How to get into – and ace – a summer undergraduate research programme

Last year, Steve Salinas spent an extraordinary summer at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in the US.

There, Salinas participated in a summer undergraduate research fellowship project on stem cell research. Outside of his lab duties, the young researcher seized the opportunity to immerse himself in the institute’s scientific community – networking with faculty and graduate students and attending international symposia. ‘There were so many moments that were transformative for me, specifically as a first-generation Latino student,’ says Salinas.