BRIDGE

Boston-Ruhr Initiative for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Exchange

Building a BRIDGE to establish Biomedical Physics & Computer Science Internships between Boston and the Ruhr Area

About BRIDGE

The BRIDGE program was initiated by Matthias Schneider from TU Dortmund University. It establishes and enhances strategic partnerships between TU Dortmund University, the University Hospital Essen and leading international institutions, particularly in the Boston Area (Boston University, MIT, Harvard MGH, ...)

Program Highlights

Academic and corporate internship opportunities

Cutting edge projects in research & development

Germany's largest technology park at TU Dortmund University

Work with a major league soccer club (BVB Dortmund)

Dates & Information

Applications are now open for summer 2025

Open to both undergraduate and graduate students from Physics, Material Science, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, and related fields

Duration: 60-90 days

Monthly stipend of € 1,400

Travel allowance and insurance provided

Internship Opportunities

From Physics to Health: Putting back together what nature never took apart

The seapration of disciplines is artificall. Molecular biology and physiological concepts need to follow the laws of physics just as much as the orbits of the planets. In the medical and biological physics group we therefore apply phyiscal laws to translate biological pictures into physical concepts.

🚀 What we do

We work in both theory and experiment from cell cultures to smaller organisms to understand communciation between cells and its realtion to growth. What is the state optimal for communciation and what are the triggers, which lead to perutbations cancer and other disease.

🔥 Join us

Apply for a summer internship in our lab at TU Dortmund University.

👤 Contact: Prof. Dr. Matthias Schneider

🔗 More details: https://med-bio.physik.tu-dortmund.de/

IKIM: From Code to Clinic – Where AI Meets Medicine

At the Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (IKIM), we don't just crunch numbers — we turn algorithms into innovations at the point of care. Our mission? "We treat patients, not data." From developing cutting-edge machine learning models to optimizing hospital workflows, we apply AI where it truly matters: in real-world healthcare.

🚀 What we do

We harness real-world medical data and high-performance computing to tackle Biomedical Computer Vision, Computational Pathology, Clinical NLP, Medical Informatics, Medical Physics, and AR/VR applications. We even push AI beyond the hospital — collaborating on sports medicine projects with a German major league soccer club (BVB).

🔥 Join us

Want to work on AI with real impact? Apply for a summer internship where you can bring your skills from code to clinic.

👤 Contact: Prof. Dr. Dr. Jens Kleesiek

🔗 More details: https://mml.ikim.nrw

DDHD: The Drug Discovery Hub Dortmund

At DDHD, we transform basic research into pharmaceutical applications with a strong emphasis on precision oncology.

🚀 What we do

We collaborate closely with clinical oncologists, focusing on chemical biology, protein X-ray crystallography, and medicinal chemistry. Our aim is to develop inhibitors and functional probes targeting cancer-relevant proteins.

🔥 Join us

Are you eager to gain hands-on experience in cutting-edge cancer drug discovery? Engage in structure-based drug design, organic synthesis, and biological evaluation, all while immersing yourself in real start-up environments. Apply for a summer internship at Germany’s most prominent technology park, hosted by TU Dortmund University.

👤 Contact: Prof. Dr. Daniel Rauh

🔗 More details: https://www.rauh-lab.de

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Take the first step towards an unforgettable international experience. We're here to help you every step of the way.

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