The authors thank the mentors who provided the high school and undergraduate ASSIP participants with hands-on research experiences and the volunteers who gave career-day presentations and led workshops. They also thank the many companies and individuals who made financial contributions to the community-sponsored program. Financial support for ASSIP was provided in part by Fisher Scientific, 4-VA, Life Technologies, Micron Foundation, Corning Life Sciences, the Prince William County Department of Economic Development, C2 Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Dako, Eppendorf, Aushon Biosciences, Thermo Fisher Scientific, SySTEMic Solutions, and George Mason University.