Diabetes Virtual Summer Camp is a 4-week virtual research internship program that invites college and high school students interested in learning about biomedical research with a focus on diabetes and academic medicine. The program consists of twelve 1-hour Zoom sessions that highlight current diabetes research topics and academic career path with introductory lectures on diabetes, investigative process of research, and preparing for medical/graduate school. Individual 30-minute sessions are led by 17 renowned diabetes researchers and clinicians from reputable universities across the U.S. and consist of a 20-minute presentation followed by a 10-minute Q&A session. This virtual program is intended for college and high school students interested in pursuing science and medicine as a career path. This program is free to all registered attendees with suggested donation, and your generous contributions will be donated to the American Diabetes Association to support diabetes research, education, and care. All registered attendees are expected to participate in the entire 4-week program.

Date: July 6th ~ July 31st, 2020

Sessions: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 11 am ~ 12 pm (EST)

Registration for 2021 Summer program will open in July with updated registration page.

Summer is a valuable time for college and high school students to explore experiential learning, and the summer research internship program has always offered outstanding experience for young students to learn about biomedical research. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, most of these internship programs have been cancelled unfortunately, and many of our bright young minds have lost valuable opportunities to explore their growing interest in science and medicine. It is in our nature to rise to the challenge, and we must re-create opportunities.

Diabetes affects more than 34 million Americans, and the current pandemic has taught us that diabetes is a critical underlying condition that increases the risk of COVID-19 related complications and death. The urgency to find a cure for diabetes has never been greater. The Diabetes Virtual Summer Camp is intended to offer valuable insights into diabetes research and academic career and invites college and high school students interested in pursuing a career path in science and medicine. Our Experts are leading diabetes researchers and clinicians from 17 reputable universities across the U.S., and they will share their perspectives on exciting research programs and paradigms, clinical care and therapeutics, and long and winding path to a rewarding academic career. There will be additional presentations on the basics of diabetes and investigative research and preparing for medical and graduate school. Our mission is to provide a virtual experiential learning program for college and high school students in efforts to stimulate their passion for science, research, and medicine.

The COVID-19 pandemic has far-reaching consequences including economic impact that will likely fracture our nation’s ability to fund important scientific and medical research. This will also affect training of our future scientists and physicians, and our scientific knowledge will fall further behind, jeopardizing our well-being in future outbreaks. To that end, our shared mission is to raise valuable funds, and your generous contributions will be donated to the American Diabetes Association to support diabetes research, education, and care.