Students explore STEM opportunities as Science Scholars
High school students learn about STEM careers at the 2017 Science Scholars of Tomorrow Symposium.
Each year, nearly 150 students and teachers from across Shelby County visit the St. Jude campus to learn more about laboratory work, get a first-hand look at state-of-the-art equipment, and scrub up for visits to clinical areas.
The St. Jude Science Scholars of Tomorrow, which launched in 2015, is an opportunity for local students to visit campus and learn what it means to be a scientist, what goes into conducting research, and how to pursue careers in different scientific and health care fields.
This year, during the day-long symposium, students heard from experts in neurobiology, oncology, genetics, pathology and more. Students also participated in an interactive educational experience focused on pharmacogenomics, the study of how genes affect an individual's response to medications.
“This is a great way for us as scientists and clinicians to interact directly with teenagers who will one day be our junior colleagues,” said Josh Wolf, MBBS, of St. Jude Infectious Diseases. “I really enjoyed the opportunity to talk with them about science and research.”
Science scholars are selected through a competitive application process that requires a teacher endorsement. Application submissions will be open for the Science Scholars of Tomorrow Symposium 2018 later this year.
To learn more about the Science Scholars of Tomorrow Symposium, including eligibility and teacher opportunities, visit www.stjude.org/science-scholars and sign up for updates. For more information about the program or questions about the event, email ScienceScholars@stjude.org.
View photos from this year’s Science Scholars of Tomorrow
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Science Scholars of Tomorrow visiting St. Jude discuss their plans for the day before hearing a morning lecture.
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The morning lecture included a question-and-answer session following the presentation.
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After the morning lecture, Science Scholars divided into small groups to visit individual labs and clinical areas to learn more about research and patient care at St. Jude.
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Mark Hatley, MD, PhD, of St. Jude Oncology, explains his research to a small group of Science Scholars.
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High school students learn about STEM careers at the 2017 Science Scholars of Tomorrow Symposium.
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Science Scholars also got hands-on experience with the lab equipment in Dr. Martine Roussel’s lab.
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Science Scholars touring the campus were able to visit labs and get first-hand experience seeing what researchers do.
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Jennifer Peters, PhD, of St. Jude Light Microscopy, shows a small group of students what the microscopic scans look like on a computer monitor.
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Science Scholars visited the robots in chemical biology. In a single day, one robot can test tens of thousands of chemicals for potential anti-cancer activity.
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Chuck Gawad, MD, PhD, of St. Jude Oncology, shows Science Scholars a few of his microscopic images during their tour of his lab.
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Robert Ogg, PhD, of Diagnostic Imaging, shows students images in the vision lab.
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Science Scholars participate in an interactive educational experience about the importance of precision medicine.
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Josh Wolf, MBBS, leads a presentation on precision medicine.
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Science Scholars participated in a career panel with St. Jude researchers and clinicians.
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Suzanne Baker, PhD, facilitates the career panel.
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Science Scholars took turns posing for selfies using #stjudessot and a geofilter designed for the day.
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