Current and past students have taken advantage of the following training opportunities and scholarships. These opportunities are competitive and are based on R&D needs at the sponsoring companies and institutes.
INTERNSHIPS
We have partnered with GenomeNext to provide students at GW with an internship opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience working with software development, user interface design, big data, bioinformatics and cloud computing. Work for a growing biotechnology company with flexible work hours that accommodate to your study schedule. Contact your Academic Advisor to learn more about this opportunity.
About GenomeNext:
GenomeNext delivers automated bioinformatics and big data solutions that provide researchers and clinicians with a real-time, secure and regulatory compliant environment to analyze -omics data. GenomeNext offers the most accurate precision medicine tools that are currently in high demand in both clinical and research settings.
Fields of Study:
Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or Genomics
Location:
Work from school or home (virtual)
Duration:
At least 3 months with temp to hire options based on performance.
Well qualified applicants for this position will possess the following:
- Internet Access
- Computer & Phone
- Able to follow instructions
- Self-Motivated
- Task Oriented
- Strong Communicator
- Problem Solver
- Team Oriented
- Software Development Background
- Bioinformatics Background
Compensation:
Stipend based on experience.
Please send GW's acceptance letter to the MS Degree in Molecular Biochemistry and Bioinformatics program, recommendation letter from Dr. Raja Mazumder, resume, and statement of interest to: wendy.dueri@genomenext.com with cc to mazumder@gwu.edu.
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About Argentys Informatics LLC:
Argentys offers bioinformatics and genomics data analysis services to the government and industry. Argentys is an innovative service partner that produces specialized analytical and scientific software, actionable answers from the laboratory and clinical data, and delivers the biomedical IT staff and scientific expertise with the flexibility our clients need.
Fields of Study:
Bioinformatics, Diagnostics, or Genomics
Location:
Work in the Gaithersburg, MD office, or in the Santa Cruz, CA lab, or at the client site (White Oak, MD)
Duration:
3 months are strongly preferred. Extensions will be considered based on the performance.
Well qualified applicants for this position will possess the following:
- Strong motivation to learn
- Task Oriented
- Strong Communicator
- Interest to solve biological problems
- Team Player
- Software Development Background
- Bioinformatics Background
Compensation:
Stipend based on experience.
Please send GW's acceptance letter to the MS Degree in Molecular Biochemistry and Bioinformatics program, resume, and statement of interest to: hr@argentys.com with cc to mazumder@gwu.edu.
Collaborative Research Opportunities at FDA
MS students can train at US Food and Drug Administration to learn more about Regulatory Science research in bioinformatics and genomics. One key project that many bioinformatics students currently are involved with is the High-performance Integrated Virtual Environment (HIVE). HIVE is a cloud-based environment optimized for the storage and analysis of extra-large data, such as biomedical data, clinical data, next-generation sequencing (NGS) data, mass spectrometry files, confocal microscopy images, post-market surveillance data, medical recall data, and many others. HIVE provides secure web access for authorized users to deposit, retrieve, annotate and compute on Big Data, and to analyze the outcomes using web user interfaces. Please contact Dr. Raja Mazumder (mazumder@gwu.edu) for details.
Scholarships and Other Financial Aid
For students intending to follow the M.S. thesis option, part-time research assistantships may be available after the first semester. These assistantships are provided based on the merit, faculty recommendations and availability of funds in the laboratories. Some assistantships also provide for 3 credits of tuition remission per semester. Information on other types of graduate student financial aid may be obtained from the GW Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships.
