ABI students visit several research institutions for lab tours and presentations by leading researchers in drug discovery and disease cure. Among sites visited recently:

• Whitehead Institute – Cambridge, MA
• University of Massachusetts Medical School – Worcester, MA
• Genzyme Biosurgery – Cambridge, MA
• Genzyme Genetics – Westborough, MA
• Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – Cambridge, MA
• Pfizer – Cambridge, MA
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals – Cambridge, MA
• Biogen Idec – Cambridge, MA
• EnVivo Pharmaceuticals – Watertown, MA
• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals – Cambridge, MA
• National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

ABI students spend two days experiencing the rich science resources of the NIH. Included in the overnight trip are lab tours, discussions with researchers in the various institutes, and visits to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), the National Library of Medicine, and the Lister Clinical Center. Students learn about opportunities for selected high school students in the NIH Summer Research Program.