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Memorial Sloan Kettering - Computational Biology Summer Program (CBSP) (paid with housing available)
Program Overview
The Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Computational Biology & Medicine (CBM) and the Office of Science Education & Training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center invite applications for the Computational Biology Summer Program (CBSP). This 10-week program is designed to bring approximately 15 outstanding computer science/applied math undergraduate rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors interested in pursuing a career at the intersection of computer science and biomedicine for a research experience on the Memorial Sloan Kettering, Weill Cornell, and Rockefeller University campuses.
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 CBSP will:
Adapt their computer science skills to answer biomedically-focused research questions in cutting-edge laboratories
Interact with faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students
Attend weekly 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. Housing is available.
CBSP is sponsored by an NCI grant to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (1 R25 CA233208).
Areas of Research
Students will partner with faculty from Memorial Sloan Kettering, Weill Cornell, or Rockefeller University who have expressed a strong interest in working with students with computational skill sets. The faculty listed below are conducting research in diverse areas of biomedical sciences, and will welcome the added expertise provided by computationally-trained undergraduates. Information about their scientific projects can be found by visiting their respective web pages: