The 2026 ISA Summer Program will tentatively take place June 10 - July 29, 2026. The program concludes with the Summer Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) on July 29th. 

Program Information

The ISA Summer Program is an 8 week program with students attending weekly seminars, doing intensive research in a lab and presenting a poster on their summer research at the Summer Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC). 

The ISA Summer Program requirements include: 

  • A minimum of 20 hours a week of laboratory research
  • Attendance in person at the weekly ISA Student Development Seminars
  • Presenting a poster at the Summer Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC)

The schedule below is from 2025 and offers an example of the kind of programming that will take place in the summer of 2026, which will be updated later in the spring of 2026.

Note:  Weekly seminars are held on Wednesdays with a poster practice session on Monday, July 28th. 

ISA Summer Program 2025

6/11         Biology Building B20 11:30 - 12:20         Welcome and Overview
 
6/18Biology Building B2011:30 - 12:20Applying to Grad School - How to get Started over the Summer
6/25Biology Building B20 11:30 - 12:20Research Topics in Public Health and Psychology 
7/2Via Zoom11:30 - 12:20ISA Alumni Panel of Graduate Students in PhD Programs 
7/9Biology Building B20 11:30 - 12:20Responsible Conduct of Research 
7/16Biology Building B2011:30 - 12:20Poster Design Session 
7/23Pentacrest Museum - meet in Macbride Hall Room 11 (MH 11)11:30 - 12:20Field Trip to the Pentacrest Museums Research Archives 
7/28Biology Building East 106 and Atrium4:00 - 6:00Poster Practice Session and Summer Wrap Up 
7/30IMU Main Lounge1:00 - 3:30Summer Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) 
Registration opens June 14, closes July 18 at 5:00 pm