UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center – OPTIMUS Program
OPTIMUS (Oncology Patient and Translational Research Internship) provides mentored lab and clinical oncology research exposure at UCSD Moores Cancer Center for advanced HS and college students.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Partners for the Future
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CU Anschutz Department of Pediatrics Summer Research
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock/WRI – High School Summer Internship Program
Eight-week paid summer internship at Dartmouth Health and the Warner Research Institute where selected high-school students shadow clinicians and work on clinical or research projects in departments like cardiology, oncology, or pediatrics.
Rockefeller University Summer Science Research Program (SSRP)
An ultra-selective, tuition-free seven-week research program where NY/NJ/CT high school juniors and seniors join lab teams at Rockefeller University, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Weill Cornell for hands-on biomedical research under scientist mentors.
Scripps Research Translational Institute – Student Research Internship
The Scripps Research Translational Institute (SRTI) Student Research Internship is a voluntary 10-week summer research program for highly motivated high-school (16+), college, and professional-school students. Interns work with a multidisciplinary team on translational science in genomics, computational biology, and mobile/digital health, design an independent project with a mentor, and present their findings at institute research meetings.