Meet a Scientist! Dr. Stephanie E. Woods DNA Learning Center 2023-08-02 | The DNA Learning Center's "Meet a Scientist" program is a monthly series of 30-minute talks meant to inspire and give students and teachers a look into fascinating research topics and the stories of scientists. Register for our next event at https://dnalc.cshl.edu/programs/meet-a-scientist.html
Meet a Scientist! Joel N. H. Stern: A Career Balancing Teaching and Research DNA Learning Center 2023-05-12 | The DNA Learning Center's "Meet a Scientist" program is a monthly series of 30-minute talks meant to inspire and give students and teachers a look into fascinating research topics and the stories of scientists. Register for our next event at https://dnalc.cshl.edu/programs/meet-a-scientist.html
Meet a Scientist! Terrence Turner: DNA sequencing in the modern age DNA Learning Center 2023-04-07 | The DNA Learning Center's "Meet a Scientist" program is a monthly series of 30-minute talks meant to inspire and give students and teachers a look into fascinating research topics and the stories of scientists. Register for our next event at https://dnalc.cshl.edu/programs/meet-a-scientist.html
Meet a Scientist! Zachary Oberholtzer: Biochemical/Biophysical Characterization in Drug Development DNA Learning Center 2023-01-24 | The DNA Learning Center's "Meet a Scientist" program is a monthly series of 30-minute talks meant to inspire and give students and teachers a look into fascinating research topics and the stories of scientists. Register for our next event at https://dnalc.cshl.edu/programs/meet-a-scientist.html
2021-22 Barcode Long Island Symposium Keynote Address: Dr. Christopher Gobler DNA Learning Center 2022-08-17 | More info: dnabarcoding101.orgSince 2014, high school students and teachers across Long Island have participated in the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DNA Learning Center’s research program, Barcode Long Island (BLI). Through this program, originally developed with funding by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (a branch of the National Institutes of Health) Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA), student teams use DNA barcoding to address biodiversity-focused research projects. Just as a unique pattern of bars in a universal product code (UPC) identifies each item for sale in a store, a DNA barcode is a DNA sequence that can potentially identify each living thing. DNA barcoding integrates big ideas from molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, ecology, and biodiversity – while at the same time providing the flexibility to address a variety of student-driven questions. The program culminates annually with a student symposium. Please enjoy our 2021-22 BLI Symposium keynote address, “Decoding Harmful Algal Blooms with Molecular Tools” presented by Dr. Christopher J. Gobler, Ph.D., Endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Director, New York State Center for Clean Water Technology. Stony Brook University. Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has shaped contemporary biomedical research and education with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, and quantitative biology. Home to eight Nobel Prize winners, the private, not-for-profit Laboratory employs 1,100 people including 600 scientists, students, and technicians. The Meetings & Courses Program hosts more than 12,000 scientists from around the world each year on its campuses on Long Island and in Suzhou, China. The Laboratory's education arm also includes an academic publishing house, a graduate school, and the DNA Learning Center (DNALC). (https://www.cshl.edu) (https://dnalc.cshl.edu) In 1988, CSHL established the DNALC as the world’s first science center devoted entirely to public genetics education, and now operates facilities in Cold Spring Harbor, Brooklyn, Harlem, and Sleepy Hollow https://dnalc.cshl.edu/about/. The DNALC popularized several methods for delivering genetics instruction, including student laboratory field trips and summer camps, educator workshops, biotechnology kits, laboratory textbooks, equipment sharing consortia, student DNA sequencing, educational interfaces to bioinformatics tools, and multimedia learning materials for biology education.
