Underrepresented Student Internship Program
The Underrepresented Student Internship Program provides the opportunity for undergraduate students from US colleges and universities to receive mentorship and training from NIH Human Biomolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP) labs over the summer.

2024 Internships
Information for 2024 summer internships will be available in late 2023.
Questions? Email us at: internshipapply@hubmapconsortium.org
Eligible students will:
- Be an undergraduate student attending a US institution at the time of application.
- Be college undergraduates in the United States majoring in any of the STEM fields with a minimum of 3.0 grade point average.
- Be a member of an underrepresented group (as defined by NIH). See the NIH criteria.
Preference will be given to students who do not have ready access to biomedical (and/or single cell biology) research opportunities in their home institutions.
Successful applicants will have:
- An interest in and passion for studying biological or computational sciences, or related STEM fields
At least a 3.0 GPA
A demonstrated strong work ethic
Some experience with programming, if applying to a computational program
Some experience with lab work, if applying to an experimental program
A personal statement which outlines their interests and experience
Transcript: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. Please submit transcripts as an attachment to your application form, as a PDF.
Personal Statement: Please submit a personal statement as an attachment to your application form, briefly describing your background, interest in participating in this summer undergraduate research program in single cell science, and your career goals. Please attach your personal statement in PDF format. Personal statements should be no longer than 2 pages single spaced, font size 11, Times New Roman.
Letters of recommendation: Two letters of recommendation should be sent to the application committee from your references, by the application due date of February 1, 2023. Letters of recommendation should be sent to internshipapply@hubmapconsortium.org.
Accepted students are required to:
- Conduct their own small research project or work on part of an ongoing research project.
- Attend a weekly virtual seminar series that will introduce rapidly progressing medical and basic research areas.
- Complete all Compliance Training, Conflict of Interest Forms and/or any other training deemed necessary for the internship as soon as it is received.
- Report to work on time as designated by the mentor to work on assigned research project. Students are expected to work no more than 40 hours a week.
- Present a virtual poster at the end of the project about their experience. The date of the presentation will be determined by the NIH HuBMAP program.
Due to the ongoing uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person experiences are not guaranteed.
Our interns said:
Calling all current and former interns!
If you ever participated in HuBMAP research as an undergraduate, we invite you to join the HuBMAP Intern Networking Group on LinkedIn. PIs and mentors are also encouraged to join.
2023 HuBMAP Intern Accomplishments
In 2023, we offered in-person and remote opportunities, and our 22 interns had a rewarding, engaging experience across 19 HuBMAP labs. At the end of the internship, the interns presented their research findings to the HuBMAP and broader community.
Barera Ajaz
Kim, O'Neill, and Gregory labs at the University of Pennsylvania
Ella Barton
Jain lab at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Esonica Charles
Hagood lab at the University of Rochester Medical Center
Charles Godinez
Laurent lab at the University of California, San Diego
Jada Harvey
Pryhuber lab at the University of Rochester Medical Center
Harley Hernandez
Kim, O'Neill, and Gregory labs at the University of Pennsylvania
Sofia Martin
Jain lab at the Washington University School of Medicine
Rosemary McKerley
Shi lab at the University of California, San Diego
Liya Mooradian
Pei lab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/ University of Pennsylvania
Antonio Moore
Anderton lab at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Favour Olushola
Pasa-Tolic lab at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Arianne Parvaresh-Rizi
Tan lab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/ University of Pennsylvania
Interested in viewing presentations from earlier years?
2022 intern presentations
2021 intern presentations