<p>ChemE is a very different field than biological sciences. I could be wrong, but her co-op position is probably not cell/molecular biology/physiology web lab type of research. I can’t rule it out that it happens some places, but I’m just not familiar with it happening at most biotech companies around the country that at least I am familiar with. The biotech industry is also pretty small, comparatively, to other industries. Pitt’s seems to have been very aggressive setting this internship program up, so maybe they are encouraging companies to create opportunities.</p>