Back to Education Advanced Research Training Courses Overview Course Offerings Faculty Opportunities in MBL Courses Before You Apply Apply Courses Calendar Lecture Schedules Info for Students Back to main menu Overview Immigration and Tax Guidance Building Innovation through Diversity (BID) MBL Alumni ROCS Back to main menu Overview 2023-24 Alumni ROCS Awarded Projects Back to main menu Overview Amoebas from the World Generations of Cephalopod Scientists The Brain Matters 2022-23 Alumni ROCS Awarded Projects Back to main menu Overview Backyard Microbes Back to main menu Overview Evaluating Microbial Urease Activity BioInform Children Microscopists of the Brazos Valley Engagement in Marine Neurobiology, Electrophysiology, and Microscopy Back to main menu Overview Engagement in Marine Neurobiology, Electrophysiology, and Microscopy Lesson Plan In Pursuit of Bitterness Kitchen Biology: Making Research More Accessible and Inclusive Tiny World for Little Humans:Teaching Quantitative Microscopy to Underserved Youth 2021-2022 Alumni ROCS Awarded Projects Back to main menu Overview The Ant Room Reaching Underserved Youth in Baltimore through STEM Finding the Beauty in Microbial Diversity Learn by Doing: Visualizing Embryos and Building Microscopes with High Schools Info for Course Faculty and Staff Back to main menu Overview Info for Foreign National Course Faculty Education Travel Information Back to main menu Overview Travel Policies Home Educational Opportunities Advanced Research Training Courses Student working at a microscope in a lab. Credit Tom Kleindinst Developing a Diverse Scientific and Academic Workforce Each year, MBL courses attract a diverse population of ~500 trainees from ~300 institutions and ~60 countries. Students are empowered to pursue science at the very highest level and work directly with outstanding faculty from around the world to enable novel experiments that test new ideas and foster a network of collaboration. View Advanced Research Training Course Offerings MBL courses derive major support from grants awarded by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, The Grass Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the National Institutes of Health, Promega, the National Science Foundation, the Simons Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy. Related Content Faculty Opportunities in MBL Courses MBL courses bring experts in research and industry to offer lectures and serve as course faculty. To build on this incredible convening power and expand our footprint, we are posting this open call for scientists interested in engaging with our courses, perhaps as faculty lecturers or course managers. Learn about opportunities here. Building Innovation through Diversity (BID) The Building Innovation through Diversity (BID) Workshop is an opportunity for postdoctoral fellows and early career faculty from groups traditionally underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), as well as faculty at Minority Serving Institutions, to experience an in-depth look at the MBL’s unparalleled resources and foster new collaborations. Read more about the BID Program. MBL Alumni ROCS Alumni Regional Outreach and Communication in STEM (ROCS) is a competitive program providing funding for alumni to create and deploy a community outreach project upon return home. Alumni ROCS seeks to extend the MBL experience beyond Woods Hole by sharing MBL experiences nationwide while increasing the science literacy within the alumni’s local community. Read more about MBL Alumni ROCS.
Faculty Opportunities in MBL Courses MBL courses bring experts in research and industry to offer lectures and serve as course faculty. To build on this incredible convening power and expand our footprint, we are posting this open call for scientists interested in engaging with our courses, perhaps as faculty lecturers or course managers. Learn about opportunities here.
Building Innovation through Diversity (BID) The Building Innovation through Diversity (BID) Workshop is an opportunity for postdoctoral fellows and early career faculty from groups traditionally underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), as well as faculty at Minority Serving Institutions, to experience an in-depth look at the MBL’s unparalleled resources and foster new collaborations. Read more about the BID Program.
MBL Alumni ROCS Alumni Regional Outreach and Communication in STEM (ROCS) is a competitive program providing funding for alumni to create and deploy a community outreach project upon return home. Alumni ROCS seeks to extend the MBL experience beyond Woods Hole by sharing MBL experiences nationwide while increasing the science literacy within the alumni’s local community. Read more about MBL Alumni ROCS.