The Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR) is a highly selective eight-week biomedical research program for high school students hosted by the Stanford University School of Medicine. Students work full time in Stanford labs alongside faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers on medically oriented projects in fields such as cancer biology, neuroscience, immunology, bioengineering, and genetics. The program is designed to give students direct exposure to real scientific research, including hypothesis driven experimentation, lab techniques, and scientific communication through seminars and a final research presentation. SIMR emphasizes hands on learning, mentorship, and developing an understanding of how modern biomedical research is conducted, while also encouraging students to explore potential careers in medicine and the life sciences.
Designing studies, testing hypotheses, and drawing evidence-based conclusions.
Running experiments safely and accurately using real scientific equipment and procedures.
Gathering and evaluating information systematically to answer a question.
Evaluating information carefully before drawing a conclusion or making a decision.
Breaking down a challenge and working through it methodically to a solution.
Delivering ideas clearly and confidently in front of an audience.
Students conduct hypothesis-driven biomedical research in Stanford labs alongside faculty and postdocs on medically oriented projects.
Program exposes students to real scientific research underlying modern medicine and encourages exploration of medical careers.
Students work on bioengineering research projects and develop hands-on lab techniques in a research setting.
Program covers cancer biology, neuroscience, immunology, and genetics through full-time research participation.
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