GEMS program immerses under-represented,
undergraduate students in biomedical
sciences
Eight undergraduate students from under-represented groups
were given the opportunity to immerse themselves in the biomedical research
experience during a ten-week internship program offered at the University of Colorado Denver.
During the GEMS course, which ran from June 4 to August 8,
the interns participated in graduate level lectures in biochemistry and
molecular biology, faculty research seminars in various disciplines, and
a ten-week individualized laboratory research project with a mentor.
“
The goal of the program is to plan in these students the seed
of ‘love for scientific inquiry’ that will grow and develop
into a career in biomedical research,” said co-director Adela Cota-Gomez,
PhD. “By providing these underprivileged students an opportunity
of full immersion in biomedical research, we are giving them the complete
realistic experience.”
The students are selected on the basis of academic achievement,
interest in biomedical science research careers and inclusion in an underrepresented
group or category. They receive four semester units of academic credit
for completing the GEMS course and receive a $3,860 stipend/living allowance.
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| GEMS students, their mentors and instructors gathered at the end-of-semester BBQ. |
