STAR Program History In 2012, the Summer Trainees in Academic Research (STAR) program was initiated to formalize summer research opportunities at NYMC’s Graduate School of Basic Medical Location Sciences. The structured application process “levels the playing Medical College is located on a 565-acre suburban campus field” for applicants, which include high school students, shared with Westchester Medical Center, 15 miles outside the New college undergraduates, and science educators. Summer York City limits. The College is easily accessible by highway and is just trainees are carefully matched with faculty mentors based on 7 miles from the Tappan Zee Bridge. Frequent rail and bus service is stated research interests. Supplemental activities such as the available. STAR Seminar Series, STAR Journal Club and STAR Research Forum enhance the learning experience. About Us New York Medical College, a member of the and University System, is among the nation’s largest private health sciences universities. Founded in 1860, the College has a strong history of involvement in the social and environmental determinants of health and disease and special concern for the underserved.

For more information Please address any inquiries to: [email protected] or Tel: (914) 594-4110 www.nymc.edu/GSBMS/STAR STAR Program New York Medical College Summer Trainees in Academic Research Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences Valhalla, NY 10595 www.nymc.edu About the STAR Program Student Independent Research STAR Journal Club The STAR Program: Summer Trainees in Academic Research The core of the STAR Program is the mentored research The Journal Club is a weekly event where trainees can is a recent initiative at New York Medical College aimed at project, which allows the summer research trainees to critically evaluate scientific literature and gain confidence in enhancing the research experience of the many high school conduct authentic science research in an active laboratory their presentation skills. students, undergraduates, medical students and others who under the guidance of a faculty mentor. The time conduct mentored scientific investigations in our labs over commitment varies depending on the nature of the research, the summer. but most STAR trainees begin research in June (college STAR Research Forum undergraduates) or early July (high school). In addition to conducting summer research, STAR trainees The Research Forum takes place at the end of the summer have the opportunity to attend a series of lectures on program. Summer trainees present research in PowerPoint or professional poster format, enhancing their science current topics in science, to discuss and critically evaluate STAR Seminar Series the scientific literature during the STAR Journal Club, and communication skills. Constructive feedback is provided by to develop the communication skills essential to a career in The STAR Program offers a series of weekly special seminars faculty and graduate student judges. For high school trainees, research through participation in the STAR Research Forum. by faculty, postdoc and graduate student speakers for ALL the Research Forum is excellent preparation for the science summer research trainees working at NYMC. The series is competitions that are a requirement of their school programs. The physical resources available to trainees in the Graduate designed to familiarize trainees with the various fields of The Research Forum is open to the public. School are excellent. The College’s research laboratories, biomedical science by highlighting current projects by NYMC located in the Basic Sciences Building (BSB) and other researchers, and to introduce trainees to the essential skills adjacent buildings, are equipped with state-of-the-art of data analysis and science communications. Past seminar How to apply: investigative equipment that provides the capacity for topics have included: 1) go to the STAR website: www.nymc.edu/GSBMS/STAR protein sequencing, mass spectometry, gas or liquid (HPLC) · Stress: the good, the bad, and the ugly: 2) complete online application (opens mid-November) chromatography, confocal and intravital microscopy, cell neurochemical aspects cytometry, in vivo physiological monitoring and other 3) answer short essay questions · Chemoprevention by grape polyphenol resveratrol: advanced research techniques. 4) send your resume to [email protected] targets and mechanisms (transcripts are NOT required) · Preparing and delivering effective science presentations · Inability to utilize certain carbohydrates results in loss of fitness forBorrelia burgdorferi in the Applicants notified of decisions by April. enzoonotic cycle