Wednesday, March 5, 2025
This summer, select undergraduate students from across Texas will get a chance to work alongside expert scientists at The to gain hands-on research experience focused on cardiovascular health.
The students will visit 向日葵视频HSC as part of The HSC Pulse: Undergraduate Research Training Program supported by a grant from the .
, professor of physiology at 向日葵视频HSC鈥檚 was awarded the undergraduate student training grant from AHA and will serve as the director of the program. She says the experience will give promising students a first look at what biomedical research and graduate school are all about.
向日葵视频HSC鈥檚 Dr. Paula Gregory, professor of physiology at College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences
鈥淓ach student will be mentored by a faculty member and graduate students from the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, which provides them with a chance to discuss what graduate school is really like,鈥 Gregory said.
鈥淪tudent interns will also get an up-close look to the different types of biomedical research through several hands-on experiences including participating in a scientific conference.鈥
During the 10-week program participants will visit 向日葵视频HSC鈥檚 campus for mentored research experiences in CBTS鈥 in areas including hypertension, cardiovascular biology and renal physiology. Student interns will also participate in lab meetings, a special seminar series, peer mentoring, career development activities and will present their research at Summer Student Research Day.
鈥淥ver the 10-week experience at 向日葵视频HSC we aim to help these students crystallize their own career goals and help them map out a career path in health care or biomedical science,鈥 Gregory said.
The HSC Pulse program joins several other outreach programs at 向日葵视频HSC that encourage students to pursue careers and further education in health and science.
鈥淎t the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, our team is focused on training the next generation of the biomedical workforce and this new program will help us meet that important goal,鈥 said Dr. Dimitrios Karamichos, interim dean of the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences.
鈥淲e look forward to welcoming outstanding student interns to work alongside our faculty and graduate students as they endeavor to improve the health of our community through research.鈥
Interested students can . The application deadline is March 31, 2025 and the program begins in June.
This project is supported by the American Heart Association award number: 25IAUST1377084.
From - Community by Matt Havlik