GET READY FOR THE REAL WORLD
Enhance your professional experience through science industry internships or projects.
Build your professional experience with an internship or project
Internships are a great way to gain work experience and prepare yourself for the demands of the real world. It lets you apply what you’ ve learnt to the workplace and network with potential employers – an important first step in your professional career.
A science-related work placement is offered as an elective unit to Bachelor of Science students, as a compulsory unit embedded within the course structure of the Bachelor of Food Science and Technology and Bachelor of Medical Bioscience, and as an industry project in the Bachelor of Applied Data Science.
Leveraging industry partnerships across the country and region, we’ ve worked with multinational companies throughout the years to place our students.
Get guidance from our dedicated team at Career Services
From finding work to developing your employability skills, we are here to support your career planning and development. Get advice from our career experts and participate in internship fairs, seminars and workshops, employer networking sessions and more.
Yiing Yng’ s passion for genetic technology led her to shape a career where she could help people using genetic tools. She began as a science communication specialist for a distributor of Illumina Inc, the world leading developer of genetic technologies. There, she discovered the need for local expertise in genetic testing, as many healthcare providers were outsourcing tests overseas, causing delays and impacting patient care. This motivated her to revolutionise genetic innovation by making DNA analysis more advanced, accurate and accessible.
As CEO of SuperDNA, she led her team in developing a non-invasive genetic test report using Whole Genome Sequencing, which screens 1838 health traits. This achievement earned SuperDNA recognition from the Malaysian Book of Records in January 2024.
DR CHOW YIING YNG
Bachelor of Science( Honours), majoring in Biotechnology Doctor of Philosophy
Chief Executive Officer, SuperDNA
Be mentored by Monash alumni
Available to you during your final year of study, our career mentoring program matches you with experienced alumni for career advice and insights into your chosen industry.
Stay connected with us even after you graduate
When you graduate, you’ ll join a global alumni community of more than 490,000 members living across 150 countries. All Monash graduates have access to our alumni programs, including network opportunities and career-related events.
Hear more about what our students have to say about their internship.
Growing up with a family history of type 2 diabetes sparked Christianto’ s interest in the connection between diet and health, and he chose to study food science and technology so he could equip himself to develop nutritious and safe food products that contribute to a healthier lifestyle.
By day, Christianto specialises in developing seqWell’ s enzymatic-based DNA fragmentation technology for long-read sequencing. By night, he puts his time towards realising one of his passions: creating products with a lasting impact on improving health. Using his food science and technology knowledge, he developed the first product for his start-up: a high-protein waffle mix. He continues to focus on health and aims to make a meaningful difference in people’ s lives.
DR CHRISTIANTO PUTRA
Bachelor of Food Science and Technology
Scientist, seqWell USA Founder, Proven Provisions
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