Cincinnati Children’s to hold Discovery Day for students on Saturday, May 16
Cincinnati Children’s invites middle and high school students to explore science and research during Discovery Day on Saturday, May 16, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Students will participate in engaging, hands-on lab experiments that are designed to make science fun. They also will meet healthcare professionals and learn about volunteer and internship opportunities.
Registration deadline is May 9 for the fourth-annual event, which will be held at Cincinnati Children’s Burnet Campus in Avondale.
To register, click here: Discovery Day 2026.
Discovery Day will begin with a pasta lunch, science-related games and gift-card giveaways in Sabin Auditorium.
Then, youths 12 to 18 years old will tour a science lab, learning how zebrafish help researchers study the signaling mechanisms that determine heart size in humans.
One of the interactive workshops for participants will be conducted by members of the Cincinnati Children’s Respiratory Therapy team, who will demonstrate pulmonary function tests and discuss how they help save the lives of kids who need care.
Participants will also tour the Discover Together Biobank in the brand-new Winslow Research Pavilion, where students will see how DNA can be extracted and learn how some research samples are stored at a chilly 112 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
“Discovery Day is designed to inspire young people to pursue careers in science, technology and medicine, and we want to let them know about the opportunities available in healthcare research and hospital settings,” said Monica Mitchell, PhD, a pediatric psychologist who is Cincinnati Children’s assistant vice president for Community Relations.
For more information, email communityrelations@cchmc.org or phone (513) 636-9327.
Cincinnati Children’s is ranked among the best pediatric health systems in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, including No. 1 in three specialties: Cancer care, Gastroenterology & GI surgery, and Diabetes & Endocrinology. Established in 1883, Cincinnati Children’s is a nonprofit academic health system that leads the way in healthcare education and pediatric research, where discoveries become innovative treatments and cures that change the outcome for children. All of this is backed by an extraordinary culture with over 19,400 team members. Cincinnati Children’s ranks No. 1 in Ohio and No. 5 in the nation on the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals. More information: CincinnatiChildrens.org