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This grant-funded international research program allows students to engage in scientific collaborations at top biology institutes in Japan.

2023 Program Dates

• September 1, 2022 – November 9, 2022: Application Period
• January – May 9: Online pre-departure introduction (in the U.S.) 
• May 13: Students depart for Japan 
• May 16 – May 19:Introduction to laboratory techniques in Nagoya
• May 22 – July 14: Eight week program on site
  • The National Institute of Genetics (Mishima, Japan) 
  • The Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules at Nagoya University (Nagoya, Japan) 
  • The National Institute of Basic Biology (Okazaki, Japan) 
• July 15: return to US 

Funded by the National Science Foundation (), this summer program (including nine weeks in Japan) will provide students with invaluable research and intercultural experiences while working with an international team of biologists on CRISPR-Cas9 techniques generating transgenic fish to study genetic elements regulating  behavior. Students will receive a $5000 stipend along with compensation for travel and accommodation expenses.

The program is open to Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß and non-Â鶹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß students who are advanced undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in state-of-the-art gene editing molecular biology techniques. See Eligibility section for details. The program consists of nine weeks of full-time research in a Japanese laboratory, mentored by faculty member from the Japanese institutions.