Explore Options: A Menu of Major-Specific Experiences and Sampling of Related Career Paths
Explore Cell and Molecular Biology academic resources designed to support your academic goals!
Feeling like you don't know what to do with all of this great information? We highly encourage to make an appointment with your academic advisor and career advisor. Another great starting point is the Self-Guided Career Exploration Tool.
Unlock career potential in Cell and Molecular Biology! Discover resources to maximize your professional trajectory.
Sample CMB Internship Sites
Internships provide an environment for you to gain hands-on, supervised experience. You'll apply the concepts you are learning in the classroom to a work environment while boosting your resume! Past internship sites include:
Join A Student Organization
Get involved with a student organization related to your major. Student orgs are a great way to get connected and explore career options!
Relevant Courses and Certificates for Building Skills
Developing relevant skills that employers seek is an essential component of a student's education. GVSU students should consider elective courses and certificates that pair with their major to gain additional skills.
Community Service Opportunities
Seek volunteer opportunities related to the field you're exploring as a way of testing out future careers.
The Civic Engagement Center keeps a list of current volunteer opportunities updated on their website. There are ongoing opportunities on a continuous basis, as well as on-campus and off-campus opportunities posted as they become available.
CMB Study Abroad
Through study abroad you’ll also set yourself apart from other job-seekers and graduate-school applicants in an increasingly competitive market.
The best time for CMB students to go abroad tends to be early in their college careers, when gen eds and more basic science classes are still available. Internships, especially during summers, could also be a great way to boost your science resume in preparation for a career or graduate school.
Undergraduate Scholar Engagement
Pursuing academic, creative, and research experiences and projects outside the classroom is an excellent way to learn new skills and build a body of work in your field.
The Center for Undergraduate Scholar Engagement (CUSE) provides opportunities for undergraduate research and scholarship.
Additionally, these opportunities are specific to CMB:
One of my favorite memories is choreographing an intro-level hip-hop dance for the GVSU Dance Troupe with my roommate/best friend. We had a lot of fun working out the choreography together, tie-dying the group's costumes, and getting to dance!
My favorite memory from Grand Valley was meeting my best friend and navigating life together as young adults.
Late night Orgo study sessions, making friends who I'm still close with today in lab, taking courses that pushed me out of my STEM comfort zone, and the feeling of community that came from being part of a small major.
I was working late in Kindschi Hall on pouring an agarose gel for electrophoresis but I had mistakenly poured the gel too thick. I remember just laughing with my classmates because I'd review the progress hour after hour and nothing would change.
One of my favorite memories was meeting and interacting with the residents on my floor. I enjoyed getting to know them and helping them as they started their journey at Grand Valley.
Professional Positions
Alumni-in-Residence video:
David Diekema B.S. in Cell & Molecular Biology and M.S. in Forensic Science (emphasis in DNA analysis)
January 28, 2025 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Join us to learn about volunteer, part-time, and full-time opportunities from various employers who are in the Lab Sciences area. Students will hear a brief overview of each employer, followed...
February 10, 2025 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Are you preparing for the upcoming Winter GVSU Career and Internship Fair, but not quite sure where to start? The Career Center will be hosting a drop-in event to help you refine your resume,...
February 12, 2025 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Stop by the Mackinac Hall Pod, 2nd Floor between Hall C2 & D2 anytime between 9:30am and 2pm to meet representatives from Gentex Corporation! Want to learn about exciting career opportunities...
February 18, 2025 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The GVSU 2025 Summer Job Fair is an excellent place for your summer job or internship search and to start networking with organizations looking to connect with Grand Valley students and alumni of all...
February 20, 2025 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Winter Career & Internship Fair is an excellent place to kick off your job or internship search, or to begin networking with organizations looking to hire Grand Valley students and alumni...
Consider joining the STEM Career Community or any other Career Community you are interested in!
Qualified undergraduates may be admitted to an accelerated bachelor's/master's program at GVSU and obtain both a BS and an MS in Cell and Molecular Biology within an accelerated time frame. Earn a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree for less money and time.
The Master of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology is designed to produce outstanding graduates, and is the study of the biochemical, biophysical, and genetic processes in cells. The Cell and Molecular Biology M.S. P.S.M. program is part of Grand Rapids’ only Professional Science Master's Degree program, and prepares students in the important and dynamic fields of Cell and Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Biomedical research.
Where Alumni Have Landed - Graduate and Professional Programs:
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