Our annual Summer Research Program is open to students who seek challenge, research and experience in one of three tracks. During this eight-week program, students work with a mentor, engage in research, attend workshops and seminars led by experts, and gain the opportunity to grow academically in a diverse environment.
Program Tracks
Select a track to learn more.
Students gain knowledge, conduct real-world practice and research, receive career counseling and build a network of colleagues while collaborating with public health, global health and pediatric faculty, St. Louis community professionals, and each other.
In this track, students learn about three neurological conditions and diseases that often interplay with the aging process: stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and dementia. Participants work in research labs and with mentors focused on these issues.
Scholars in the SummeR reseArch DIscovery ProgrAm iN Cardiovascular Disease & HEmatology (RADIANCE) track learn about the broad scope of heart and blood disorders and their interdisciplinary and multidimensional impact.
Hear from our students
Read about what scholars have learned and experienced during their time in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program.
The Summer Research Program is supported by the Institute for Public Health and its Global Health Center and Friedman Center for Aging; the Children’s Discovery Institute of WashU and St. Louis Children’s Hospital; the National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health; and the National Health, Lung and Blood Institute.