Amgen Scholars: Announcements of Opportunity

Below are Announcements of Opportunity posted by Caltech faculty for the Amgen Scholars program.

Announcements of Opportunity are posted as they are received. Please check back regularly for new AO submissions! Remember: This is just one way that you can go about identifying a suitable project and/or mentor. For additional tips on identifying a mentor click here.

Please remember:

Students pursuing Amgen must be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or students with DACA status.
Students pursuing Amgen must complete the 10-week program from June 15 - August 21, 2026. Students must commit to these dates. No exceptions will be made.
Accepted students must live in provided Caltech housing.

The requested research listing (ID 2835) is no longer available.

Project Title	Disciplines	Mentor	Posted
Calcium isotopes in urine as a tracer of bone health	Geochemistry	Francois Tissot	04-Dec-25
Biophysics-informed foundational models of brain circuits	Computation and Neural Systems, Bioengineering	Costas Anastassiou	21-Nov-25
Biophysics-informed ML & NeuroAI	Applied and Computational Mathematics, Computation and Neural Systems	Costas Anastassiou	20-Nov-25
Growing brain cells on a computer: multimodal data-driven cellular model optimization and validation using gradient-based methods	Multidisciplinary, Computation and Mathematical Sciences	Costas Anastassiou	20-Nov-25