McClatchy Grad Chosen for Respected Science Internship
Bar Harbor, Maine—Emily Suter, C.K. McClatchy High School class of 2007, 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 eight weeks, Suter will study microscopy under the guidance of a staff scientist.
In Joerg Bewersdorf, Ph.D.'s laboratory, Emily will be learning to use the Lab's new 4Pi confocal laser scanning microscope, the only one in the western hemisphere. Suter will then study chromosomal structure and configuration, and how this affects cell division.
Emily is a rising sophomore at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she is majoring in biological engineering. Her summer research reflects her interest in this multidisciplinary field: “I like learning the physics and engineering of microscopes, as well as studying the cells and analyzing the data,” she explains.
Emily 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 gone on to 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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