Testimonials from former May Term students

"The small-scale courses offered during the May Term, such as the CRISPR lab, were genuinely transformative.. The May Term opened up opportunities for me to secure research positions on campus, which is a great step toward my career goals. Furthermore, the accompanying summer scholarship was a tremendous financial relief... The May Term felt like the most meaningful academic experience of my undergraduate career...."  May Term 2025 Student

The Biotech Skill-up course gave me the opportunity to master essential lab skills in just a month and immediately apply them for the rest of the summer in a UT faculty lab.. The MBS scholarship gave me a direct path forward by making me a more competitive candidate through the May term training and connecting me to UT research projects. I've received mentorship I haven't found elsewhere and have had the best introduction to research I could've asked for." Audrey Chu, May Term 2025 Student

“The Biotechnology Skill Up course enabled me to familiarize myself with new techniques, and more importantly, it helped me address gaps in my understanding of methods I knew... It’s essentially a chance for undergraduates to experience something akin to a graduate school rotation but without any pressure of joining the lab.”  Alexa Morton, BS Biochemistry, 2024

"The May term course provided me with the resources and experience I needed to help me build upon my knowledge and ability of performing different experiments used in a biotech lab." Austin Seo, Summer Scholar at Texas Dept. of State Health Services.

Check out Biotech Bootcamp alum Caylee Gillis' story