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Program Summary:  

This internship is offered as a part of the Life-Health Sciences Internship Program (LHSI). This program connects 125 IUI undergraduates per year with internships on campus with faculty and staff in a variety of health and science related campus areas/programs. All LHSI internships start in August 2025 and end in May 2026 and are paid $13/hour for up to 10 hours per week. Work-study is accepted but not required. 

Supervisor: Dr. Liana Apostolova

Department/Office: Medicine; Neurology

Overview of the internship site: This position is for an internship with the Longitudinal Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Study (LEADS) within the Department of Neurology. This is an observational study that tracks changes in clinical measures, cognition, imaging, blood and cerebral spinal fluid biomarker/genetics among participants ages 40-64 with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD) for 600 participants and 100 age-matched controls. Note: there are two projects with Dr. Apostolova. To select this one, choose Liana Apostolova (LEADS).

Website for more information: http://leads-study.org/

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Filing and chart organization, Chart preparation, Blood and cerebral spinal fluid collection kit preparation, Request medical records, Conduct phone screens, Study visit reminder phone calls, Data entry and source documentation upload, Mailing, Attending consensus meetings where clinical data/imaging are discussed and diagnosis is established, Participation in clinical research meetings and educational sessions, Observe and learn the general principles of clinical research, Shadow opportunities to include: study coordinator, cognitive testing, neurologists’ physical and neurological exams, and imaging (MRI and PET), Other duties as assigned by site supervisor or faculty mentor.

Work Environment and Dress Code: The work is performed primarily in an office setting with dress code professional (no suit and tie)

Hours per week: flexible based on student needs (10 maximum), scheduling is flexible within regular work hours

Project-specific qualifications: You will complete CITI and HIPAA certification prior to starting on the study.

By the end of the LHSI program, you will:

·        Carefully consider, explore, and articulate your career goals, including an analysis of how you arrived at that path and what steps you need to take next. (Community Contributor, Communicator)

·        Understand your role and strengths on a professional team and analyze who you would like to become as a professional. (Communicator)

·        Gain and strengthen skills relevant to next steps after graduation, such as communication, collaboration, teamwork, analysis/synthesis/evaluation, independence, confronting/challenging failure, problem-solving and perseverance, and constructive criticism. (Problem Solver, Communicator)

·        Convey ideas and knowledge effectively through an ePortfolio and presentation of your internship work. (Problem Solver, Communicator)

·        Set and meet your own additional learning goals identified with your supervisor.

LHSI Qualifications  

·        must be graduating May 2027 or after (usually a current freshman or sophomore in Spring 2025) 

·        Current full-time IUI undergraduate

·        minimum overall GPA of 2.0 

·        All majors welcome

To apply:

LHSI accepts at least 125 interns per year. Complete the application for LHSI at lhsi.indianapolis.iu.edu and select 3-4 internship sites on that application. All available sites are listed in Handshake and will start with the position title “LHSI Intern.” You will meet with at least 2 of these if selected for interviews.