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Memorial Sloan Kettering - Chemical Biology Summer Program (ChBSP) (paid with housing available)
Program Overview
The Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology and the Office of Science Education & Training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center are very pleased to invite applications for the Chemical Biology Summer Program (ChBSP). This 10-week program is designed to bring outstanding chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical biology undergraduate rising juniors, and seniors interested in pursuing a career at the intersection of chemistry and biomedicine for a research experience on the Weill Cornell, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Rockefeller University campuses. Applicants must have chemistry coursework and laboratory experience.
Program Timeline
Nov 3, 2025: Application portal opens
February 2, 2026: Application closes at 8am EST
Offers will be made no later than March 15, 2026
June 1, 2026: Program begins
August 7, 2026: Program concludes
Students who are accepted into the ChBSP will:
Adapt their chemistry skills to answer biomedically-focused research questions in cutting-edge laboratories
Attend weekly luncheon/seminar series of presentations by faculty
Attend professional development workshops
Present a poster on their work at the end of the program
Students will receive a stipend of $6,500 for the summer, generously sponsored by the Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute. Housing is available.
Areas of Research
Students will partner with faculty from Weill Cornell, Rockefeller University, and Memorial Sloan Kettering who have expressed a strong interest in working with students with chemistry skill sets. The faculty listed below are conducting research in diverse areas of biomedical sciences, and will welcome the added expertise provided by chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical biology undergraduates. Information about their scientific projects can be found by visiting their respective web pages: