Pacific High Schools STEP-UP Program

Pacific High Schools STEP-UP to One Health in Saipan – Tropical Medicine Ph.D. candidate Aquena Ball (far right) spent a week in the Pacific (Saipan/CNMI) training local science teachers to run a molecular biology laboratory workshop for high school students. This work is part of the department’s outreach and training efforts to establish a pipeline of students pursuing a career in biomedical research in the USAPI, and is supported by a grant from NIH/NIDDK: Pacific High Schools STEP-UP to One Health.
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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Short-Term Research Experience Program to Unlock Potential (STEP-UP) provides hands-on biomedical and behavioral research opportunities to eager high school juniors and seniors. Pacific STEP-UP is a component of the program designed specifically to address some of the unique challenges faced by students living in the Pacific Basin who are curious about and interested in careers involving science and research.

Application Period: October 15 to February 15

For more information, contact STEP-UP Program Director Dr. George Hui or visit the following websites:

https://www.pacificstepup.org

https://www.pacificstepup.org/niddk-step-up

Last Updated: 02/21/25