Internship programmes at Sanford Burnham Prebys in La Jolla, California, an independent biomedical research institute. The portfolio includes SPARK (Summer Program to Accelerate Regenerative medicine Knowledge), a six-week fully paid stem cell research internship for California high school students aged 16 and over, with preference to residents of San Diego and Imperial counties, plus undergraduate-level research internships. SPARK operates as a statewide programme placing high school students at several leading California research institutes.