Start Date: June 15, 2026

End Date: July 24, 2026

The College Summer Internship Program at Magee-Womens Research Institute provides students with the opportunity to participate in basic, translational, or clinical scientific research with the goal of interesting students in biomedical research as a potential career.

During the 8-week program (40 hours per week), each student has the opportunity to work on their own research project under the guidance of an investigator(s) at Magee-Womens Research Institute. The Institute includes basic, translational, and clinical faculty researchers from the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences as well as from other departments at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In addition, students will attend informal lunch and learn sessions where junior and senior investigators discuss biomedical science as a career from their personal perspectives and journeys in the field. At the end of the program, students will present their research findings via a PowerPoint presentation to fellow summer interns, MWRI faculty and staff, and other invitees.

Students will receive an hourly minimum range.

• Development and Regenerative Medicine
• Women’s Cancers
• Gynecology
• Infectious Diseases
• Pregnancy
• Reproductive Physiology, Gonadal Biology, and Fertility
• Women’s Health

Currently enrolled college students are eligible to apply. Candidates from schools outside the Pittsburgh area are welcome but are responsible for their own living arrangements, as our program does not cover housing or other residential assistance.

• Studying Patient Provider Communication Using Qualitative Research Methods
• Genetic Determinants of Prenatal and Perinatal Lethality
• Measuring Myofibroblast Response to Surgical Materials Implanted for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair
• Investigating Differentially Methylated Regions Within the Kcnq1to1 Imprinting Domain
• Building Longitudinal Models of the Human Microbiome Across Pregnancy and the Postpartum
• Characterizing the Mechanism of Quiescence in Ovarian Cancer Cells
• Unraveling Host-Gene-Microbiome Interactions in Ovarian Cancer
• Programmed Intermediate Epidural Bolusing

Funding is available for 8 students per summer, but additional students may be accepted if supported fully by mentor.

In addition to these 8 positions, we will also have 1 position open at Magee-Womens Research Institute Erie. If interested in the student position in Erie, please indicate when you submit your application.

Applications for the program will open on December 1, 2025 and will be accepted through February 9, 2026. Applications and supporting documents will not be accepted after February 9, 2026.

Application materials must be compiled into a single PDF file, saved as LastName_FirstName, and submitted via email to mwrcollegeprogram@mwri.magee.edu.

The following materials must be included in the application materials for it to be considered complete:

• Current Resume
• One page summary including your GPA and current year in college along with an explanation of your overall career goals, how this program could benefit you, and any specific area(s) of research interest as outlined above.
• Demographic Information Form
• Arrange for two letters of recommendation from professors at your college/university or employer if more appropriate to be sent separately to mwrcollegeprogram@mwri.magee.edu.

The internship will begin on June 15, 2026 and end on July 24, 2026. All application materials and letters of recommendation must be submitted by the deadline to be considered.

Ashley Bailey: mottaa@mwri.magee.edu