On Mon, 13 Nov 2006, Arman Aksoy wrote: > Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:59:19 +0000 > From: Arman Aksoy <armish at linux-sevenler.org> > Reply-To: Development in Bioinformatics <biodevelopers at bioinformatics.org> > To: biodevelopers at bioinformatics.org > Subject: [Biodevelopers] Internship Advise > > Hi all, > > If this kind of e-mail was posted before, I really want to apologise it but I need some fresh info about internships and probably you are the best to help or advise me on this. > > First of all I am a sophomore student at Molecular Biology and Genetics Depertmant of Bogazici University at Turkey (www.boun.edu.tr). > > I have a good computer background included abilities of programming with several languages. I also continue a Double Major Program with Mathematics Department in my school. > > I want to learn if it is ever possible that I can apply to some internships on Bioinformatics. Or if I do, would you recommend some universities for me to apply? > > Thanks a lot, regards! Hi Arman, I think a lot of people in various institutes and companies are looking at this list. In fact, in 2001 when I went for an internship with the Stowers Institute in Kansas City, MO, this was the route to my discovery as a potential candidate. However, in my humble opinion, today there are many many more people who are doing something in the bioinformatics field (either getting a degree or hacking on some project) and the demand has levelled off. Several years ago it was enough just to utter the words "I want to be <XXXXYYY> in a bioinformatics group" and you would get an offer somewhere. I don't think that's the case now, could be wrong though. In my mind, a person has a better chance if they have done something cool and then are looking for an opportunity. But, I have been wrong many times before. Good luck. One group that I know always had summer interns is Dr. Dong Xu's Digital Biology Lab at the University of Missouri-Columbia (http://digbio.missouri.edu). The University is also actively looking for fellows. Cheers, Ognen