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TCMC Internship Opportunities
Apply now to the TCMC Internship Program.
The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC) currently has summer and year-round internship opportunities. There are two types of paid internships to choose from, research or administrative. To be eligible for a research internship at TCMC the qualified candidate must be pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in a science-related field. Administrative intern applicants must be in college or a graduate of college and must have excellent computer skills.
When filling out your application, you will have the option to choose up to three research/administrative areas that interest you in order of preference. Please click on the following links to read about the various internships available at TCMC.
Research Internships
Dr. John Arnott’s Internship: Identification of combinatorial signaling mechanisms that regulate bone formation
Dr. Hani Atamna’s Internship: The Molecular Mechanism of Neurodegeneration of Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Michael Bordonaro’s Internship: Wnt signaling in Colorectal cancer
Dr. Kelly Foster’s Internship: NMDA receptors in learning and memory
Mariana Garrettson's Internship: Regional Health Needs Assessment: Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis
Dr. Geoff Guttmann's Internship: Anatomical dissection assistant
Dr. Darina Lazarova’s Internship: Investigating dietary factors influencing the physiology of colorectal cancer cells in vitro
Dr. Jun Ling’s Internship: Regulation of NFkB1/p105 activity by Pim-1 in cancer cells
Dr. Erin McClelland’s Internship: Characterization of the BCAT gene and its role in virulence and pathogenesis of C. neoformans
Dr. Erin McClelland’s Internship: Characterization of a novel gene and its role in virulence and pathogenesis of C. neoformans
Dr. Sonia Planey’s Internship: Regulation of Antiproliferative factor activity by DHHC2
Dr. Moses Prabu’s Internship: Overexpression of inactive Cathepsin D in E coli to produce soluble protein for X-ray crystallographic and calorimetric studies
Dr. Moses Prabu's Internship: Overexpression of inactive Plasmepsin II in E coli to produce soluble protein for X-ray crystallographic and calorimetric studies
Dr. Greg Shanower’s Internship: Addressing how chromatin modifications affect stem cell biology in Drosophila melanogaster
Dr. Robert Shivers’ Internship: Genetic analysis of innate immune modulators in Caenorhabditis elegans
Dr. Jennifer Smith’s Internship: Innate Immunity to Gonorrhea
Administrative Internships
Curriculum Development Support Internship
Facilities and Construction Department Internship
Information Technology Internship
Planning Department Internship
Program Evaluation and Assessment Internship
Shared Staff Support Internship
When filling out the application, you must include
• A copy of your resume.
• One reference and an email address where your reference can be reached.
Be sure to submit the application no later than Thursday, March 19, 2009. Applications sent after the deadline date will not be considered. If you have any questions regarding the research internships, please contact Dr. John Arnott at jarnott@tcmedc.org. If you have any questions regarding the administrative internships, please contact Jan Gilhooley at jgilhooley@tcmedc.org.
Housing Information
For housing information while interning at TCMC, please click here for a full list of housing options in the local area.
The University of Scranton also has housing options for the 2009 summer. If you are interested in the University's housing options, please contact res-life@scranton.edu or (570) 941-6226 and ask for Barbara Hawkins for more information.
Beginning March 1, 2009, The Commonwealth Medical College will be working with www.placefinder.com to provide potential landlords and TCMC students and interns with a great online off-campus housing service. Properties will be displayed to students and interns 24/7! Students and interns will be able to find rentals near campus, potential roommates, and sublets. This site allows students, interns and landlords to post pictures and detailed descriptions. If you have any questions about how placefinder.com works please feel free to contact Bert Gervais at gervais@placefinder.com.
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Regional campus locations in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Williamsport.
The Commonwealth Medical College is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
