The program offers an immersive online experience with Jefferson faculty, staff, and researchers, culminating in a Virtual Symposium where students present their own research.
SummerScience@Jefferson is a four-week virtual program hosted by the Jefferson College of Life Sciences for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. This immersive experience fosters an appreciation for science in everyday life, deepens understanding of current scientific issues, and introduces students to the expanding field of biomedical sciences. Through interactive lectures, discussions, virtual and hands-on at-home experiments, students work alongside Jefferson faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and researchers to investigate scientific questions and research methods. The program covers topics such as biochemistry, molecular biology, forensic science, genetics, and the etiology and pathogenesis of various diseases. Laboratory experiences include techniques like isolation of genomic DNA, PCR, DNA fingerprinting, immunohistochemistry, ELISA, ABO blood typing, and Gram staining. The program culminates in a Virtual Symposium where students present a research topic.
Students engage in interactive lectures, discussions, and virtual and hands-on at-home experiments, typically from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This program is ideal for high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors seeking a future in science and interested in exploring biomedical sciences and real-world research practices.
Thomas Jefferson University, 1020 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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