research is considered the student’s thesis research and the student receives thesis research units.  If necessary, to finish the thesis project, research may continue after completion of the internship, but without support from CIRM.
  • There are 2 positions available at CPP and 2 positions available at CSULA.
  • Participants will be chosen by a committee including faculty from both CPP and CSULA.
  • All interns will participate in a 1-week Stem Cell Techniques Training course at the USC CIRM Shared Research Laboratory prior to starting their internships.
  • The interns will be assigned both a research mentor from the institution in which they will be doing their stem cell research and a CSU faculty mentor to guide them during their internships.
  • Upon completion of their internships, interns will give talks on their research at a CPP/CSULA symposium.

Application Requirements

  • Your overall GPA must be a 3.0 or above.
  • You must have completed at least three of the courses listed below, before the research internship begins (January or June), or their equivalents, with a B or better.

 

Cal Poly Pomona

          BIO 310 Molecular and Cell Biology

          BIO 450 Concepts of Molecular Biology

          BIO 451/451L Molecular Biology Techniques

          BIO 455/455L Molecular Biology of Recombinant DNA

          BIO 570/570L Cellular Immunity and Disease

          MICR415/415L Immunology and Serology

          BIO465/465L Stem Cell Biology

          BIO 565/565L Animal Tissue Culture

     

Cal State L.A.

          BIOL 380 Cell Biology OR CHEM 431 ABC Biochemistry

          BIOL 413 Molecular Diagnostics

          BIOL 416 Molecular Genetics

          BIOL 417 Principles of Gene Manipulation

          BIOL 519 Genetic Engineering Laboratory

          MICR 304 Immunology and Serology

          MICR 450 Innate Immunity

          BIOL 481 Basic Cell Culture Theory and Techniques (required)

Additional requirements for graduate students for completing their Master's degree

          • All classes listed below must be taken before the completion of your Master's Degree.
          • BIO 693, BIO 694 and BIO 696, at CPP, can be completed during the Stem Cell Research Internship at City of Hope, Caltech, USC, The Scripps Institute or Western University of Health Sciences.
          • You must complete all other Graduate Degree Requirements (CPP Biology and CSULA Biology) specified by the Biological Sciences Department or the department in which you are enrolled for your Master's degree.

 

Cal Poly Pomona Graduate Students: Biological Sciences Department

      COURSES UNITS
      BIO 680 Seminar in Biology - usually taken three times for 1 unit each 3
      BIO 693 Presentation of Research Proposal 1
      BIO 694 Thesis Research in the Biological Sciences 6
      BIO 696 Master’s Degree Thesis 3
      Program courses - determined by the student with the approval of the Thesis Advisor and thesis committee. At least 11 units must be from 500 and 600-level courses 32
      TOTAL 45

     

Cal State L.A. Graduate Students: Biological Sciences Department

    COURSES UNITS
    (2) BIOL 510 Seminar (1 unit each) 2
    (2) 500-level Seminar course (3 units each) 6
    BIOL 599 9
    BIOL 597 6
    Program courses - determined by the student with the approval of the Thesis Advisor (400-level or 500-level coursework). 22
    TOTAL 45

     

     

  • It is your responsibility to request official transcripts from all previous post-secondary educational institutions to be mailed directly to the address below.
  • An unofficial electronic copy of your transcripts needs to be sent to airanjansen@yahoo.com
  • You must also have three letters of recommendation in an electronic form as an attachment (pdf on letterhead preferred) sent by your recommenders to airanjansen@yahoo.com. Hard copies of the letters must also be sent to the address below.
  • The official transcript documents must be postmarked by the application deadline date (CPP: March 15, 2012; CSULA: see application page) and mailed directly to:

Airan Jansen, Program Administrator

Department of Biological Sciences

Cal Poly Pomona

3801 West Temple Avenue

Pomona, CA  91768