Research

Summer research opportunities will be available in a variety of biological and biomedical sciences including (but not limited to): AI in medicine, bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, biophysics, biotechnology, cancer biology, cell biology, chemical biology and pharmacology, developmental and regenerative biology, genetics, immunology, infectious diseases, microbiology, molecular and structural biology, neuroscience, systems biology, and virology. Considerable emphasis is placed on placing students in labs suiting their research interests. However, placement in specific labs is not guaranteed.

Please note that all SHURP students will be placed in laboratories in Longwood Medical Area in Boston (including Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Harvard-affiliated hospitals and institutes), with no exceptions. When you search for potential faculty you are interested in, please make sure their labs are located in ZIP code 02115 or 02215. Please note that is not required or encouraged to reach out to faculty in advance of applying and doing so will have no effect on your likelihood of admission to the program.