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2021 Parkinson's Disease Biology Co-op

Employer
AbbVie
Location
Cambridge, MA, United States
Start date
Mar 3, 2021

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Discipline
Science/R&D, Biology, Pathology
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
Genetown, Best Places to Work

Job Details

About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and LinkedIn .

As a coop in the Parkinson's Disease group, the student will help design, perform, and analyze cellular experiments to advance drug discovery targets for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. The student will have the opportunity to learn cutting-edge scientific techniques, conduct independent experiments, present their results to the Parkinson's Disease biology team, and gain experience in an interdisciplinary drug discovery environment.

We are seeking a student who is highly motivated, hard-working, and detail-oriented with excellent communication skills.

Experience with one or more of the following skills is preferred but not required:

 Cell culture including prior experience working with cell lines, primary cells, or iPSCs

 Knowledge of molecular biology approaches including transfection, RNAi, and qPCR

Qualifications

Desired Majors:
Behavioral Neuroscience, Biology, Bioengineering, Chemistry

Basic Qualification
  • Completed at least one year of college education before beginning internship
  • Must be enrolled in school the semester following your internship
  • BS/BA student
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0/4.0
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship
  • School and/or work experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Significant Work Activities
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
Travel
No
Job Type
Internship
Schedule
Full-time
Job Level Code
IC
Equal Employment Opportunity
At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Company

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Stock Symbol: ABBV

Stock Exchange: NYSE

Company info
Website
Phone
1-800-255-5162
Location
1 North Waukegan Road
North Chicago
Illinois
60064
US

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