Special for Mac Opportunities
Positions in external programs that have spots reserved for Macalester students. Applications open December 22 and close February 16th, 2026.
Mac@W
Would you like to gain hands-on research experience in biology and biomedical sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, MO? Are you thinking about graduate school? Two Macalester students will be selected to conduct laboratory research in the Wash U Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, under the guidance of a faculty mentor for ten weeks in the summer.
UMN Pain Consortium
This is a summer program for undergraduates conducting research into the mechanisms of pain and analgesia in laboratories of faculty in the University of Minnesota Departments of Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience. Up to two Macalester students will be selected to participate in the program. Join a laboratory in which scientists are collaborating to better understand neuropeptide signaling pathways involved in pain perception, hypersensitivity to pain, persistent pain syndromes, and opioid-induced tolerance and addiction. Students will engage with and receive mentoring from graduate students in a variety of graduate programs, and will participate in professional development activities and social events outside of the laboratory setting.
UAZ Tucson – Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Researchers in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Arizona, Tucson, will take at least 2 Macalester students into their labs for a summer of research in the areas of cellular and molecular mechanisms of cell transformation and development, cancer biology, neurobiology, and signal transduction during development and disease. Read more here about possible research focus areas.
UMN Horticulture
Join the Grossman lab at the University of Minnesota, which broadly explores the ways in which we can better manage plant-soil-microbe relationships in organic cropping systems to enhance soil fertility, with the ultimate goal of developing sustainable food production systems. A central thread that connects much of our work is the examination of legume cover crops and associated soil microbes to help maintain landscape diversity and tighten nutrient cycling. Read more here: https://grossmanlab.cfans.umn.edu/
UMN Maize Translational Genomics
Working with Dr. Candice Hirsch and her team at the University of Minnesota, up to 2 Macalester students will do agronomy research, collaborate with researchers across the Midwest, work in the field with corn plants, and examine plant growth patterns.