Structural Biology Intern

Genesis Therapeutics

Genesis Therapeutics

San Diego, CA, USA

Posted on Mar 14, 2026

Location

San Diego, CA

Employment Type

Intern

Location Type

On-site

Department

R&D

Genesis Molecular AI is pioneering artificial intelligence guided rational drug design to address severe unmet medical needs for patients. Our lab in San Diego seeking a motivated undergraduate or postgraduate student for an immersive internship within our Structural Biology team. This role offers hands-on experience in the end-to-end structure determination process while interacting with cross-functional teams to drive drug discovery efforts. The internship will provide the intern with valuable experience in scientific discovery in an industry setting.

What You Will Do

  • Gain structural biology lab skills (x-ray crystallography and cryoEM) and apply them to a project

  • Document all findings in the structural biology lab

  • Attend project meetings with their mentors and present findings

  • Prepare a report with final findings at the end of the summer

  • Additional duties and responsibilities as required

What you will Bring

  • Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a program (BS/MS/PhD) in Structural Biology, Biophysics, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, or a related field.

  • Basic laboratory proficiency and a strong desire to learn structural biology techniques.

  • Good multi-tasking, organizational, record keeping, and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary, team-oriented, collaborative, high performance environment

  • Enthusiasm, integrity, self-motivation, strong interpersonal skills, and attention to detail are necessary

About Genesis Molecular AI

Genesis Molecular AI is pioneering foundation models for molecular AI to unlock a new era of drug design and development. The company’s generative and predictive AI platform, GEMS (Genesis Exploration of Molecular Space), integrates AI and physics into industry-leading models to generate and optimize drug molecules, including the breakthrough generative diffusion model Pearl for structure prediction. Genesis has raised over $300 million from leading AI, tech and life science-focused investors, signed multiple AI-focused research collaborations with major pharma partners, and is deploying GEMS to advance an internal therapeutics pipeline for a variety of high-impact targets.

Genesis is headquartered in San Mateo, CA, with a fully integrated laboratory in San Diego. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.