Industry Internships at Sanofi-Aventis Combinatorial Technologies Center

The University of Arizona BIO5 Institute and Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics announce the 2007 summer and academic year industry internships at sanofi-aventis Combinatorial Technologies Center.

The combinatorial technologies center in Tucson serves as an integrated lead discovery engine, delivering novel lead compounds for challenging targets and creating compound libraries that coordinate with therapeutic area needs and complement sanofi-aventis’ existing compound collection. More than 70 employees with expertise in such areas as chemistry, biology, information systems, and library development work at the combinatorial technologies center.

Sanofi-Aventis Combinatorial Technologies Center

Summer Internships:

• Three months, 20 hours/week at approximately $5000

Academic year internships:

• Semester-basis, 10 hours/week, students expected to also maintain a .25 GA-ship
• Interns selected competitively from the group of summer interns

Graduate and undergraduate students who have advanced research training will be considered based on the basic requirements listed below. Project descriptions follow. Interested students who meet the requirements must submit the following materials by February 23, 2007:

• Cover Letter
• Copy of CV
• Letter of recommendation from primary faculty advisor, demonstrating that the advisor is supportive of the internship experience
• An additional letter of recommendation from one other member of the advisory committee

Please send application materials to: Kevin Hall, Program Coordinator, Sr., BIO5 Institute, P.O. Box 210036 or contact us with questions at jkh@email.arizona.edu.