Meet a Scientist! Jeremy Seto: The -omics of Vector Surveillance DNA Learning Center 2022-05-27 | The DNA Learning Center's "Meet a Scientist" program is a monthly series of 30-minute talks meant to inspire and give students and teachers a look into fascinating research topics and the stories of scientists. Register for our next event at https://dnalc.cshl.edu/programs/meet-a-scientist.html
Meet a Scientist! Ullas Pedmale: How Plants Sense Their Environment DNA Learning Center 2022-04-26 | The DNA Learning Center's "Meet a Scientist" program is a monthly series of 30-minute talks meant to inspire and give students and teachers a look into fascinating research topics and the stories of scientists. Register for our next event at https://dnalc.cshl.edu/programs/meet-a-scientist.html
Meet a Scientist! Jessica Tollkuhn: Hormonal regulation of sex differences in the brain and behavior DNA Learning Center 2022-04-14 | The DNA Learning Center's "Meet a Scientist" program is a monthly series of 30-minute talks meant to inspire and give students and teachers a look into fascinating research topics and the stories of scientists. Register for our next event at https://dnalc.cshl.edu/programs/meet-a-scientist.html
Meet a Scientist! Corina Amor: Hunting Down Aging DNA Learning Center 2022-02-22 | The DNA Learning Center's "Meet a Scientist" program is a monthly series of 30-minute talks meant to inspire and give students and teachers a look into fascinating research topics and the stories of scientists. Register for our next event at https://dnalc.cshl.edu/programs/meet-a-scientist.html
DNA Learning Center in-person and virtual summer science camps DNA Learning Center 2022-02-17 | summercamps.dnalc.orgDo you want to do hands-on experiments on fingerprints? The kind that we find on our hands or the kind we make from DNA found in ourselves. Do you want to explore biodiversity in your neighborhood? As an instructor at the DNA Learning Center, I know the best way to learn science is hands-on. The DNA Learning Center wants to ignite your love for science. We offer week-long summer camps for middle and high school students. Join us in person on long island, at our new centers in Brooklyn and Sleepy Hollow, or virtually with an at-home kit. Registration is open now.
Learn about DNA basepairs @ summercamps.dnalc.org DNA Learning Center 2022-02-15 | The DNA Learning Center is the world's first science center devoted entirely to genetics education. We offer fun and challenging camps for science enthusiasts entering 6th–12th grades at several locations in the New York metro area. Guided by experienced instructors, students use sophisticated laboratory and computer equipment to perform experiments several grade levels ahead of their peers.
Meet a Scientist! Christopher Vakoc: Inventing New Cancer Medicines DNA Learning Center 2022-02-09 | The DNA Learning Center's "Meet a Scientist" program is a monthly series of 30-minute talks meant to inspire and give students and teachers a look into fascinating research topics and the stories of scientists. Register for our next event at https://dnalc.cshl.edu/programs/meet-a-scientist.html
Meet a Scientist! Jeremy Borniger: How the Brain Surveils the Body During Health and Disease DNA Learning Center 2022-02-04 | The DNA Learning Center's "Meet a Scientist" program is a monthly series of 30-minute talks meant to inspire and give students and teachers a look into fascinating research topics and the stories of scientists. Register for our next event at https://dnalc.cshl.edu/programs/meet-a-scientist.html
Meet a Scientist! Peter Koo: Understanding gene regulation through deep learning DNA Learning Center 2021-06-15 | The DNA Learning Center's "Meet a Scientist" program is a monthly series of 30-minute talks meant to inspire and give students and teachers a look into fascinating research topics and the stories of scientists. Register for our next event at https://dnalc.cshl.edu/programs/meet-a-scientist.html
DNA Barcoding Symposium Keynote Address 2020-21: Dr. Javier A. Izquierdo, Hofstra University DNA Learning Center 2021-06-01 | More info: dnabarcoding101.orgJoin us for our DNA Barcoding Symposium keynote address, “Understanding, deconstructing and rebuilding microbiomes to make a better world” presented by Dr. Javier A. Izquierdo, Associate Professor of Biology at Hofstra University. Dr. Izquierdo will respond to questions about his talk posted in the YouTube chat. The Urban Barcode Project (UBP) funded by the Thompson Family Foundation, and Urban Barcode Research Program (UBRP), funded by matching grants from the Pinkerton Foundation and Simons Science Sandbox, involve high school students in independent research of biodiversity in New York City. (dnabarcoding101.org/programs/ubp)Barcode Long Island (BLI) , funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (a branch of the National Institutes of Health) Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA), involves high school students in campaign-based biodiversity research of Long Island. (dnabarcoding101.org/programs/bli)Barcoding US Ants, funded by a SEPA supplement to BLI, is a national effort that aims to show the feasibility of citizen scientists using DNA barcodes to identify and map the ant species of the United States. (dnabarcoding101.org/citizen/usants)Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has shaped contemporary biomedical research and education with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, and quantitative biology. Home to eight Nobel Prize winners, the private, not-for-profit Laboratory employs 1,100 people including 600 scientists, students, and technicians. The Meetings & Courses Program hosts more than 12,000 scientists from around the world each year on its campuses on Long Island and in Suzhou, China. The Laboratory's education arm also includes an academic publishing house, a graduate school, and the DNA Learning Center (DNALC). (https://www.cshl.edu) (https://dnalc.cshl.edu)In 1988, CSHL established the DNALC as the world’s first science center devoted entirely to public genetics education, and now operates facilities in Cold Spring Harbor, Brooklyn, Harlem, and Sleepy Hollow https://dnalc.cshl.edu/about/. The DNALC popularized several methods for delivering genetics instruction, including student laboratory field trips and summer camps, educator workshops, biotechnology kits, laboratory textbooks, equipment sharing consortia, student DNA sequencing, educational interfaces to bioinformatics tools, and multimedia learning materials for biology education.
