{"id":135909,"date":"2025-06-30T12:34:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?post_type=bu-article&p=135909"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:36:08","slug":"gms-summer-undergraduate-research-symposium-hosts-stars-urop-and-spin-scholars","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/medicine\/articles\/2025\/gms-summer-undergraduate-research-symposium-hosts-stars-urop-and-spin-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"GMS Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium Hosts STaRS, UROP, and SPIN Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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This year\u2019s Summer Training as Research Scholars (STaRS) cohort culminated their 10-week on-site internships at the Graduate Medical Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium on August 11. Held at Hiebert Lounge, the symposium offered STaRS scholars the opportunity to present their independent research projects to Boston University Medical Campus faculty, staff, and students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2023 STaRS scholars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Jacqueline Alford
\u25cf Jessica Oliveira Bacelar
\u25cf Matthew Jacob Byrne
\u25cf Jonathan Matthew Carnino
\u25cf Malia Magnolia Cole
\u25cf Shira Maya Freilich
\u25cf Arielle Gilliam
\u25cf Stevia Coralie Nanfack Tsakem
\u25cf Chioma Okolo
\u25cf Elizabeth Myriam Puyo
\u25cf Valerie Reyes Ortiz
\u25cf Leila Alejandra Rivera Rosario
\u25cf Diana Esmeralda Rodriguez
\u25cf Mikaili Zoe Senwah<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming from colleges and universities across the continental US and Puerto Rico, the cohort included six second-year undergraduates, seven third-year undergraduates, three fourth-year undergraduates, and one Boston University medical student.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Joseph P. Mizgerd, ScD
\u25cf Francesca Seta, PhD
\u25cf Sarah Mazzilli, PhD
\u25cf Andrew Wilson, MD
\u25cf Gareth Morgan, PhD
\u25cf Joseph Zaia, PhD
\u25cf Jeffrey Siracuse, MD, MBA
\u25cf Weining Lu, MD
\u25cf Jos\u00e9 Rafael Romero, MD
\u25cf Jessica Levi, MD
\u25cf Vickery Trinkaus-Randall, PhD
\u25cf Suryaram Gummuluru, PhD
\u25cf Frederick Ruberg, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The symposium was also open to all summer undergraduate students on campus and was attended by one Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) scholar and one Summer Program in Neuroscience (SPIN) scholar. This year\u2019s presenting UROP scholar was Sanjana Prudhvi, mentored by Manveen Sethi, PhD, and Joseph Zaia, PhD. The presenting SPIN scholar was Grace Li, mentored by Ella Zeldich, PhD. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 2010, the STaRS program promotes equitable access to graduate research and education for students historically underrepresented in science and medicine. Every summer, STaRS cohorts participate in faculty- mentored research informed by the scholars\u2019 personal research interests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of 10 weeks, scholars execute independent projects, participate in seminars on career development, research competencies and graduate school applications, and receive training on critical scientific communication skills. Ultimately, the program aims to enhance skillsets for application and entry to graduate or MD\/PhD programs in biomedical sciences. Scholars receive a certificate recognizing their outstanding academic research achievements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCongratulations to this year\u2019s STaRS scholars for a summer of successful research,\u201d said STaRS Program Director Isabel Dominguez, PhD. \u201cThank you to all participating faculty mentors, personnel, and staff for your commitment and support of the STaRS scholars. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to see the scholars grow their research and communication skills and be empowered to follow a research career path.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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