Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Partners for the Future (PFF) provides an opportunity for talented Long Island high school students to have hands-on experience in biomedical research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The program is open to high school students entering their senior year who are nominated by their school science chairperson. Each science chairperson may nominate two students during their junior year. Semi-finalists are interviewed by Laboratory scientists and winners go on to spend a minimum of 10 hours per week, September through March of their senior year, doing original research under the watchful eye of a scientist mentor.

The Undergraduate Research Program (URP) at CSHL provides an opportunity for undergraduate scientists from around the world to conduct first-rate research. Students learn the scientific process, technical methods and theoretical principles, and communicate their discoveries to other scientists. Approximately 20 students come to CSHL each summer for the program, living and working in the exciting Laboratory environment. URP participants work on an ongoing research project in one of CSHLs expert labs. Research at CSHL focuses on: Molecular Biology & Cancer, Genetics & Genomics, Neuroscience, Plant Biology, Quantitative Biology.

The Science, Technology, and Research Scholars (STARS) program aims to cultivate and diversify the next generation of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) leaders. STARS is specifically designed for high school students from Long Island and the NY metro area entering grade 10 and above who are members of groups that have been historically underrepresented in the sciences. Led by CSHL in partnership with Stony Brook University and Hofstra University/Northwell Health, STARS provides hands-on summer research experiences, ongoing mentorship, and opportunities for additional research internships.