Meet a Scientist! Hannah Meyer: Educating the immune system -how T cells distinguish friend from foe DNA Learning Center 2021-05-19 | The DNA Learning Center's "Meet a Scientist" program is a monthly series of 30-minute talks meant to inspire and give students and teachers a look into fascinating research topics and the stories of scientists. Register for our next event at https://dnalc.cshl.edu/programs/meet-a-scientist.html
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: The mental and physical impacts of the pandemic on minorities? DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: What have you and your team at NIMHD noticed about the mental and physical impacts of the pandemic, specifically on minorities? In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Being a woman of color in science DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: What have been some of the biggest challenges in your journey of being a woman of color in science? In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: The importance of diversity in STEM DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: What do you think is most important about having diversity in the STEM fields, and what do you think it will take to have a completely diverse field in science? In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: COVID, quarantine, physical activity, and heart health DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIHQuestion: How do you believe the lack of physical activity that COVID and quarantine caused will have an impact on future heart health?In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: COVID and underlying conditions DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIHQuestion: When people have underlying issues like asthma or any type of respiratory issues is COVID the cause of death? In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Guiding communities as a doctor of color DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: How has your experience as a female doctor of color been in guiding communities of color to take the vaccine?In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Priorities for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIHQuestion: What is some of the top priority research that is or will be going on at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for 2021?In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Improving physical and mental health in disadvantaged communities DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: Moving forward, how might institutions such as your own aid in supporting the improvement of the standard of health — physical and mental — in historically disadvantaged communities In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Why should young people take the vaccine? DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: What would be the advantage for the young and healthy to get the vaccine if we can still be infectious, especially for communities of color? In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Heart disease and obesity; impacts in minority communities DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIHQuestion: 'How do you think COVID will further impact health disparities, specifically in heart disease and obesity since COVID impacted minority communities heavily?In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Protecting the health of the vulnerable and incarcerated DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIHQuestion: When will they [incarcerated peoples] be as equally protected?In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Addressing youth suicide on reservations DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: On the reservation there are exceptionally high suicide rates for young Native Americans, how can we solve this problem? In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Doing research during a pandemic DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Eugenia South, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of PhiladelphiaQuestion: Which aspects of the pandemic have made your research difficult to conduct?In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: NIMHD and indigenous communities DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable, Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: How does NIMHD work with indigenous reservations to address health concerns and issues as priorities to research and understanding within those communities?In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Race vs. racism as a risk factor in healthcare DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Eugenia South, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of PhiladelphiaQuestion: Has the pandemic highlighted areas of your own field that deserve greater attention? In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science - COVID-19: Coronavirus Family and Friend Interviews DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | I asked family members and friends about their thoughts on the COVID-19 vaccine. By: Olivia Taylor, grade 11, Watkinson SchoolSee all the project videos: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: COVID and minority health in indigenous communities DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable, Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: Have you seen health improve within minority groups during COVID-19, especially in indigenous groups? In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Addressing skepticism towards the vaccine DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable, Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: What would you say to minorities that are skeptical about getting the vaccine?In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: You are the hope DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable, Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: Dr. Pérez-Stable talks about finding hope in the next generationIn 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: You are the hope DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable, Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: Dr. Pérez-Stable talks about finding hope in the next generationIn 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Collaboration