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A
program to introduce gifted high school science students to
contemporary science in a real world setting
Mentor:
Jason Williams,
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Purpose:
A good scientist must be able to communicate and defend his/her
research to his/her scientific peers. The idea that science
does not happen in a vacuum, but is fashioned out of exchange
and guided by peer review is absent from many research experiences
for high school students. While participating in many of the
top science fair programs may give students a taste of what
a career in science is like, participating in a Cold Spring
Harbor meeting can offer a genuine sense of how the scientific
community actually works.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's "Professor for a Day"
program will introduce a select group of juniors and seniors
drawn from high schools throughout Long Island who show real
interest in pursuing a career in science to experience a day
at a Cold Spring Harbor meeting. A small group of students
will get to sit in on a platform session, listen to the talks,
and attend one of the meeting's poster sessions
Students will tour the Laboratory, and meet some of the scientists
who congregate at Cold Spring Harbor to exchange the latest
concepts and methods in their field. We will also have a special
session for the students focusing on perusing an academic
path from high school to college with a focus on independent
research, mentorship, and other useful advice.
Program
Dates for 2009:
Friday,
March 6
Friday, March 20
Thursday, April 16
Thursday, May 7
Wednesday, May 20
Friday, May 29
Contact and Application:
Information and applications are available by contacting Jason
Williams via email or by phone 516-367-5180.
"The
advice about how to choose a mentor and being persistent in
your research will be very helpful. My favorite part of the
day was the poster session. We could wander to whichever projects
we were curious about. The presenters were really great about
answering my questions and explaining their research to me."
- Vivian Chang, Half Hollow Hills H.S. West
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