[WTI-trainee] FW: Recruitment of labs for YNSS summer 2026

[Guerrero-Medina, Giovanna]

Hi everyone,

See below for an invitation for labs interested in hosting a high school student next summer. If interested, please discuss with the research group’s principal investigator and contact Gina Della Porta for more information.

Best,

Giovanna



Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD [A button for name playback in email signature] <https://www.name-coach.com/giovanna-guerrero-medina>

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Asst. Director for Professional Development & Community,

Wu Tsai Institute at Yale

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From: Della Porta, Gina <gina.dellaporta at yale.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2025 10:27 AM
To: Guerrero-Medina, Giovanna <giovanna.guerrero-medina at yale.edu>; Day, Deborah <deborah.day at yale.edu>
Subject: Recruitment of labs for YNSS summer 2026


Hello Giovanna and Deborah,



I hope you both had a nice Thanksgiving break! I am writing to request your assistance with getting the word out to faculty members who may be interested in hosting a high school student during the summer of 2026 for the Yale Neuroscience Summer Scholars (YNSS) Program. A brief description is included below, and I have attached the template for the project summary. Any help you could provide to identify labs to host students would be greatly appreciated.



Thank you,

Gina





Dear Colleagues,



I am writing to invite you to participate as a Mentor for the Yale Neuroscience Summer Scholars (YNSS) Program, which launched last year with support from an NIH R25 award and the Department of Pathology. YNSS provides paid 8-week summer laboratory placements for students from local high schools. The students will each complete a neuroscience-focused project, and they will present their work at a special event on Saturday, August 22nd. YNSS funds will cover educational stipends for participating students as well as a small amount of supplies. YNSS plans to accept six students for the summer of 2026; student assignments will be dependent on the applicant pool, so it is possible your lab will not be assigned a student this year.



As we prepare to launch the student application process for Summer 2026, we are requesting that interested Mentors provide the following information no later than Thursday, December 18th::



  1.  Description of student project (template attached)
     *   Ensure this project is relevant to neuroscience and can be completed by a high school student with appropriate guidance
     *   The students will be rising 11th and 12th graders, so it is fine to list advanced coursework such as Chemistry or Precalculus as a preferred prerequisite if applicable
  2.  Name of an individual from your laboratory who, in addition to yourself, will supervise the day-to-day activities of the high school student during their 8-week placement
     *   This can be a graduate student, ARS, or other individual with the appropriate skill set
     *   This individual will be required to complete additional mentor training that will be offered by the Poorvu Center for the YNSS program



Please contact me or the YNSS Co-Directors (Drs. Chen Liu and Pallavi Gopal) if you have any questions.



Thank you,

Gina



Gina Della Porta, DHSc, MHS

Director of Research Affairs

Department of Pathology

Yale University School of Medicine
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