LSLC's members help bridge the gap between education and the current professional industry by providing relevant insights into high-demand areas of the life sciences to prepare students. Some of the ways you can contribute include:
- Hosting an internship by offering students hands on experience within your organization
- Mentoring a student and providing guidance on career decisions, professional development, and navigating the industry
- Presenting in classes, events, and panels and sharing career insights, industry knowledge, and real world experience
- Offering job-shadow opportunities so students can observe your work and explore career possibilities
- Sharing relocation guidance by offering housing and local logistics advice to students moving to your area for internships or work
Internships
Members of the Life Sciences Leadership Council play a pivotal role in shaping meaningful career pathways for our students. Your professional experience and industry insight allow you to open doors that students cannot access on their own. One of the most impactful ways you can support internships is by engaging your network. Whether that means mentioning BYU students to colleagues, identifying teams that could benefit from an intern, or keeping an eye out for emerging opportunities within your organization or field. Many council members also choose to provide direct shadowing or internship experiences themselves, offering students invaluable exposure to day-to-day work in life sciences careers.
Please complete the form below if you have an opportunity you would like to share with the Life Sciences college. This could be shadowing, research, an internship, or even a job opportunity.
Real Impact
Israel Davila-Aleman, a major in Cell Biology and Physiology in the College of Life Sciences, splits his time between serving at the Hope Clinic and conducting cancer research at BYU with Dr. Amber Gonda. Dr. Gonda’s cancer biology lab focuses on early cancer detection through blood analysis, targeting cancer-specific signals released by cells.
While working at the Hope Clinic, Israel noticed the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infections and became interested in making a difference. With Dr. Gonda as his mentor, Israel has been researching Hope Clinic patients with Helicobacter pylori infections, studying their exosomes to help detect potential gastric cancer in its early stages. Dr. Gonda explains that this research could, in the long term, become as routine as getting a cholesterol check—except patients might also be screened for exosomal gastric changes.
To learn more about Israel’s and Dr. Gonda’s research, watch the following video.