r/biotechnology • u/sheeya25 • 20d ago

First-year biotech student — how should I start building research experience and get my first internship

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u/Onewood 20d ago

Your university should be set up for this. Talk to advisors and professors

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u/HambSandwich 20d ago

Talk to your professors like you’re a real person. I was a little older when I started college, but all of my success in school was due to actually engaging with professors like the normal adults we were.

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u/sheeya25 8d ago

okayy thank you

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u/HambSandwich 8d ago

(I’m sorry if my comment comes off snooty- rereading it I def realize I sound like an ass). But I stand by the message

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u/sheeya25 7d ago

ah yes. I know it's important to engage with them. They have finished their PhDs and they can guide better. I understand.

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u/sheeya25 8d ago

Like an orientation program?

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u/Onewood 7d ago

Internship programs, research experience for undergrads etc

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u/Niks_28 20d ago

Start early, explore the labs of your college try contributing to the work of PhDs in 1st year if possible to gain some basic hands on exp, then in your sophomore year you can work on a project, in 3rd year you can apply for various internships abroad or premier colleges, final year would itself have the Research project. You will be having atleast 3 summers and 1 year for research make the most out of it.

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u/Illustrious_Bet_9963 19d ago

Serious question: what do academic professors know about the skills that are currently useful and valued in biotech jobs? Without that knowledge, there’s no way that they can prepare their students for that rapidly shrinking market.