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DoM In2Science and Young Scientist Days - summer 2022

16 August 2022

Hannah Peckham & Nina De Gruijter organise Young Scientist Days and In2Science placements in the Division of Medicine

Photo of a young scientist in the lab

Young Scientist Days听

Local sixth form students from three seperate schools attended a one-day workshop in the Division of Medicine this summer. They attended short talks with doctors and scientists in the division to learn about careers in medicine and research. Students were also able to experience听a working lab and听learn how to pipette and run gel electrophoresis.

In2Science

Sixth formers interested in STEM were听selected from disadvantaged backgrounds. They were听matched with appropriate local professionals in their听chosen field. The Division of Medicine hosted two听groups this year. Each group听visited the division of medicine for five听days.

Dr Nina De Gruijter supported seven听students who hope to study medicine and pharmacy. During their visit they were able to work on a lab project which involved them being taken through a case study of听an arthritic knee, which they wrote a short report about, to learn about differential diagnostic skills as medics.

Young scientist in the lab
The second group consisted of three听students who worked with Hannah Peckham. They were听interested in听studying biology. Their lab project tied听into the theme of Hannah's听PhD - sex differences in the immune system. Their task involved writing their own听鈥榡ournal articles鈥� based on their lab results at the end of their week. this allowed them to听learn about the full process of carrying out research - deciding what is interesting/important- and communicating it to the world. 9 out of the 10 In2Science students this year were female, so the team听have been keen to introduce them to as many 鈥榳omen in science' as possible including听PhD student, research co-ordinator, senior scientist, technician, medical doctor, and nurse. It is hoped that this will help to overcome the stereotype that听STEM careers are for听men only.

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