Cape Grad Chosen for Respected Science Internship
Bar Harbor, Maine—Jacqueline Boytim, Cape Henlopen class of 2006, has been selected to participate in this year’s installment of The Jackson Laboratory’s Summer Student Program. The prestigious program draws high school and undergraduate students to the coast of Maine for an intensive, hands-on learning experience. For ten weeks, Jacqueline will study science writing under the guidance of a field expert.
Just as the communications department at the Jackson Laboratory conveys professional researchers' work to the general public of Maine, Jacqueline will work to communicate to the public the research goals and accomplishments of 28 Summer Student Program interns. She will have the opportunity to write for publications such as local newspapers, the lab's new magazine, The Search, and the Jackson website.
Jacqueline is currently pursuing majors in “Science, Technology and Society” and Biology at the University of Pennsylvania. She particularly enjoys
studying the interface between biology and the society. “This internship allows me to wedge myself between scientists and the public. I’m making many personal observations about the sort-of ‘dialectical tension’ between the two groups that reflects what I’ve learned in class,” she notes.
Jacqueline joins 28 other college and high school students in this summer research opportunity. Their individual projects vary from genomics to development to bioinformatics. Participants reside at Highseas, a nearby century-old mansion, and revel in the many opportunities that Mount Desert Island offers. Weekend camping trips, spontaneous hikes throughout Acadia National Park and a white water rafting adventure complement their time spent uncovering new data in the lab.
Since its inception in 1924, the Summer Student Program has led many students into the world of professional research. Eighty-percent of the program’s more than 2,200 alumni have enjoyed successful careers in medicine or biomedical research. Two particular program graduates, Drs. David Baltimore and Howard Temin, received the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The summer interns are an integral part of the Jackson Laboratory’s operation, providing fresh perspectives and keen enthusiasm.
The Jackson Laboratory (www.jax.org) is a nonprofit biomedical research institution and National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center based in Bar Harbor, Maine. Its mission is to discover the genetic basis for preventing, treating and curing human diseases, and to enable research and education for the global biomedical community.
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