2026 Internship – Applied Biological Sciences

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This internship focuses on applied biological sciences, offering students the opportunity to study and improve biological processes. Interns will work as part of a team to complete research, develop, and analyze projects in areas such as aerosol sciences, epidemiology, and biology. The role involves tackling challenging technical national security problems in an exciting and collaborative environment. Interns will learn standard biological and aerosol laboratory and analytic skills, methods for operating analytical instrumentation, and support experimentation. Activities may include experimental design, conducting experiments in laboratory or field settings, data analysis, and presentation of results. Specific topic areas include the effects of the environment on biological organisms, genomic sequencing and metagenomic analysis of organisms in complex environmental samples, and single organism analytical tool development.

Requirements

Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Bioaerosol Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Genetics, Environmental Sciences, Public Health, Epidemiology, or a similar major.
Minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Excel at analytical thinking and creative problem solving.
General comprehension of biology-related fields such as microbiology.
Some awareness of general laboratory equipment and methods.
U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Matlab, Labview, Python Java, and/or basic microbiology culture techniques.

Responsibilities

Learn standard biological and aerosol laboratory and analytic skills.
Learn methods for operation of analytical instrumentation.
Support experimentation.
Contribute to activities that may include experimental design.
Conduct experiments in a laboratory or field setting.
Analyze data.
Present results.
Involve with topic areas including the effects of the environment on biological organisms, genomic sequencing and metagenomic analysis of organisms in complex environmental samples, and single organism analytical tool development.