Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes
3-week intensive courses. Specific course titles to look for: "Bioscience" or "Investigations in Genetics".
Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes offers single-subject summer enrichment courses
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UC Davis COSMOS (Cluster 8: Biotechnology)
A 4-week residential program. Apply specifically for Cluster 8 (Biotechnology) at UC Davis, which focuses on genetics and agricultural genomics.
Rosetta Institute Molecular Medicine Workshops
Held at UC Berkeley. You must apply for the "Molecular Biology of Cancer" or "Bioinformatics" workshops.
UC Berkeley ATDP (Academic Talent Development Program)
Highly accelerated courses. Look for "AP Biology" or "Genetics" in the Secondary Division course catalog.
Alameda County Science and Engineering Fair (ACSEF)
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Design a DNA experiment (PCR, etc.) to be performed on the International Space Station. Winners get their experiment launched to space.
UCSC Science Internship Program (SIP)
A 9-week internship at UC Santa Cruz. You are matched with a faculty mentor. You must specifically apply for the Biomolecular Engineering or Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology tracks.