STEP-UP SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM STUDENT RECRUITMENT The American Indian Research and Education Center (AIREC) is recruiting 11th & 12th grade American Indian/Alaska Native high school students and research mentors for the Short-Term Research Experience Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP). The organization will assist with the mentor coordination and be the students’ summer point of contact during the research experience and during the August symposium in Bethesda. Students will receive a summer research stipend. The High School STEP-UP provides a hands-on summer research experience for students interested in exploring research careers in the biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social sciences. The program provides exposure to the core NIDDK mission areas of diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases and nutrition; kidney, urologic and hematologic diseases. The program will last for 8 weeks in the summer where, under the guidance of their mentor, the students will identify their own questions and learn concepts that guide a scientific investigation. Students will develop and implement a course of action to carry out their investigation; develop investigation instruments; gather and record data through observation and instrumentation to arrive at appropriate conclusions; and finally, communicate their findings. Any interested students, parents, and potential mentors should feel free to contact the University of Nevada Las Vegas STEP-UP Program Coordinator, Ms. DeeJay Chino at (702) 895-4003 or via email [email protected].
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 20:05:52 +0000
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