STARS Program
STARS Program


As a STARS student you:
- Can earn an accelerated Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry, genetics and cell biology, microbiology or neuroscience in as little as 3 years.
- Earn a doctorate in as little as 7 years after leaving high school.
- Have one-on-one research and advising mentorship starting your freshman year.
- Will finish your first year of graduate coursework in your senior year.
- Are part of a small group of some of the top biomedical students in the country.
Where will the STARS program take you?
STARS students go on to medical school, dental school, veterinary school, or pharmacy school or immediately begin their careers in science, health, or medicine.
STARS graduates are:
- Students in medical training programs at top universities such as the Mayo Clinic
- Medical educational professionals
- Postdoctoral researchers at prestigious research institutions
- AAAS Science and Technology Policy fellows
- Patent Attorneys
QUESTIONS about how you can be a STARS student?
Contact Anita Peralta at
- aperalta@wsu.edu or
- 509.335.9376
The 2022-2023 application cycle has closed. Applications for 2023-2024 will open in November 2022.
STARS Stories
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04.30.2021
Q&A with genetics and cell biology student Thomas Ballinger
Thomas is planning to get his Ph.D. here at WSU through the Students Targeted through Advanced Research Studies (STARS) program.
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09.14.2020
Neuroscience grad student lands National Science Foundation fellowship
Julianna Brutman, a graduate student in the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Neuroscience Graduate Program receives prestigious award.
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