2025 Media Boot Camp

The Ó³»­´«Ã½ of MIT and Harvard is not currently accepting applications for its 2025 Media Boot Camp.

This annual program connects health/science journalists and editors with faculty from the Ó³»­´«Ã½, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, and Harvard’s teaching hospitals for a two-day event exploring the latest advances in genomics and biomedicine. Journalists will explore possible future storylines, gain fundamental background knowledge, and build relationships with researchers. The program format includes presentations, discussions, and lab tours.

The 2025 Media Boot Camp will take place at the Ó³»­´«Ã½ in Cambridge, MA on Thursday, May 8 and Friday, May 9 (with an evening welcome reception on Wednesday, May 7).

APPLICATIONS DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 28 (5:00 PM US EASTERN TIME).

2025 Boot Camp topics include:

  • Infectious disease and pandemic preparedness
  • Gene editing
  • Cancer biology and treatment strategies
  • Organoids and brain development
  • Biology of stress/adversity
  • Therapeutic insights into neurodegenerative and psychiatric conditions

Current speakers include Paola Arlotta, Jason Buenrostro, Todd Golub, Eric Lander, David Liu, Bronwyn MacInnis, Vamsi Mootha, Ben Neale, Ralda Nehme, , Pardis Sabeti, and William Sellers, with potentially more to come.

The Media Boot Camp is an educational offering. All presentations are on background.

Hotel accommodations and meals during the program will be provided by the Ó³»­´«Ã½. Attendees must cover travel costs to and from Cambridge.

APPLICATION PROCESS

By Friday, March 28 (5:00 PM US Eastern time), please send at least one paragraph describing your interest in the program and how you hope it will benefit your reporting/editing, as well as three recent news clips, to Karen Zusi-Tran, Senior Media Relations Manager (kzusi@broadinstitute.org).

Please contact Karen at kzusi@broadinstitute.org with any questions.

Aspects of this program are subject to change.