Join Us

See below for open positions, but feel free to inquire regardless of what is currently listed.

The lab is an excellent fit for ambitious individuals eager to tackle tough, fundamental biological questions with a genuine hunger for discovery. We are looking for those who are not afraid of hard work, are self-driven and passionate, and who want to be part of a close community with a shared sense of purpose. We welcome broad interdisciplinary interests, curiosity driven by questions rather than techniques, and a drive to leave your mark and demonstrate what you can do—all while having fun in the process.

If this resonates with you, contact us at emilia.favuzzi@yale.edu. Please provide some information on your background, goals, and research interests. We’ll move the conversation forward from there. Emilia strongly values mentorship, and part of our mission is to foster a supportive and inclusive lab environment where trainees can thrive. In addition to scientific and technical training, Emilia is deeply committed to her trainees’ success and will support you in your next career step, whatever that may be.

Update for those seeking a short internship: Due to the nature of our research, we are unfortunately not able to accept new high-school and undergraduate interns for internships shorter than one year. Our priority is to ensure that everyone has a meaningful and productive experience in the lab.

Graduate Students

INP and IBIO students interested in a lab rotation are encouraged to reach out.

If you are not an INP or IBIO student (yet) but would like to do your PhD in the Favuzzi lab:

To be a PhD student in the Favuzzi lab, you would first need to be admitted to a Yale PhD program. We can only recruit students from within a Yale PhD program (generally from neuroscience and immunobiology, but those from MCGD or other tracks are welcome).

We might accept new students in the Fall of 2027, but there is no need to reach out to Emilia at the application stage (and no advantage as applications are evaluated by an admission committee, not by individual faculty)

Due to the high number of prospective students who apply to the various BBS programs, we are unfortunately unable to meet or engage with all of you at this stage. However, if you are selected for an interview, Emilia will absolutely meet with you and discuss in detail both our current research and potential projects.

We have openings for undergraduate students who are interested in and able to commit to more than one year of research in the lab, ideally multiple years, culminating in a senior thesis. Because of the nature of our research, shorter commitments are difficult to accommodate. However, we do offer summer internships in partnership with programs such as SURF and BP-ENDURE.

We strongly prefer that undergraduate students start in the lab over the summer, since several consecutive weeks of full-time research are far more effective at building the initial skills. In our experience, students who start during the school year do not get far enough to make the arrangement worthwhile, so we currently advise against it.