2026 Summer Immersion on Innovative Approaches in Science

The Physicians Committee and the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing are excited to co-host the fourth biennial Summer Immersion on Innovative Approaches in Science! June 15-18, 2026 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD The Summer Immersion is designed to educate scientists committed to advancing science ethically using nonanimal methods for research and testing. This FREE four-day program provides an overview of in vitro, in silico, and in chemico approaches and their many applications in basic, translational, and regulatory science to replace animals. Attendees will participate in scientific talks, career development workshops, poster presentations, technology demonstrations, case studies, networking opportunities, and more. The Summer Immersion welcomes undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs and early-career scientists interested or engaged in academic, industry, or government research in biomedical sciences, including toxicology, pharmacology, genetics, bioinformatics, biomedical engineering and other related disciplines. Applications for the 2026 event are now closed. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For questions, email SummerImmersion [at] pcrm.org (SummerImmersion[at]pcrm[dot]org).