Name Emphasis Location Region Amgen-UROP Scholars Program Interested in Grad School (including PhD or MD-PhD) Los Angeles, CA West California Academy of Sciences Phylogenetics, Biodiversity, Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Systematic, Museums, Collections, Sustainability, Conservation San Francisco, CA West California Academy of Sciences Evolutionary Biology, Biology San Francisco, CA West Cope Health Solutions Health Care Los Angeles, CA West Farm Sanctuary Agriculture/Animal Rights Orlando, CA West Genentech Varies CA West Huntington Medical Research Institutes Biology, Chemistry,& Biomedical research Pasadena, CA West Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Nanoscience, Genomics, Cancer Research, etc. Berkley, CA West Ocean Conservancy Environmental Science San Francisco, CA West Organization of Biological Field Stations Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Woodside, CA West Pepperdine University Ecology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Botany, Genetics, Cellular Stress Malibu, CA West Pepperdine University's Seaver College Cell, Marine, or Molecular Biology; Physiology; Plant Ecology Malibu, CA West Queen's Health Systems Volunteer Work for Pre-Professional Students HI West San Diego Zoo Zoology, Biology, Life Science San Diego, CA West San Francisco State University Ecological and Evolutionary Developmental Biology San Francisco, CA West San Francisco State University Biology, Biosciences, Developmental Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Environmental Sciences San Francisco, CA West San Jose State University Molecular Biology San Jose, CA West Sierra Club Environmental Quality, Lands Protection, Field Interns, Issue Interns, etc. San Francisco, CA West Stanford University (AMGEN) Various Biological Research Palo Alto, CA West Starr Ranch Sanctuary PWS and Biology Majors Audubon, CA West The Scripps Research Institute Molecular Biology: Protein Structure and Function La Jolla, CA West The Scripps Research Institute Chemistry, Immunology, Computational Biology, Neuroscience, Biophysics, Chemical Biology, Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Structural Biology La Jolla, CA West The Scripps Research Institute Biology, Biosciences, Chemical Biology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience La Jolla, CA West UCLA Medical School Prep Los Angeles, CA West University of California Berkeley Integrative Biology Evolution, Development Berkeley, CA West University of California San Francisco Various San Francisco, CA West University of California Santa Cruz Each March we select 20 early-undergraduate Scholars from around the country to participate in a two-year conservation mentorship program centered on the summers between academic years. Our goal is to serve students from groups traditionally underrepresented in conservation, across disciplines, who can contribute to diversifying, redefining, and strengthening efforts to protect land, wildlife and water. We focus our efforts on serving college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors with two years of college left at a stage when we can support their undergraduate careers and their choices as they graduate. Students who attend or are transferring to any four-year institution in the US, its territories and Native nations are eligible. Santa Cruz, CA West University of California, Berkeley (AMGEN) Various Biology Areas Berkeley, CA West University of California, Los Angeles (AMGEN) Biology, Chemistry Los Angeles, CA West University of California, Riverside Biology, Plants, Plant Pathogens, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genomics, Botany, Microbiology Riverside, CA West University of Hawaii Biology, Biosciences, Environmental Biology, Ecology and Evolution, Marine Biology, Coral- Reef Biology, Animal/Plant-Microbe Interactions Honolulu, HI West University of Hawaii Biology, Biosciences, Microbiology, Genomics, Bioinformatics Honolulu, HI West University of Hawaii at Hilo Biosciences, Marine Science, Tropical Conservation Science, Ecology, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science Hilo, HI West University of Nevada Las Vegas Biology: Evolutionary Processes Including Mutation, Genetic Drift, and Migration. Las Vegas, NV West