High School STEM Education

High school students are guided by mentors and participate in
research projects in labs. At the end of the program they write
a final report about their experimental results and conclusions.

2011
Adrienne Chung, Whitney Young Magnet High School
Mentor: Zifeng Jiang, IGSB, University of Chicago
Title of Project: Emerging Pathogens: DNA Study at the Field Museum of Natural History

Hannah Koo, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Mentor: Adam Hammond, Biophysical Sciences, University of Chicago
Title of Project: The Effects of Cholesterol Level Manipulations in Model Lipid Bilayers

2012
Noah Hamlish, Whitney Young Magnet High School
Mentor: Jennier Moran, IGSB, University of Chicago
Title of Project: New Applications of Synthetic DNA Technology