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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. George Sandusky

Department/Office: IU Health University Hospital; Pathology

Overview of the internship site: This is a high powered pathology lab that does clinical research in breast, lung, esophageal and colon cancers. General Purpose Pathology Assistant Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Building Excel Spreadsheets: 15%
  • Microscopic Digital Imaging: 20%
  • Gross and Microscopic Pathology: 25%
  • Quantitative Immunohistochemistry: 15%
  • Interpreting Pathology Data: 25%
  • Tools and Equipment Used: Image J software, Aperio Image Analysis Software, QuPath image analysis platform, Leica Camera Digital Images, Adobe Photoshop Elements

Website for more information: https://cancer.iu.edu/research/shared-facilities/bc2.html

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Work involves analyzing various tissue types using pathology-specific computer programs. We work with patient samples and communicate with clinical physicians, pathology staff, and tissue banking staff.

Work Environment and Dress Code: The work is performed primarily in a lab setting with dress code of closed toe shoes

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

Project-specific qualifications: Good communication and teamwork skills are vital in this position.

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.