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Summer Research Student Intern

Wake Forest School of Medicine
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The Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) and Center for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR) at Wake Forest University School of Medicine will offer several summer research opportunities in 2026 to undergraduate and master's students. Our 10-week summer research internship program will be offered between May 26th to July 31st, 2026.

The program is funded by an NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) award: Imaging and Mechanics-based Projects on Accidental Cases of Trauma (IMPACT), and NIH R25 award: Creative Applied Learning in Biomedical Informatics Research (CALIBIR).

APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 30th, 2026 
https://redcap.link/BME-CAIR2026

The Summer Research Internship program is a 10-week program focused on multidisciplinary biomedical engineering and informatics-based research. Exciting projects are offered on topics including, but not limited to: 

  • Injury prediction modeling
  • Finite element modeling applied to trauma
  • Military, sports, and spaceflight safety
  • Osteoporosis prevention
  • Biomechanical injury mechanisms
  • Diagnostics and therapies for cancer patients
  • Data Science, Biomedical Informatics, & Analytics
  • Public Health & Personalized Medicine
  • Advanced Imaging & Diagnostics
  • Machine Learning & AI Applications
  • Healthcare Innovation

Visit our website to view all research projects offered for summer of 2026: https://tinyurl.com/BME-REU-WFU!

The program is highly competitive! Applicants should be either an undergraduate or master’s student actively enrolled and pursuing a degree in engineering, mechanics, bioengineering, biotechnology, informatics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, biology, pre-medicine, or other STEM related fields to be eligible.

 

Eligibility requirements:

  • Minimum age: 18 years old (by May 26th, 2026)
  • Completed at least 2 semesters of undergraduate or graduate education (by May 26th, 2026)
    • Those who graduate from their academic institution before the start of the program are ineligible for participation.
  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or international students currently attending an U.S. academic institution under a J-1 or F-1 visa are eligible.

Note: There are a limited number of spots for international students due to grant eligibility