AAMU interns standing with their mentors with posters behind them
AAMU interns along with a UCM intern standing with their mentors at the 2024 WD&E Poster Session at Berkeley Lab. From left: John Vogel, Ti'Yanna Watson, LaMonika Dent, Peter Nguyen, Yi Zhai

2024 was a year of first, including the flagship internship program between Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University and the Joint Genome Institute. AAMU students spent two months in Berkeley, California honing their scientific skills and collaborating with their mentors and fellow interns. Inspired by the success of the UC Merced internship program, they left the JGI more confident and ready to tackle real-world scientific issues.

Our interns say their experiences allowed them to: 

  • Learn new skills.
  • Experience industry-level work and coding.
  • Receive mentorship, network and gain connections with lab staff.
  • Increase their technical skills and confidence in their own abilities.

Become a JGI-AAMU Intern

Are you a current Alabama A&M student interested in applying to the internship program at the JGI? Connect with Dr. Xianhan Kuang.

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Alabama A&M Interns Access An Abundance of Knowledge
In 2024, the DOE Joint Genome Institute and Alabama A&M University piloted an internship program to bring students to the JGI for research training experience.

 

Internship Snapshots