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High School Science Symposium

High School Science Symposium

Returning in person on Wednesday, October 4, 2023

The High School Science Symposium is a one-day event for Cincinnati area high school juniors and seniors hosted at Cincinnati Children’s.

The purpose of the annual High School Science Symposium is to stimulate outstanding high school science students' interest in pursuing careers in biomedical / allied health sciences and medicine by allowing them to meet and learn first-hand about the work of doctors, scientists, and allied health professionals. Students will learn about the work they are doing tofind new treatments and cures for childhood diseases and improve the outcomes for children today.

Cincinnati Tri-State Area High Schools are invited to bring two juniors and/or seniors who are interested in more information about careers in biomedical sciences. A teacher/school representative must register the students and attend the event as a chaperone.

Online pre-registration is required. We will have space for 100 students, so early registration is strongly encouraged. Registration information and details will be posted in the coming months.

Steps to Register

Registration information and details will be posted in the coming months.

Symposium Schedule

Schedule information will be posted in the coming months.

Access to Pre-Recorded Breakout Session Career Presentations

Below is a list of previous presenters and recordings about their presentations in years past. This is not a comprehensive list of the presenters who will be present in 2023 but it may serve as a good starting point as students begin to explore their specific interests.

All presentations are included on this playlist.

Students are welcome to view these recordings as they consider which biomedical career specialties they would like to learn more about at the Symposium:

Below are links to videos created by the experts and specialties who shared at the past events. Please note, these specialty offerings may vary from year to year

Practice drug formulation in the Pharmacy.
Practice drug formulation in the Pharmacy.
Tour of the zebrafish facility- students viewing the fish.
Tour of the zebrafish facility- students viewing the fish.
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Student using stereomicroscope to observe frog embryos with Dr. Zorn.
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Respiratory Therapist, Jessica Sexton, explaining ventilation using a pig lung.
Chicken and egg dissection.
Students dissecting a chicken egg to find the beating heart.
Physical therapist, Molly Thomas, demonstrating cast removal
Physical therapist, Molly Thomas, demonstrating cast removal.
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Student looking at developing organs with a dissecting microscope. 
Nicole White explaining the FACS machine during the Immunology lab.
Nicole White explaining the FACS machine during the Immunology lab.
Nicole White explaining the FACS machine during the Immunology lab.
Nicole White explaining the FACS machine during the Immunology lab.
Students using the Pathology lab teaching microscopes
Students using the Pathology lab teaching microscopes
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Looking at samples in the dissecting microscope.
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Sports medicine demo with a volunteer.
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Students with their gloves on ready to start a hands-on experiment.
Students participating in round table discussions with the experts during the luncheon.
Students participating in round table discussions with the experts during the luncheon.
HSSS registration team.
Symposium Registration Crew: M. DePalma, J. Hackworth, C. Bachurski, L. Higgins, L. West, and C. Covert.
  • Practice drug formulation in the Pharmacy.
  • Tour of the zebrafish facility- students viewing the fish.
  • high school science-slideshow1-AaronZorn1-50X40
  • high school science-slideshow1-Nitric Oxide detector-50X40
  • Chicken and egg dissection.
  • Physical therapist, Molly Thomas, demonstrating cast removal.
  • high school science-slideshow1-XenopusLab-50X40
  • Nicole White explaining the FACS machine during the Immunology lab.
  • Nicole White explaining the FACS machine during the Immunology lab.
  • Students using the Pathology lab teaching microscopes
  • high school science-slideshow1-hemoglobin lab2-50X40
  • high school science-slideshow1-HSSS 11- Sports med-50X40
  • high school science-slideshow1-Immunology lab-50X40
  • Students participating in round table discussions with the experts during the luncheon.
  • HSSS registration team.
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The 2023 High School Science Symposium will return in person on Wednesday, October 4th.


If you have any questions or problems with the application process, contact Kerissa Preston at kerissa.preston@cchmc.org

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Presentation to the whole group in the Auditorium.
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