We would like to share that Shadow A Scientist, a graduate student-run organization that plans on-campus science outreach visits for students from underserved communities in NC, has been able to reach over聽400 high school students!
On December 9th, Shadow A Scientist hosted an in-person visit. 16 students from聽Duplin County Health Sciences Academy came to 大象传媒 for the day and toured 2 different labs, heard a Path in Science presentation, and ate lunch with scientists.聽To read more about the visit, check out the summary聽.
We would like to highlight the聽amazing聽members of聽the Biochemistry and Biophysics department for doing incredible volunteer work on top of their already productive schedules:聽Christina So, Ike Emerson, and Amrita Nallathambi.聽These graduate students each hosted small groups of high school students and gave them tours around their laboratory. Additionally, we also wanted to highlight the Executive Board members from our department, Abigail Ballard and Odessa Goudy.
To learn more about Shadow A Scientist and get involved, visit their聽.
Maria Al Haddad is Shadow A Scientist鈥檚 highlighted researcher! (Campbell lab, May 2022)
Abigail Ballard is Shadow A Scientist鈥檚 highlighted researcher! (Bergmeier lab, April 2022)
Odessa Goudy is Shadow A Scientist鈥檚 highlighted researcher! (Kuhlman lab, March 2022)