Summer Internship Program
The New York Genome Center’s Summer Internship Program offers an intensive 8-week summer research experience for undergraduate students to receive hands-on mentorship from assigned mentors within our research laboratories, scientific groups, or administrative departments.
We are no longer accepting applications for the 2026 internship program at this time. Please check back for opportunities in 2027.
Program Overview
Our internship program provides invaluable exposure to genomics and our cutting-edge research, fostering collaboration with leading genomic researchers. Throughout their time at the NYGC, students focus on developing essential laboratory and research skills, preparing them for future academic or career pursuits. In addition to their internship responsibilities, NYGC interns engage in a diverse array of specially curated events and enrichment opportunities, including weekly workshops, presentations, career panels, social gatherings, and more.
Summer projects may include:
- Implementing new modules and algorithms for sequencing data analysis (sequence alignment, sequence assembly, and variant calling)
- Benchmarking and integrating new bioinformatics tools into the NYGC’s existing pipelines
- Coding standalone tools or small pipelines/workflows for sequencing data analysis
- Analyzing, summarizing, and visualizing results from sequencing datasets
- Analyzing error models of last generation sequencing technologies (e.g., Oxford Nanopore)
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
- Undergraduate student in a related course of study
- Available to work full-time on their project for the duration of the internship
