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Biomedical and Behavioral Research Presentations
Students will be introduced to biomedical and behavioral research as
a possible career choice in the Summer Bridges and summer HCOP
Programs, and in the University 1 course taken by many entering
minority students. During each of these programs, Dr. Attar, the
RISE Undergraduate Student Coordinator, will meet with students
interested in the sciences three times in one-hour blocks. The first
hour will be an interactive discussion about the role biomedical and
behavioral science has played in our lives. The importance of
research in our society is easily illustrated by the development of
antibiotics, the role of public health agencies in protection of
public health, cancer therapies which have prolonged the life of
cancer victims, the present and future uses of functional brain
imaging, in vitro fertilization, the human genome project,
gene therapy, and stem cell research. Emphasis will be placed on the
potential of research to affect the lives of many people. Students
will be given an assignment for the second meeting to present how
science has directly affected their lives. In the second hour, the
role of the research scientist will be discussed, along with career
preparation and job opportunities. The contributions of a minority
researcher or a woman researcher will be presented. The last session
will present opportunities on our campus for science students, such
as the HCOP-administered facilitation classes to help students
interested in the sciences master material in the basic science
classes; research projects being conducted on our campus, and the
RISE program.
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