Structural Biology and Biophysics
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Structural Biology and Biophysics career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Structural Biology and Biophysics alumni have studied.
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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
Health Disparities Clinical Summer Research Fellowship Program
Independent Student Researcher
Medical Intern
Summer Intern
Summer Undergraduate Research Student
Technical Intern
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Undergraduate Research Fellow
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Birge Research Group
Education Connection
Rockefeller University
Sandia National Laboratories
UConn Health
University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut, Chemistry Department
University of Connecticut, Molecular & Cellular Biology Department
University of Oxford
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Medical Scribe
Research Assistant I
Research Associate
Research Associate, Protein Sciences
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Director of Project Management
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Scientist
Senior Analytical Developmental Chemist
Senior IT Project Consultant
Senior Scientist
Vice President of Business Development
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Arcus Biosciences
Boehringer Ingelheim
Cigna
Codiak BioSciences
Columbia University
Getinge
IsoPlexis
Saint Mary's Hospital
Takeda Oncology
UnitedHealth Group
University of Connecticut
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
M.D.
Ph.D., Biochemistry
Ph.D., Biomolecular Science & Engineering
Ph.D., Biological & Biomedical Sciences
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Yale University
Yeshiva University
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