Educational Opportunities | Marine Biological Laboratory

С��Ƶ courses are often called “transformative”, a strong statement, verified each year in course reviews. Why? Because students are empowered to pursue science at the very highest levels. Participants have access to state-of-the-art equipment and learn the fundamental principles upon which the technology is based. Trainees work directly with outstanding faculty from around the world, pursuing novel experiments that test new ideas and foster a globe-spanning network of collaboration. From this comes a fearlessness pushing the boundaries of current knowledge.

Advanced Research Training Courses

С��Ƶ Advanced Research Training Courses (ARTC) attract 500+ graduate students and postdoctoral researchers annually from 300+ institutions in over 30 countries. Over 20 courses are offered across the biological sciences:

Development and Reproduction
Cell Physiology, Microbiology, and Infectious Disease
Neuroscience
Microscopy

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С��Ƶ/UChicago Graduate Research Fellowship Program

The newly established joint program between С��Ƶ (С��Ƶ) and the University of Chicago (UChicago) leverages the unique partnership between two leading research institutions and combines the best of both worlds – access to a collaborative and expansive research environment that spans the scales of biological discovery at the С��Ƶ in Woods Hole, MA and the first-class resources of the University of Chicago.

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Adult amphipod, Parhyale hawaiensis. Pink – DsRed expression in muscle. Yellow – FITC dextran injected into hemolymph to visualize the circulatory system. Blue – autofluorescence of cuticle.

С��Ƶ Light Microscopy Bootcamp

The goal of this course is to empower graduate students in the Life Sciences to use light microscopy as a powerful experimental tool in their own research. The course will consist of a mixture of didactic lectures, discussions and hands-on practice with the emphasis on practice over theory.

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Undergraduate Programs

Why come to С��Ƶ? Go beyond the classroom walls and enter into active laboratory and field research in biological and environmental sciences. Train, engage, and collaborate with С��Ƶ researchers using state-of-the-art equipment and technologies that bridge real-work experience with scientific discovery. Are you ready to learn science by doing it?

Semester in Environmental Science (SES)
Semester in Biological Discovery (SBD)
University of Chicago Undergraduate Courses

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Logan Science Journalism Program

We bring journalists into the lab or field for an immersive experience to expand their basic biomedical and environmental research training. Room, board, course fees, and travel are covered for accepted fellows.

Biomedical Hands-On Research Course for Science and Health Journalists
Environmental Hands-On Research Course for Environmental Journalists

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High School Science Discovery Program

Take your science classroom to the next level at the С��Ƶ. Immerse your students in active and ongoing research conducted by С��Ƶ research scientists that tackles the major questions in basic biological sciences. The High School Science Discovery Program puts the tools and technology of modern biological research in the hands of your students, allowing them to discover their inner scientists.

Coral Reefs in a Changing World
Anatomy and Development of Marine Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Exploring Hidden Biodiversity with DNA Sequencing
CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing of Aquatic and Marine Organisms
Adaptation and Evolution in Response to Environmental Challenges

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Squid, zebrafish, fly, and Nematostella images from the students of the 2022 course.

Comparative Developmental Biology

Comparative Developmental Biology is an intensive two-week laboratory course for graduate students in their second or later year of Ph.D studies and post-docs, who seek a broad training in experimental approaches to developmental questions across diverse study organisms.

Comparative Developmental Biology will be offered again in 2026.

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Internships at С��Ƶ

Build your professional experiences, skills, and knowledge through field- and laboratory-based research opportunities.

Biological Discovery in Woods Hole Support Opportunity for Undergraduate Research
The Woods Hole Partnership Educational Program (PEP)
Independent Internships

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