{"id":15228,"date":"2011-11-27T15:00:12","date_gmt":"2011-11-27T20:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=15228"},"modified":"2014-09-17T14:14:08","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T18:14:08","slug":"gms-summer-interns-win-awards-at-abrcms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/students\/dei\/undergraduate-summer-and-youth-programs\/gms-summer-interns-win-awards-at-abrcms\/","title":{"rendered":"GMS Summer Interns Win Awards at ABRCMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-2599\">\n<h4>Two students in the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences  (GMS) 2011 Summer Undergraduate Research Program have received awards at  the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students  (ABRCMS).<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"\/gms\/files\/2011\/11\/Chino-Igwe1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-15239\" title=\"Chino Igwe\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2011\/11\/Chino-Igwe1.jpg\" alt=\"Chino Igwe\" width=\"200\" height=\"238\" \/><\/a>Approximately 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students,  program directors and faculty from across the United States attended the  national conference, which was held in St. Louis, Nov. 9-12.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chinaemere Igweibuke, a junior at the University of Virgin Islands,  won best oral presentation in the Developmental Biology and Genetics  Section. He spoke about <em>Mitofusin-2 Protects Renal Epithelial Cells Under Stress.<\/em> Chino\u2019s summer faculty mentors were Steven Borkan, MD, associate  professor of medicine, BUSM and Ramon Bonegio, MD, assistant professor  medicine, BUSM.  In addition, Jonathan M. Gall (Yoni), a MD-PhD student  in Dr. Borkan\u2019s renal research group, actively supported Chino\u2019s  independent summer research project.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/gms\/files\/2011\/11\/Rachel.-Opoku.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15232\" title=\"Rachel. Opoku\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2011\/11\/Rachel.-Opoku.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel. Opoku\" width=\"196\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a>Rachael Opoku, a senior at Medgar Evers College of the City  University of New York, won a certificate of achievement for her poster  in the Developmental Biology and Genetics section. Her poster was titled  <em>Robo2 Pax2 play Distinct Roles in the Pathogenesis of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract in Mice<\/em>.   ABRCMS was Rachel\u2019s first professional conference and she was thrilled  to be there to present her poster despite the pressure of being  questioned by three judges.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel\u2019s summer faculty mentor was BUSM Department of Medicine  Assistant Professor Weining Lu, MD. In addition, Hila Milo Rasouly, a  PhD student in Dr. Lu\u2019s lab served as a positive, inspiring role model  for Rachel during her internship.<\/p>\n<p>The ABRCMS conference is designed to encourage underrepresented  minority students to pursue advanced training in the biomedical and  behavioral sciences, and to provide faculty mentors and advisors with  resources for facilitating student\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<p>The Division of Graduate Medical Sciences\u2019 Summer Undergraduate  Research Program provides a mentored internship for underrepresented  students who are academically talented and particularly interested in  pursuing graduate education in the biomedical sciences.  The program was  started in 2010 by, Associate Provost, Division of Graduate Medical  Sciences, Linda Hyman, PhD. As part of the Program, participants present  their independent research project at a summer research symposium at  BUSM. Students are encouraged to go to professional conferences such as  ABRCMS to continue to develop professional skills.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This entry was posted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/2011\/11\/22\/gms-summer-interns-win-awards-at-abrcms\/\">BUMC News \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ton Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 at 2:59 pm.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two students in the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS) 2011 Summer Undergraduate Research Program have received awards at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Approximately 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students, program directors and faculty from across the United States attended the national conference, which was held in St. Louis, Nov. 9-12. 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