Alice Huang presents background on tendon research in the Huang Lab to Girls Inc students (Photo credit: Nomi Ellenson)
On August 2, the Orthopaedic Research Labs hosted 20 students from the Girls Inc Eureka! Summer Program. Girls Inc. Eureka! Is a STEM-based approach to engaging and empowering 8th-12th grade girls for future success. The ORL visit kicked off with scientific presentations by Dr. Alice Huang on tendon research and Dr. James Iatridis on spine research. Didactic presentations were followed by hands-on rotations through six modules led by our trainees and staff: mouse gait analysis, fluorescence microscopy, tendon tissue engineering, cryosectioning, orthopaedic biomechanics, and spine organ culture. The event capped with an inspiring Q&A discussion with Dr. Leesa Galatz on what it means to be a clinician-scientist. Special thanks to Kristen Howell, Jerry Chien, Varun Arvind, Anton Doe, Phil Nasser, Christina Beck, Olivia Torre, and Rose Long for leading the lab modules, LifeSci Advisors for providing lab coats to the students, and all of the Girls Inc students for allowing us to share our love of science with you!
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