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resources selected opportunities & resources in public health course may apply for this program that covers research in molecular biology, microbiology, and cellular biology. Students design and carry out their own research projects, which they present at the end of the course. (773) 702-6033; http://summer. uchicago.edu University of Connecticut Mentor Connection (CT) Grades 11 & 1; weeks. Students work closely OPPORTUNITIES AT CTY At the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, students who have earned qualifying test scores can explore a range of math, science, and humanities topics in summer and online courses. This list features courses in medicine and public health. CTY Summer Programs (410) 735-6277; cty.jhu.edu/summer Grades 7–11; weeks; residential. Epidemiology, History of Disease, Introduction to the Biomedical Sciences, and Medicine East and West. ADDITONAL SUMMER PROGRAMS Grades specified refer to students’ 2008–09 status. All programs are residential unless otherwise noted. Carnegie Mellon University C-MITES (PA) Grades –5; 1 week; commuter. Courses include You Make Me Sick: Immunology, which offers students the opportunity to explore viruses, bacteria, immunity, medicine, and prevention concepts. (412) 268-1629; www.cmu.edu/ cmites/summer.html Harvard Secondary School Program (MA) Grades 9–11; 7 weeks. Course offerings have previously included Introduction to Immunology, and Biological Perspectives on HIV and AIDS. (617) 4953192; www.ssp.harvard.edu Johns Hopkins University Precollege Program (MD) Grades 10–1; 1–5 weeks; residential and commuter. Offerings include Medical Sociology & Pandemics, Introduction to Biostatistics, 6 imagine Introduction to Public Health and Biomedical Informatics, and Medical Considerations of Health in the Urban Environment. (800) 5480548; www.jhu.edu/summer/ precollege/summer Joseph Baldwin Academy for Eminent Young Scholars at Truman State University (MO) Grades 7–9; weeks. Course offerings include What Bugs You: Insects and Human Affairs. (660) 785-5406; http://jba.truman.edu NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (multiple sites) Ages 16 & up; 8 weeks; commuter. Internships are available at institutes and centers within the National Institutes of Health, ranging from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Internship lengths and dates vary by center, but all require a minimum commitment of eight weeks. Students receive a stipend and are responsible for their own housing. www. training.nih.gov/student/ internship/internship.asp Northwestern University CTD (IL) Grades 5–11; weeks. Courses include Epidemiology and Immunology, Genetics, Human Biology, Introduction to Biochemistry, and Neuroscience. (847) 4913782; www.ctd.northwestern. edu/summer Summer Workshop in Computational Science and Bioinformatics (NY) Grades 9–11; weeks; commuter. This intensive program focuses on computational biology and bioinformatics, providing students with experience in computational bioscience on state-of-the-art computing and visualization hardware. (716) 645-6500; www.ccr.buffalo.edu/ content/education.htm University of Chicago Summer Research in the Biological Sciences (IL) Grades 10 & 11; 4 weeks. Students who have excelled in a high school biology January/February 009 http://cty.jhu.edu/summer http://summer.uchicago.edu http://summer.uchicago.edu http://www.training.nih.gov/student/internship/internship.asp http://www.training.nih.gov/student/internship/internship.asp http://www.jhu.edu/summer/precollege/summer http://www.jhu.edu/summer/precollege/summer http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/summer http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/summer http://jba.truman.edu http://www.cmu.edu/cmites/summer.html http://www.cmu.edu/cmites/summer.html http://www.ssp.harvard.edu http://www.ccr.buffalo.edu/content/education.htm http://www.ccr.buffalo.edu/content/education.htm

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - January/February 2009

Imagine Magazine - John Hopkins - January/February 2009
Contents
Letters
Big Problems
In My Own Words
Witness to a Pandemic
An Ounce of Prevention
Of Math and Measles
Predicting the Next Pandemic
Medicine, Medicine Everywhere
Food Matters
Looking for a Challenge? Try Summer College!
CTY: The Real Deal
Hot Topic
Selected Opportunities & Resources
Off the Shelf
Word Wise
Middle Ground
One Step Ahead
Exploring Career Options
Planning Ahead for College
Students Review
Creative Minds Imagine
Sudoku
Knossos Games

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - January/February 2009