Programs
HEITHOFF-BRODY HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOLARS
The 2025 Heithoff-Brody High School Summer Scholars Program application will open in
December 6, 2024 and close March 5, 2025.
Every summer, the Salk Institute accepts a group of high school students to work in a lab side-by-side with Salk scientists on cutting-edge research. During the 8-week paid internship students will work in the lab with their mentor while also being expected to participate in seminars, workshops, biotech site visits, and other enrichment activities. At the end of the program, students present their research projects to their mentors, lab peers and families.
The 2025 Heithoff-Brody Scholars Program will run from June 16 to August 8, 2025. This program is open to students 16 years and older who reside and attend school in San Diego County.
ELLEN POTTER RESEARCH CONNECTIONS FOR TEACHERS SYMPOSIUM
Join us on Wednesday, April 9 and Thursday, April 10, 2025, for our next teacher’s symposium: Broadening Our Understanding of the Microenvironment.
Southern California teachers and educators are invited to hear from Salk faculty and researchers in a seminar environment, then collaborate with colleagues to apply what they have learned to create Next Generation Science Standards aligned lesson plans applicable to their classrooms.
Please click here to view the recording from the March 2024 and the October 2020 seminars.
HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE DAY
Once a year, the Salk Institute opens its doors to hundreds of students and their teachers for an extraordinary day designed to ignite interest in life sciences and illuminate the pathways to scientific research careers. The event features Salk scientists sharing stories of their work life, lab tours and the opportunity to participate in current scientific experiments.
This program is generously supported by the Anne and Neal Blue High School Science Fund.
SALK SCIENCE CURRICULUM AND TEACHER TRAININGS
Salk Curriculum is free NGSS aligned curriculum focused on current Salk research. Salk Curriculum gives
teachers the tools to engage students in current research and to conduct hands-on labs in their
classroom. Salk Education Outreach provides lesson plans, lab materials, and trainings for all classrooms or alternative learning settings.
For more information on any of the Education Outreach Programs, email education@salk.edu.
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