The Spring Lecture Series for High School Students encourages participants to explore the facts behind the science headlines and experience cutting-edge biomedical research. The three-day program, held over spring break, features lectures from leading scientific experts, hands-on laboratory sessions, visits to local biotech organizations, and opportunities to meet with pioneering Whitehead scientists. Since its launch in 1992, more than 2,700 students have participated in the series. 

In this photo, Whitehead Postdoctoral Fellow Henry Kilgore talks to students about how chemical codes guide proteins and small molecules to their homes in cells during the 2025 Spring Lecture Series for High School Students, Game Changers: Biology Driving Technology.