Welcome to the Physical & Life Sciences interest community!
Members of this community are interested in careers related to the study of non-living systems such as the earth, atmosphere and space or living organisms such as people, animals, and plants.
People who pursue careers in Physical or Life Sciences often work in research roles, which can vary widely in terms of topic, goals, and work setting.
The goal of the UM-SMART program is to help students decide if a career as a physician-scientist is right for them, and to enhance competitiveness when applying to MD/PhD programs.  The UM-SMART has helped 95 undergraduate participants learn about MD/PhD training …
The Undergraduate Research Program, in partnership with the Population Health Initiative, will be offering their Research Exposed! seminar this winter.  (GEN ST 391 D, SLN 15152). Research Exposed offers undergraduates an opportunity to learn about current, exciting population health-related research in a …
The Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program is designed to give 25 premedical students meaningful insights into the field of medicine, with a focus on conditions that greatly affect the health of traditionally underserved populations. By engaging in laboratory or clinical research, under …
The Buck Institute’s summer internship and gap-year programs offer undergraduate students the opportunity to investigate insights into the critical molecular and biological drivers of aging as well as translation of that research into new therapies which will improve healthspan. Both …
The Bandopadhayay Lab (www.bandolab.org) at DFCI (with co-affiliations with Boston Children’s Hospital and the Broad Institute) is seeking a motivated research assistant to join their efforts to find better treatments for children with brain tumors. They apply cutting-edge genomic technologies …
Ryan Swanson 
Jimmy Foo 
Colby Voorhees 
Adam Prince 
Anya Prasad 
Nancy Thomas 
Celso Wang 
Kent Beech 
Tania L. Zapata-Garcia 
Considering your career interests and potential trajectories within the physical and life sciences? There are scholarship opportunities that provide both …
StandOut is a mock video interviewing platform. You can access a General Sciences and an Applied Science practice interview.
The Vault Guides to Jobs books are a valuable career exploration tool for libraries and career centers. Written in an …
The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …
Health care management, also known as health care administration, encompasses a wide range of jobs in a variety of organizations, …
Worldwide, more than 2,700 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies comprise a trillion-dollar industry, with many of the top companies—and one of …
The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …
The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …
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