Interns have engaged in a variety of activities ranging from report writing, analysis, presentations, research, management, and administration. Our interns have been an excellent resource in helping to further develop projects or to bring these projects to completion. Shortly after completing the internship, I was accepted to a Masters in Biotechnology program at Northwestern University where I was able to participate in classes at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. The internship had set the stage for significantly expanding my skill base outside traditional scientific training. This program provides third and fourth year graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows, with an opportunity to work in a legal environment conducting research into prior art and learning the basic principles of intellectual property rights.
Interns provide the law firms with their in-depth knowledge of the science behind the product.
Law firms and interns are able to explore mutually beneficial long-term relationships with opportunities for recruitment as Scientific Advisors, Patent Bar Attorneys and subsidized tuition for law school. Work in an intellectual property firm was imbued with a scientific atmosphere, but one that was free from the pressures of experimentation. The biology I reviewed was cutting edge, as the developments involved were often not yet released to the scientific and medical communities. Employer information Companies interested in hiring an intern through the Center's Internship programs should contact Pernille Jensen at the Center for Biotechnology. Undergraduate internship programs start in the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.