This STEM-focused summer pre-college program is for young men who are rising high school sophomores and juniors interested in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, and medicine. In this program, students will learn the details of how pharmaceuticals are developed and perform hands-on experiments in the lab.
Learning activities include computer modeling and drug discovery, the synthesis of bioactive molecules, drug testing, and disease modeling. Students will visit pharmaceutical and agricultural science companies, and meet with scientific and medical experts. Students attending this summer program will get the rare chance to participate in the drug discovery pipeline in a collaborative and enriching environment.