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Undergrad Research Opportunities
  • Biology Summer Undergraduate Research Experience - a summer research program for WKU undergraduate students. The WKU Biology Department will provide $500 to cover research expenses for WKU Biology faculty-supervised research projects.  In addition, two $3000 awards are available for student support.  All interested students are encouraged to apply.
  • Other Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Biology (mostly outside KY)
  • Biotechnologist Certification Program - Each semester five students will be selected to participate in an accelerated laboratory training course, learning many of the essential benchtop procedures used in biological research labs.
  • KBRIN - The purpose of KBRIN is to enhance the capacity, capability and resourcefulness of biomedical-researchers and -educators in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. KBRIN is a collaborative effort supported by 13 institutions. The activities of the KBRIN-affiliated institutions are directed towards enhancements in basic science and biomedical research, particularly in the area of genomics.

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Employment Check what some of the WKU Biology Alumni are up to
Current Position Current Location
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Manufacturing Technician Vacaville, CA
Research Specialist, Transgenic Mouse and Gene Targeting Facility Atlanta, GA
Teaching Assistant/Graduate Student(M.S.) Fayetteville, Arkansas
Assistant Professor, George Fox University Newberg, OR
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Research Staff Scientist Knoxville, TN
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Research Technologist at U of L for the Dept. of Neurological Sciences and Kentucky Spinal Cord Research Center Bardstown, Kentucky
Currently a microbiologist with Public Health in Frankfort. Did work as a Forensic Biologist with the Kentucky State Police Lab. Frankfort, Kentucky
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Technical Manager Penang, Malaysia
Science Teacher at Providence High School Madisonville, KY
Graduate Assistant (Working towards a Ph.D in Cell and Molecular Biology) Fayetteville, AR
Orthopaedic Surgeon, 10 member single specialty group practice Good old BG !
Waste Sampler Gilbertsville, Ky
WKU Biology Faculty Bowling Green, KY
Quality Engineer Marietta, Georgia
Assistant Professor of Biology Francis Marion University Florence, South Carolina
Sales Rep, PGC Scientifics Independence, KY
Nursing Home Administrator Owensboro, KY
Family Physician Madisonville, KY
Inst. for Cellular Therapeutics, University of Louisville Louisville, KY
Grad student Lafayette, IN
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Dentist Leitchfield, KY
Graduate student (Ph.D) Lousiana state univ health science center .Shreveport LA Shreveport, LA
Retired Spencer, NY
QA/QC Director, ImmunoSite, Inc West Mifflin, PA
Graduate student Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Dept of Neurology Springfield, TN
Teacher; LaRue County High School LaRue County, Kentucky
Graduate Student at the University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Junior Chemist. The company I work for has long been a leader in the research and development of new products and services in all areas of wood preservation technology as well as Utility and Railroad asset management Memphis, TN area
Internist Colorado/Maryland
2nd year medical student @ UofL Louisville, KY
Graduate Student Johns Hopkins University Towson, MD
LT - US Navy, Tactical Coordinator of the P-3 Orion Pearl City, Hawaii
Molecular biology Research Associate, Sygen International plc. Bowling Green, KY
Environmental Scientist with KY Division of Water; previously Wildlife Biologist with the federal government in Oregon and California. Frankfort, KY
Ph.D. student Cardiovascular/Respiratory Sciences (MDCV) Smooth Muscle Research Group Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
Family Nurse Practitioner Boston, MA
Science Teacher at Bowling Green High School Bowling Green, KY
Research Assistant - Neurochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, Arkansas
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Adjunct Professor, WKU Lucas, KY
Professor of Plant Ecology Tripoli, Libya
High School Biology teacher Yuma, Arizona
Sr. Industrial Hygienist, Saturn Corporation Spring Hill, TN
Technical Manager Penang, Malaysia
Forensic Scientist for New Jersey State Police Bloomfield, NJ
I am currently a graduate student at UW-Madison, working on my Ph.D. in microbiology. I work with Timothy Donohue, deciphering how Rhodobacter sphaeroides deals with the reactive oxygen species, singlet oxygen. Madison, WI
Post-doc fellow Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center Durham, NC
Research Associate Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Hershey, PA
Research Specialist Howard Hughes Medical Institute Department of Structural Biology St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis TN
Ph.D. student at Gluck Equine Research Center of University of Kentucky Department of Veterinary Science 2111 Lansill Rd. Lexington Kentucky 40504
Professor Emeritus St. Louis, MO
Optometry Student at Indiana University School of Optometry Bloomington, Indiana
Ph.D. student at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Nashville, TN
Pharmacist in an independent pharmacy Bowling Green, KY
Online Media/Advertising, National Business Development Manager Atlanta, GA
Integrated Pest Management Tucson, AZ
Chemist at Barr Pharmaceuticals, Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio
Senior Biologist in Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology at WIL Research Labs Ashland, OH
Resident Physician University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
Physician Assistant 1161 Laurel Hill Road Knoxville, TN 37923
Scientist II Microbiology Louisville Water Company Louisville Kentucky
AP Biology Teacher Woodland High School Cartersville, Georgia 2462 Arapaho Way Powder Springs, Georgia 30127
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