Work hours for me were 8:30-5:00 but this depends on lab and supervisors' schedules. Work consisted of mostly computer programming in MATLAB and also gathering patient data, with some time spent on other activities such as journal club and other events. Other interns' projects involved wet lab ex...
Day in the Life
Biomedical Engineering
Summer Intern
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Medical Research
Like any undergraduate REU, the focus is on your research and technical background. Convey interest in the project, communicate relevant skills, and make sure to do read up on the lab's papers to be able to have an intelligent conversation about the research you may be selected to do.
Interview
Biomedical Engineering
Summer Intern
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Medical Research