Follow along with four KEYS interns as they experience the highs and lows of engaging in a remote data science research internship from home.

The BIO5 KEYS Research Internship Program will take a new form this summer as 49 students engage in computational projects from the safety of their homes.

Beginning June 8, the BIO5 KEYS Research Internship Program will virtually engage students representing 26 Arizona high schools in the experience of a lifetime.

Cactus Shadow’s Grace Harrington was among 50 students representing 24 high schools across the state who were selected to be a part of the 2020 program, the first virtual KEYS cohort due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ricky Cordova, a 2012 KEYS Alumni, is a full-time research specialist in the UArizona Tissue Optics Laboratory. Seven years after his own internship, he now serves as a KEYS mentor.

KEYS alumnus Hiwot Endeshaw from Arizona College Prep earned her spot in KEYS and used the experience to pursue her interests in pharmacology.

Swapnika presented her research at the AZBio Awards as a current high school senior at BASIS Ahwatukee.

As an intern with the KEYS program, Chaparro lived the life of a scientist for seven weeks in June and July, residing on campus and researching the impact plants have in healing damaged terrain.

Meet Evan Chaparro, one of the youngest KEYS interns and the first Casa Grande student to be accepted into the program!

TUSDMedia stopped by the 2019 KEYS Research Showcase to celebrate students from their district schools. Ronnie from Sahuaro High School, and Mimi from Palo Verde High School, were interviewed about their seven week research internships.