Application Deadline: Monday, February 2, 2026

In-Person Program Start: Monday, June 1, 2026

Program End: Thursday, July 30, 2026

THE PROGRAM: Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, offers summer training programs in health-related research. The cardiovascular sciences program provides research training supervised by medical school faculty mentors.

Participants will engage in biomedical laboratory or population health-oriented research projects, attend a lecture and discussion series facilitated by faculty and guest speakers, and take part in an end-of-summer symposium to present their research findings. Undergraduate students interested in a career in biomedical sciences are encouraged to apply.

ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be undergraduate students in good academic standing.

PROGRAM DETAILS: Program participants will receive compensation, housing in one of the Wake Forest University residence halls, and shuttle service while on campus. They must commit to a full-time, 40-hour work week (M-F from 8:00 am -5:00 pm) during which time they will be fully engaged in program activities throughout the summer program. The summer program includes a research symposium during the last week of July.

The Excellence in Cardiovascular Sciences (EICS) Program is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (R25HL092618).

For more information, please visit our website: Cardiovascular Sciences Summer Research Program | Wake Forest University School of Medicine

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Wake Forest University School of Medicine Cardiovascular Sciences Summer Program

Hypertension & Vascular Research/ Cardiovascular Sciences Center

Bio Tech Place, 575 N. Patterson Ave., Suite 120

Winston-Salem, NC 2710

Phone: 336-716-3587; Fax: 336-716-2456

EICSAHWFB@Advocatehealth.org