"Unpaid Research Intern - School Credit Only"

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world's deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

The Talbot Lab (Basic Sciences Division) seeks a part-time undergraduate research intern to support ongoing exciting research on neuro-immunology, studying host-microbiota interactions in infectious diseases. This position is ideal for an individual interested in an entry-level introduction to a research lab environment, helping in the development of a project that studies how neurons regulate intestinal immunity.

The ideal candidate is a reliable, organized, detail-oriented individual, interested in learning and applying computational approaches in a genetic model organism (Mus musculus), including researching current literature, genomics, and modeling single cell transcriptomic datasets.

The position will help the trainee increase their understanding of the scientific method by developing practical dry lab skills and how to evaluate scientific articles. Internship timelines start as early as March 2026.

Please submit a complete CV including previous experience and lab classes. Candidates must be able to present written confirmation from their Institution's advisor attesting that they will be receiving school credits for the internship.

Responsibilities

The intern will work under the direction of the Principal Investigator and senior-level laboratory personnel. They will gain experience and training in computational research techniques while also learning to assist their mentor with analyzing and interpreting data to support ongoing research projects.

The internship is part-time and requires a minimum commitment of at least 19 hours per week for 6 months (undergraduate research credits might apply).

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A motivated undergraduate student with an interest in performing research.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Beginner experience in any of the following: Python, R/R studio, Git/GitHub, mathematics/statistics, and data cleaning, transformation, or visualization.
• Course and/or lab experience in biology to support dry lab research and data analysis.
• Prefer students who are taking courses in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, immunology, genomics, neurobiology, microbiology, bioengineering, or data science/informatics.

This is an internship position, Fred Hutch will not provide salary, benefits or visa sponsorship to the research intern.

This is a fully on-site role located in Seattle/WA. Remote or hybrid work is not available for this position.

This position is not eligible for H-1B sponsorship at this time.