Summer Science Research Opportunities

Summer Science Programs – UPDATED 2/23/15

(In no particular order; New additions are at the bottom of the list.)

1. North Shore-LIJ Hospital System – Feinstein Institute for Medical Research – Student Intern Programs     (Long Island)

http://www.feinsteininstitute.org/education-careers/careers/student-intern-programs/

2. SUNY Stony Brook – Simons Summer Research Program (APPLICATIONS DUE IN JANUARY)

http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/simons/applying_to/nomination.html

3. Columbia University – Summer Programs for High School Students     (New York City)

http://ce.columbia.edu/high-school

4. Columbia University – Science Honors Program (not summer; meets Saturday mornings during the school year)

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/shp/apply.html

5. U. Penn Summer High School Programs     (Philadelphia area)

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/summer/programs/highschool

6. U. Penn Sumer Academy in Applied Science and Technology     (Philadelphia area)

http://www.seas.upenn.edu/saast/

7. DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory     (Long Island)

http://summercamps.dnalc.org/info/

8. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Lab – Partners for the Future     (Long Island)

- Nominations through Chaminade only.  You may pick up application/nomination materials from Bro. Benjamin.

9. Brookhaven National Lab – High School Research Program     (Long Island)

http://www.bnl.gov/education/program.asp?q=111

10. Brookhaven National Lab – Summer Science Explorations     (Long Island)

http://www.bnl.gov/education/program.asp?q=173

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11. SUNY Stony Brook     (Long Island)

Stony Brook has so many offerings there are too many to list separately here.  The link below is the ‘home base’ for their high school summer science opportunities in addition to the high school research program.  The opportunities include laser research, biotechnology, physics, and research.     (Long Island)

http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/highschool.shtml

12. Alfred University     (upstate New York, sort of close to Corning)

http://www.alfred.edu/summer/hs.cfm

13. The Cooper Union – Summer STEM Program     (New York City)

http://cooper.edu/engineering/summer-stem

14. Stevens Institute of Technology – The Stevens Summer.     (Hoboken, NJ)

Stevens has so many offerings there are too many to list separately here.  The link below is the ‘home base’ for their high school summer science opportunities.

http://www.stevens.edu/sit/admissions/stevens-summer/details

15.  Fordham University – Pre-College Program     (New York City)

Fordham has so many offerings there are too many to list separately here.  The link below is the ‘home base’ for their high school summer science opportunities.

http://www.fordham.edu/academics/summer_session/welcome/precollege_program_19637.asp

16. Shoals Marine Lab (cooperative venture between Cornell University and University of New Hampshire)

The lab has a summer course open to juniors and seniors – Marine Environmental Science

http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_cc_mes.html

17. Cornell University – Summer College

Summer College at Cornell has a large number of program offerings.  The link below is the homepage for Summer College.

http://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/

18. College of the Atlantic – Summer Field Experience for High School Students     (Bar Harbor, Maine)

COA has three offerings at the link below.

http://coa.edu/highschoolstudentprograms.htm

19. Whale Camp     (Grand Manaan Island, Newfoundland)

http://www.whalecamp.com/

20. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University     (Daytona Beach, Florida)

Embry-Riddle has quite a few summer opportunities.  Use the link below.

http://daytonabeach.erau.edu/degrees/summer-camps/residential/index.html

21. Hofstra University – Pre-Collegiate Career Discovery: STEM     (Long Island)

http://www.hofstra.edu/Academics/CE/ce_jbar.cfm?catalogid=3552

22. Hofstra University Summer Camps – Learning Institute     (Long Island)

http://www.hofstra.edu/Academics/CE/SC/spec/spec_learning_institute.html

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23. Adelphi University – Summer Pre-College Programs for High School Students     (Long Island)

Adelphi has a number of offerings.  The two math and science offerings are for ‘Game Programming’ and for ‘Exploring the Health Sciences.’  Use the link below for the homepage.

http://precollege.adelphi.edu/programs/

24. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)     (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

MIT has a few non-traditional programs for high school students.  The linked homepage below also lists quite a few non-MIT programs.

http://mitadmissions.org/apply/prepare/summer

25. Rensselaer Polytechnic University (RPI) - PREFACE Summer Program     (Troy, NY)

http://doso.rpi.edu/update.do?catcenterkey=87

26. Catholic University of America – Engineering New Frontiers     (Washington, DC)

http://summer.cua.edu/precollege/

27. Worcester Polytechnic Institution – Frontiers Program and Launch Program     (Worcester, MA)

http://www.wpi.edu/academics/k12/frontiers.html

http://www.wpi.edu/academics/k12/launch-overnight.html

28. Camp Cardiac

http://campcardiac.org

Updated Science Fair Due Dates

Whitefish Mitosis Pictures

As we discussed in lab 27, we can stop cell division in animal cells by adding a chemical called colchicine.  Here is a link to see a clear image of cells arrested at different phases of mitosis:

http://biog-1101-1104.bio.cornell.edu/biog101_104/tutorials/cell_division/wf_review_fs.html

Possible medical innovations in 2015

Here's a list of possible breakthroughs in science that are plausible given the state of current research.
Antibody cancer therapy, among others could revolutionize treatment of disease.


http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/31/health/cleveland-clinic-medical-innovations/index.html

New discovery in behavior of common viruses

The Epstein-Barr virus and closely related herpes viruses are able to survive a long time in the human body by avoiding attacks from our immune system.  Scientists have recently discovered that it contains a bacteriophage-like "chain mail" to protect itself from attack. This discovery should eventually lead to new drugs to combat these common viruses.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-epstein-barr-virus-wears-chain-mail/?WT.mc_id=SA_DD_20141013

Protein Structure and Function

In chapter 3, we've learned about the importance of the structure of proteins in determining their function.  The following link describes (in more detail) the importance of protein 3d structure in determining function:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26911/

Electricity and the Nervous System

As we mentioned in Chapter 31, the nervous system (brain, neurons, etc.) generates electricity in order to work correctly, here is an interesting article on electricity and the brain:

http://www.wired.com/2014/05/what-happens-if-you-apply-electricity-to-the-brain-of-a-corpse/?mbid=social_fb