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As a BioE or ChemE student, your future success may depend on developing a global perspective. Engineers in both fields are essential to the discovery and development of new applications in biotechnology, energy, environmental health, and medicine.

Notes from the Field

Chemical Engineering student Andres Badel helps revolutionize redox flow batteries in Madrid, Spain
Spain
Internship
At Institut Curie, Biological Engineering student Nicole Kogan explores intracellular receptors and immunotherapy
France
Internship
BioEng sophomore encounters love for animals has no border
Japan
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BioE student researches cancer treatment and microRNA function in Israel
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BioE student Meryem Ok worked with RNA interference in one of the leading universities in Brazil
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BioE major explores synthetic biology in the Netherlands
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Chemical Engineering student codes to model the Bullwhip Effect in Spain
Spain
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Interning with the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset
Israel
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Faith OBrian and Victoria Gregory teach girls in India and practice medical engineering at LV Prasad Eye Institute
India
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Tina Stutzman (BioE ’12) spent the last year working with technology to reduce the risk of dengue epidemics in Brazil
Brazil
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Biological Engineering major Anirudh Arun researches healthcare organization in Israel
Israel
Internship
Chemical Engineering major, Maria Tou, conducts fog harvesting research as link between Chile and MIT
Chile
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Chemical Engineering major, Juan Jaramillo, works within the electrochemistry of polymers lab
Chile
Internship
Matias Porras Paniagua develops a new platform of vaccines made to induce anti-tumor responses in the body
Switzerland
Internship
Ruby Maa, BioE-ChemE senior, interns at healthcare investment fund, OrbiMed
Israel
Internship
Chemical Engineering major, Larissa Kunz, researches chemical heat storage in Germany
Germany
Internship
Chemical Engineering major, Cindy Huang, works in a biomedical lab investigating an antibody that interacts with cancer
Spain
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Details about MISTI BioE/ChemE Opportunities
Students interested in biological or chemical engineering can find excellent MISTI internships and other opportunities at university laboratories, startups, and large companies.

Sample Hosts

  • AbMart Shanghai
  • Bayer Technology Services
  • Institute of Bioengineering & Nanotechnology
  • Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
  • Max Planck Institute
  • Merck
  • Molymet
  • Procter and Gamble
  • RIKEN
  • Teva Pharmaceuticals
  • TOHL
  • Universidad Catolica de Chile

 

Sample Projects

  • Research and prepare a tool that facilitates the compiling and comparing of data on technology transfer across diverse regions of Europe, in Germany.
  • Pursue new insights about cell development by studying the role of small RNAs in gene regulation, using planaria as a model organism, in Germany.
  • Develop methods to quantify and prevent “cork taint,” an unwelcome issue that affects 5% of all bottled wine, in Spain.   
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