Date & Time
Registration Information
2019 Application Cycle: 10/5 – 10/29/18 @ 11:59 pm
Open to high school students 16+ who have complete both Bio & Chem.
The program runs for 11 consecutive Saturdays. January 12th to March 23rd (the presentation day). Morning session: 8:30a m to 11:30 am and Afternoon session: 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
Mandatory Student Presentation Day: March 23rd; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
The review process is via NIH-style, blind-reviewed selection committee.
An 11-week laboratory research training course for students over 16 years old who have completed Chemistry and Biology is comprised of boot camp training in lab techniques in the context of a screen for nutrients that impact cancer signaling. Short lectures highlight conceptual skills including the cellular basis for cancer and the use of Drosophila in cancer research. Students advance to tackle challenges including experimental design and analysis while developing their own novel research projects aimed at defining how diet influences cancer signaling.
Application and Recommendations
Two letters are required, with at least 1 from a science teacher that has known and worked with you for 1+ years. This person may be included on applicant’s reference list. There is a three letter maximum. Please complete this section, then either make copies or send the Google doc link when requesting your letters. (See FAQs)
Teacher Recommendation Letter
For more information, see the Immersion Science Program