Shock Academy for Introduction to Laboratory Skills (SAILS)
Are you interested in science? Anxiously waiting for your first research experience? Would you like to get your feet wet doing research in a laboratory? If so, we invite 9th to 11th graders to apply for the Shock Academy for Introduction to Laboratory Skills (SAILS) Camp.
The NIA SAILS Camp is a three-day training program designed specifically for you. The Camp will include lectures and interactive activities.
- Develop the skills you need to be successful in science
- Learn about biomedical research and the exciting work being done at NIA
- Get acquainted with the cutting edge tools and techniques used in today’s research to address tomorrow’s health issues
- Have dialogue with actual scientists on how they became interested in science
- Get an introduction to DNA, diabetes, and histology of the brain, among other interesting topics
- Meet other budding future scientists like yourself
How to Apply
The SAILS Camp is a three-day training program designed specifically for 9th to 11th graders. The Camp will include lectures and interactive activities to help you develop the skills you need to be successful in science and learn about research and the exciting work being done at NIA.
The application period for the NIA Shock Academy for Introduction to Laboratory Skills (SAILS) should open in late 2020.
Please direct any questions to Ms. Arlene Jackson at 410-558-8121or via e-mail: arlene.jackson@nih.gov.