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MIT Summer Research Program in Biology, Drop in Office Hours (in person)

Date
October 30, 2025 | 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Location
Kuhn House, Room 102
Description
The MIT Summer Research Program in Biology (MSRP-Bio) is designed to encourage outstanding undergraduate STEM majors to attend graduate school and pursue a career in basic research by providing them training and supervised research in a fast-paced environment with state-of-the-art research facilities. Recent Ohio State graduate, Defne Ceyhan participated in this program as an undergraduate student. Defne was a winner of the Goldwater Scholarship, an alternate for the Churchill Scholarship, and a finalist of Gates-Cambridge. She is currently a PhD student at MIT!


Undergraduates from institutions other than MIT have the unique opportunity to experience first-hand the academic, social, and cultural environment at MIT while conducting supervised research in a top research institution, in a supportive learning environment with plenty of interaction with graduate students and faculty. Over 85% of past participants have enrolled in highly ranked graduate programs within three years of completing MSRP BIO. A number have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships, pre-doctoral NSF fellowships (GRFP), Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study, or Fullbright Fellowships.

The MIT Biology PhD program is an umbrella program that offers training in many areas of Biology from biochemistry and genetic, to computational biology and Neurobiology. It is consistently ranked among the top three PhD programs in the country. Graduate students are fully funded for the length of their studies. A third of our PhD graduates pursue academic careers, a third pursue career in biotech and Pharma and a third go into consulting, science writing, patent law, or business.

INFORMATION SESSION DETAILS: The Undergraduate Fellowship Office is hosting Dr. Mandana Sassanfar, a Senior Lecturer & Director of Science Outreach in MIT's Department of Biology and Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, for an information session about the Summer Research Program in Biology at MIT. Join us in Kuhn House (212 W 12th Ave), room 201, 2:15-3:15 pm for the information session. After the session, Sassanfar will be available for drop-in conversations Kuhn House, room 102

REGISTER FOR THE DROP IN OFFICE HOURS HERE: Please register using this form.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit the MSRP-Bio website.  And join us on October 30!