2014 HHMI EXROP Students at The Einstein Memorial, Washington, D.C. Image: Hadar Goren

2013 student, Michelle Davila presents her research at the 2014 Annual HHMI EXROP Meeting poster session. Image: Megan Lassig

2013 students Luis Vilanova Velez (left) and Danny Zeng (right) present their research at the 2014 Annual HHMI EXROP Meeting poster session. Image: Megan Lassig

 

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Each year, approximately 125 scientists volunteer to mentor EXROP students in their labs during the summer.

In addition to doing laboratory research, the students attend two meetings at HHMI’s headquarters in Chevy Chase, MD, to present their research in a poster session.

The EXROP program is open to students who are from racial, ethnic, and other underrepresented groups in the sciences, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Students can only apply for the EXROP program after nominated by an HHMI professor, a director of an HHMI-funded undergraduate program at a college or university, or faculty contact at an active Science Education Alliance (SEA) school. Once accepted into the program, students are matched with HHMI scientists who have volunteered to provide mentored research experiences. EXROP students may be eligible for continued support in a second summer research experience in the same lab and in their doctoral education via HHMI's Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study.