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Acceptance into one of our education and training programs begins the adventure of a lifetime. Work in state-of-the-art laboratories alongside leaders in their fields as you join our quest for biomedical breakthroughs.

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The Postbaccalaureate Research and Education Program

The Postbaccalaureate Research and Education Program, (PREP) is an immersive, year-long research experience geared toward recent bachelor’s degree recipients who seek to increase their academic and laboratory skills in preparation for application to high-caliber, research-oriented Ph.D. programs. Particular emphasis is given toward the enrollment of individuals from underrepresented groups including those first in their family to attend college. Selected students will begin their program in mid-June.

FAU Honors College undergrad Liza Lanzon Campanella studied in the Tomchik lab during her hands-on neuroscience internship. She changed her major and now is teaching AP Biology to high school students, inspiring others to pursue STEM careers.

Doctoral Studies

Graduate School

Graduate students pursuing doctoral studies on the UF Scripps campus in Jupiter, FL are enrolled in the Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences at Scripps Research, in La Jolla, CA. The Skaggs Graduate School offers a top-ten ranked doctoral program that empowers students to make high-impact discoveries at the interface of chemistry and biology, preparing students for careers in academia, industry and beyond.

Skaggs students in Florida.

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Undergraduate Internships

Our ten-week Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) internship program offers students the opportunity to experience cutting-edge research in one of our biomedical laboratories.

A poster session concludes the SURF internship program at UF|Scripps.

LAB NOTEBOOK BLOG

Katrin Karbstein mentors students at UF Scripps.

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Lab Notebook

Dispatches from the exciting educational programs at UF Scripps. Read about our mentors, students, interns and more.

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Andrew Acevedo
Andrew Acevedo, former Kenan intern
The UF Scripps campus in Jupiter, FL, viewed from a drone.
The UF Scripps campus in Jupiter, FL, viewed from a drone.
A Journal Club meeting led by Professor Katrin Karbstein, Ph.D.
A group meeting led by Professor Katrin Karbstein.
A study of variation in the coronavirus spike protein.
A study of coronavirus spike protein variants.
Preparing samples for the cryo-electron microscope at UF Scripps.
Preparing samples for the cryo-electron microscope at UF Scripps.
The café at UF Scripps.
The courtyard café at UF Scripps is a a popular place to meet, especially in…
Post-doctoral opportunities abound at UF|Scripps.
Postdoctoral traineeships provide a high-impact start to scientific careers.
A colony of marsh rabbits lives on the UF Scripps campus.
A colony of marsh rabbits lives on the UF Scripps campus.
A springboard for STEM careers
An internship at UF Scripps was a springboard for Chevara Joseph to a STEM career…
UF|Scripps trainees gain valuable lab experience.
Hands-on lab experience is at the center of UF Scripps educational opportunities.
The Hansen lab studies mechanosensation.
Associate Professor Scott Hansen with a trainee in his UF Scripps lab.
Employees and students enjoy the use of fitness facilities on campus.
Employees and students enjoy the use of fitness facilities on campus.