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An electronic newsletter from the Marine Biological Laboratory
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MRC Summer Interns:
As part of its outreach and education role, the Marine Resources Center (MRC) supports an internship program with positions available to college students and recent graduates. This is a one-semester program that can take place during the spring, summer, or fall semester. The college-level program has recently expanded to accommodate recent graduates looking for a one-semester, six- month, or one-year program prior to graduate school. Interns will gain valuable hands-on experience in aquatic animal care, husbandry, and culture as well as working in a research lab.
Interns are expected to participate in the program for approximately 500 hours, with daily duties ranging from preparation of animals' diets, feeding animals, maintaining water quality in aquaria and holding tanks, recording animal health and water quality data in logbooks, and routine cleaning and upkeep of equipment and husbandry areas. Opportunities exist for interns to observe and/or participate in laboratory procedures and animal necropsies, and to learn about the mechanical aspects of large and small water filtration and sterilization systems. Qualifying interns will also learn new scientific methods and theory by participating in research being conducted by the MRC's scientists.
Sixteen individuals, representing a diverse college populace, have been accepted into this year’s Summer Internship Program:
- Tessa Campbell, Davidson College, Mollusk Organ Study
- Theresa Campbell, University of New Hampshire, Water Quality Management
- Geoff Carignan, Hobart & William Smith College, Acoustic Ranching
- Catherine Findlay-Shirras, Duke University, Cephalopod Video Study
- Ashley Hellman, Skidmore College, Sustainable Aquaculture
- Kristen Howard, Salve Regina University, Microalgae & Shellfish Culture
- Megan Lizotte, Florida Institute of Technology, Animal Husbandry
- Kevin Moy, Oberlin College, Cephalopod Husbandry
- Syndell Parks, University of Maine at Machias, Mollusk Organ Study
- Kimberly Pham, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Zebrafish Husbandry
- Brian Preziosi, Wheaton College, Animal Husbandry
- Bridget Sarpu, Stonehill College, QPX Shellfish Disease Research
- Daryl Silva, Dalhousie University, Cephalopod Camouflage Research
- Neal Smith, Bemidji State University, Cephalopod Camouflage Research
- Kelly Stromberg, Washburn University, Microalgae & Shellfish Culture
- Abi Wikoff, Hobart & William Smith College, Marine Symbiosis
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