{"id":10123,"date":"2014-06-06T07:20:36","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T11:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/?p=10123"},"modified":"2014-06-06T07:28:03","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T11:28:03","slug":"student-researchers-from-11-institutions-participating-in-summer-research-opportunities-at-marshall-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/student-researchers-from-11-institutions-participating-in-summer-research-opportunities-at-marshall-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Student researchers from 11 institutions participating in summer research opportunities at Marshall University"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday, June 5, 2014<\/strong> [social_share\/]\n

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va.\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Sixteen undergraduate students from 11 institutions are spending the summer conducting biomedical research in Marshall University\u2019s laboratories. The students are participating in nine-week programs offered through the West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (WV-INBRE)\u00a0and the university\u2019s Summer Research Internship for Minority Students (SRIMS) initiative.<\/p>\n

Dr. Elsa I. Mangiarua is a professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology at the university\u2019s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and directs the WV-INBRE summer program. She said both programs allow participants to gain valuable, hands-on experience doing graduate-level research in the labs of some of Marshall\u2019s top scientists.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are providing in-depth, mentored research opportunities for very talented undergraduates,\u201d she said. \u201cThe programs also promote awareness of Marshall\u2019s graduate degree programs and available careers in biomedical research.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kelly Carothers, who coordinates the SRIMS program, agreed, adding, \u201cThis is a chance for these students to do meaningful laboratory research, network with others in their field and enhance their academic competitiveness for graduate school.\u201d<\/p>\n

While at Marshall, the interns are working in the university\u2019s state-of-the-art facilities on research projects related to cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes, neuroscience, toxicology, immunological diseases and bioinformatics.<\/p>\n

The students will present their research results at a symposium at the end of the summer.<\/p>\n

In addition to the formal research training they each receive from their Marshall faculty mentors, the interns are taking part in workshops and seminars about a variety of topics related to research and graduate education. Students in the two programs attend the same seminars and interact socially through a bowling outing, hiking and other special events outside of the laboratory environment.<\/p>\n

Students participating in the WV-INBRE summer program include:<\/p>\n