We invite local high school and AU undergraduate students interested in STEM careers to participate in the six-week AME Summer Internship at AU's Kolhe Lab.
IMPORTANT DATES & About the Internship About the Internship Eligibility & RequirementsFunding
January 31, 2025
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*Spots are limited. Following application completion, students are reviewed on a first
come, first served basis.
Students will split their time between classroom lectures and laboratory (clinical and computer) sessions. The internship explores the GEM lab's transformation during the pandemic as one of the first labs in the state testing for COVID-19. It is designed to follow the chronological order of events in a clinical laboratory following an infectious disease outbreak, including next-generation sequencing of a pathogen, problem-solving to stream testing workflows, applying for FDA Emergency Use Authorization, and interpreting data through visualization tools. Students will benefit from career networking, direct mentorship, hands-on lab training and bioinformatics tutorials.
No person under the age of 16 is permitted to work in laboratories or other hazardous areas. Student applicants to the AME Internship must be at least 16 years old by the first day of the internship. Students must currently attend high school in Richmond or Columbia counties. Prior experience in a laboratory is not expected. Approval to work in the laboratory is required and granted upon completion of internship forms, physician clearance form with TB test, and biosafety training modules. Admission to the program is selective and based upon interest in the program, letters of recommendation, and space available.
The AME Internship is supported by a grant for the five CDC Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence, a network of academic institutions and public health departments developing solutions to improve technical capacity in pathogen genomics and support public health laboratories. To form one of the five centers, the Georgia Department of Public Health has partnered with six academic institutions: Augusta University, University of Georgia, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Emory University, Georgia State University, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
To form one of the five centers, the Georgia Department of Public Health has partnered with six academic institutions: Augusta University, University of Georgia, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Emory University, Georgia State University, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
This center has been named the Center for Applied Pathogen Epidemiology and Outbreak Control (CAPE). The AME Internship is a CAPE education project.