and community outreach as part of research DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Eugenia South, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of PhiladelphiaQuestion: What is it like to conduct research that relies so heavily on collaboration and community outreach? In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: How NHLBI learned lessons from COVID DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIHQuestion: Dr. Gibbons talks about lessons learned at NHLBI during the pandemicIn 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Quarantine and the urban environment DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Eugenia South, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of PhiladelphiaQuestion: How do you think quarantine impacted mental health for those who live in urban environments? In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Inclusion makes us better at solving problems that affect us all DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIHQuestion: Dr.Gibbons speaks about the importance of inclusionIn 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Dealing with COVID and future minority healthcare disparities DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable, Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: How do you think COVID will further impact health disparities since COVID impacted minority communities heavily, if so are there going to be future accommodations put in place to combat this? In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Factors preventing minority groups from accessing the vaccine DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable, Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: What do you believe is the dominating factor that is preventing minority groups from getting the vaccine? In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Leading at NIMHD as a psychologist DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: How have your degrees in psychology helped you as the Deputy Directory for the Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities? In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: The vaccine is hope DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Eugenia South, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of PhiladelphiaQuestion: Dr. South talks about what she sees as hopeful during COVIDIn 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Questioning the vaccine and repairing mistrust DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Eugenia South, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of PhiladelphiaQuestion: You originally questioned the validity of the vaccine. How might ideology about the vaccine shift under a new presidency; how might mistrust be repaired? In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science - COVID-19: Minorities and the Vaccine: A Short Film DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | I created an animated short film that explains various aspects of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. The film discusses how a history of unethical medical practices justifies skepticism about the vaccine, but how facts about the vaccine can help overcome this mistrust. The film also describes how they vaccines were tested for safety and highlights roles minorities played in researching, testing, and increasing trust for the vaccines. Some footage from our interview with Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable is included to emphasize the importance of minorities getting vaccinated.By: Ellis Eisenberg, Grade 10, Half Hollow Hills High School WestSee all the project videos: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Getting access to vaccine for the undocumented DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIHQuestion: What plans does the NIMHD have to ensure that minorities will have access to vaccines, specifically undocumented immigrants?In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science - COVID-19: How COVID Testing Works DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | A short video on Rapid Vs. PCR COVID testing. By: Samantha Gonzalez- 12th grade Walter G O' Connell Copiague High SchoolSee all the project videos: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: Scientists need to stay humble and connected to community DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIHQuestion: Dr. Gibbons reflects on the need for scientists to be connected to community In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
Students Talk Science — COVID-19: The environment impacts our health DNA Learning Center 2021-05-06 | Students Talk Science: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Project Interview with Dr. Eugenia South, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of PhiladelphiaQuestion:What led you to study the environment and public health? In 2021, the Students Talk Science Outreach Project brought together students from the CSHL DNA Learning Center’s high school minority enrichment program (STARS STEM) and a partner – Red Cloud Indian School – to have student-driven conversations about COVID and minority health care disparities. We believe high school students have a powerful and informed voice that can start conversations and help shape? the opinions of their families, peers, and communities. By the beginning of 2021, Black, Brown, and Native communities have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with a vaccine that has the potential to end the pandemic, people in these communities are making choices about vaccination. These choices may be impacted by mistrust due to a long history of racism and discrimination that persists today. Therefore, we wanted to focus on the concerns of students from these communities and discuss how we can solve challenges caused by the pandemic and those that existed before it. This format not only credits the high school students with the responsibility of using their education to support their communities, but also prepares them to take on these challenges as they become the next generation of doctors, scientists, and professionals.For more information on this project, and links to more information about the science of COVID and the problems of health care disparities, visit our website: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/students-talk-science/
