La Jolla\u2014Our next generation of Scientists have arrived. Salk’s high school scholars – students from around San Diego County – gather at the Institute every summer to participate in hands-on laboratory experiences under the mentorship of a Salk scientist. The young scientists will present their findings today during the “Summer Research Presentations” event at 1:00 pm in the Trustees Room at the Salk Institute.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe Salk High School Scholars program was founded more than 40 years ago by Jonas Salk to provide opportunities for high school students to experience life in a scientific laboratory and explore the possibility of a career in science.\n<\/p>\n
\n“Every summer we are more inspired than the last,” said Dona Mapston, Salk Education Specialist. She continued, “A great example is Jake Maskiewicz from University City High School. He is a second year intern with our program and was brought back by Dr. Tatyana Sharpee’s Computations Neurobiology Lab early this spring to start working on projects even before this year’s summer program started.” Jake’s work as an intern at Salk helped bolster his education opportunities and will be attending UC San Diego this fall as a Jacobs Scholar, a 4-year full-ride scholarship. He will also continue his work in the Salk lab.\n<\/p>\n
\nThrough the eight-week program, students are involved with a full-time research project as well as enrichment activities. Students learn how to formulate and test hypotheses, prepare experiments and draw conclusions from those experiments. They also learn to maintain laboratory notebooks and take part in regular lab meetings and group discussions. This event culminates in an opportunity for students to present their research projects to their mentors, lab members and families.\n<\/p>\n
\nNoelle Ocen-Odoge, a graduate from Santana High School, spent her summer in Dr. Joanne Chory’s Plant Biology Lab. Serendipitously this was an exceptionally exciting time to work in the Plant Biology program at Salk, considering the program was recently ranked number one in the World by Thomson Reuters, based on citations by highly cited papers.\n<\/p>\n
\n“Being able to learn and work alongside scientists at the Salk gave me a new perspective on how research is conducted in the labs. By doing this program I have gained knowledge about science, but also its major impact on society,” said Noelle Ocen-Odoge. She continued, “My most memorable moment at the Salk was sitting in on a lab meeting hearing scientists collaborate together on research that will ultimately lead to discoveries that could help change the world.”\n<\/p>\n
\nIn addition to Jake and Noelle, the following students will be presenting: Ryan Matonis, Poway High School, from Dr. Mannings Bioinformatics Lab; Jeanniffer Prieto, Lincoln High School and Tiffany Lo, The Bishop’s School, from Dr. Ecker’s Plant Biology Lab; Yelizaveta Lukasheva, Torrey Pines High School and Eric Tenort, Castle Park High School, from Dr. Evans Gene Expression Lab; Alyssa Herperger, Canyon Crest Academy, from Dr. Noel’s Chemical Biology and Proteomics Lab; Alec Payne, Saint Augustine High School, from Dr. Gage’s Genetics Lab; and Andrew Lee, The Bishop’s School, from Dr. Heinemann’s Molecular Neurobiology Lab.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe Salk Institute for Biological Studies supports a broad program of activities aimed at bringing the excitement of science and scientific discovery to the San Diego community. These activities include several efforts in middle school and high school education, with an overall goal of heightening student and teacher enthusiasm for the biological sciences and current research approaches.\n<\/p>\n
\nLos logros del cuerpo docente han sido reconocidos con numerosos galardones, entre los que se incluyen premios Nobel y la pertenencia a la Academia Nacional de Ciencias. Fundado en 1960 por el Dr. Jonas Salk, pionero en la vacuna contra la poliomielitis, el Instituto es una organizaci\u00f3n independiente sin fines de lucro y un hito arquitect\u00f3nico.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faculty":[],"disease-research":[],"class_list":["post-2117","disclosure","type-disclosure","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nAcerca del Instituto Salk de Estudios Biol\u00f3gicos:<\/strong>
\nEl Instituto Salk de Estudios Biol\u00f3gicos es una de las instituciones de investigaci\u00f3n b\u00e1sica m\u00e1s destacadas del mundo, donde un cuerpo docente de prestigio internacional investiga cuestiones fundamentales de las ciencias de la vida en un entorno \u00fanico, colaborativo y creativo. Centrados tanto en el descubrimiento como en la formaci\u00f3n de las futuras generaciones de investigadores, los cient\u00edficos del Salk realizan contribuciones revolucionarias a nuestra comprensi\u00f3n del c\u00e1ncer, el envejecimiento, el Alzheimer, la diabetes y las enfermedades infecciosas mediante el estudio de la neurociencia, la gen\u00e9tica, la biolog\u00eda celular y vegetal, y otras disciplinas relacionadas.\n<\/p>\n