EXT: Wistar Institute (Quaglia)
Additional Information
Experiential CourseYes
Skills Training
Drafting Legal Documents
Grading
100% Other (100% Field Work & Externship Seminar Class Completion)
No
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- If you are absent due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can make PowerPoint slides or other class materials available to you.
Meeting Times/Location
TBA
TBA
Category
Clinics/Externships
Credits
4.0
**THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR THIS EXTERNSHIP HAS CLOSED **
Join a rich history of over 125 years of cutting-edge biomedical research in your externship at The Wistar Institute. Located in the heart of University City, Wistar is the nation’s first independent institution devoted to biomedical research and training. Today, Wistar is an international leader in basic biomedical research in cancer and infectious diseases. Wistar’s discoveries have led to the development of vaccines for rabies, rubella, rotavirus, Zika, and most recently, COVID-19, as well as the identification of genes associated with breast, lung, and prostate cancer, and the development of monoclonal antibodies and other significant research technologies and tools. This externship is an ideal opportunity for students interested in hands-on experience working in-house at a nonprofit organization in the biomedical research industry. Students will witness firsthand how lawyers can support and work to propel medical innovation forward through the power of collaboration with academic and industry partners.
Examples of tasks performed by law students include: •Conducting legal research, analysis and writing on a broad range of topics, including regulatory and compliance requirements for the conduct of scientific research, data and privacy issues, intellectual property, corporate and nonprofit law, and labor and employment issues; •Drafting, reviewing and revising various contracts and agreements, including confidentiality, material transfer, data use, clinical trial, government, consulting, and vendor agreements; •Drafting and reviewing institutional policies, procedures and templates; and •Attending meetings with internal leaders and stakeholders.
Skills Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of the individual course skill; Demonstrate the ability to receive and implement feedback; Demonstrate an understanding of how and when the individual course skill is employed in practice.
Intellectual Property and Technology Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of intellectual property law; Perform legal analysis in the context of intellectual property law; Communicate effectively on topics related to intellectual property; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection between technology and intellectual property, and how they affect other areas of law and society.
Property and Real Estate Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of property and real estate law; Perform legal analysis in the context of property and real estate law; Communicate effectively on topics related to property and real estate law; Demonstrate an understanding of how property and real estate law affect other areas of law.
Public Interest Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of the varied legal aspects of public interest law; Perform legal analysis in the context of public interest law; Communicate effectively on topics related to public interest law; Demonstrate an understanding of how public interest law is connected to and affected by a wide variety of legal and regulatory structures and doctrines.