The Summer Undergraduate Internship Program (SUIP), a ten-week, intensive research experience designed for students interested in graduate study in the biomedical sciences.
iBiomedical Graduate Studies (BGS) at the University of Pennsylvania (BGS) consists of seven graduate groups: Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Cell & Molecular Biology, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Genomics & Computational Biology, Immunology, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology. Our graduate programs are highly interdisciplinary and flexible in structure, thereby encouraging integrative and focused investigation. BGS students enjoy a wide range of supplemental training and social activities sponsored by their graduate program, its associated departments, and the central BGS office. Most graduates successfully pursue careers in academic research, while others embark on careers in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries, government research, science journalism, patent law, and other associated fields. Students enrolling in BGS doctoral programs have the option of applying to certificate programs in medicine, public health, and environmental health sciences. The programs offer intensive supplemental training provided by expert practitioners and researchers in these fields. Participants are expected to complete the certificate program and doctoral program requirements concurrently.
In addition, for students wishing to take 1-2 years between college and graduate school, we have a Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PennPREP), which also provides research experience, health benefits, a competitive stipend, and an opportunity to take graduate coursework.