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Hope Kronman '08 Conducting Cutting-Edge Research
Congratulations to Hope Kronman '08 who has been selected to participate in cutting-edge biomedical
research with the prestigious Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program.
The press release from Jackson Laboratory follows:
June 21, 2007
For more information contact:
Chenxing Han, The Jackson Laboratory, chenxing.han@jax.org
Joyce Peterson, The Jackson Laboratory, joyce.peterson@jax.org
207-288-6058
Bar Harbor, Maine: Hopkins rising senior Hope Kronman is conducting cutting-edge biomedical research with world-renowned geneticists this summer through the historic Summer Student Program at The Jackson Laboratory. The 83-year-old program boasts two Nobel laureates as alumni. Hope was selected from a competitive pool of nearly 400 applicants, a 30 percent increase from just two years ago, to participate in the esteemed summer internship.
Throughout the next nine weeks, Hope will carry out an independent research project under the guidance of Senior Staff Scientist Beverly Paigen, Ph.D., and Associate Research Scientist Rong Yuan Ph.D. In the lab, Hope is studying the biology of aging by seeking genetic loci that are responsible for aging and reproductive maturity in mice. Beverly Paigen's lab uses mouse models to understand the genetics of quantitative traits, e.g., weight and blood pressure in measuring obesity for complex human diseases, including heart disease and hypertension.
Hope, a rising high school senior, wants to attend Yale University, where she worked last summer in a biology lab. Hope already feels right at home in the Jackson Laboratory: "I've always wanted to experience a genetics lab environment and I hope this will inspire me to pursue research in the future," she says.
In addition to apprenticing with Jackson Laboratory scientists, Hope will interact with thirty other interns who share her passion for science. These college and high school students hail from as far away as Puerto Rico and Hawaii, and all live together at Highseas, a Jackson Laboratory residence overlooking Frenchman Bay. Outdoors activities such as hiking in Acadia National Park complement the students' stimulating workplace environment. Hope is looking forward to white water rafting, not surprising considering her love of other water sports, including surfing and deep-sea fishing.
Since 1924, The Summer Students Program at the Jackson Laboratory has empowered high school and college students with the opportunity to conduct biological research and develop laboratory skills. Eighty percent of the program's more than 2,200 alumni have gone on to careers in medicine or biomedical research.
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These include two Nobel Prize winning alumni, Drs. David Baltimore and Howard Temin, who shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
The nonprofit Jackson Laboratory, founded in 1929, is the world's largest mammalian genetics research institution, with facilities in Bar Harbor, Maine, and West Sacramento, Calif. Its research staff of more than 450 investigates the genetic basis of cancers, heart disease, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, glaucoma, diabetes and many other human diseases and disorders. The Laboratory is also the world's source for more than 3,000 strains of genetically defined mice, home of the Mouse Genome Database and many other publicly available information resources, and an international hub for scientific courses, conferences, training and education.
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The press release from Jackson Laboratory follows:
June 21, 2007
For more information contact:
Chenxing Han, The Jackson Laboratory, chenxing.han@jax.org
Joyce Peterson, The Jackson Laboratory, joyce.peterson@jax.org
207-288-6058
Bar Harbor, Maine: Hopkins rising senior Hope Kronman is conducting cutting-edge biomedical research with world-renowned geneticists this summer through the historic Summer Student Program at The Jackson Laboratory. The 83-year-old program boasts two Nobel laureates as alumni. Hope was selected from a competitive pool of nearly 400 applicants, a 30 percent increase from just two years ago, to participate in the esteemed summer internship.
Throughout the next nine weeks, Hope will carry out an independent research project under the guidance of Senior Staff Scientist Beverly Paigen, Ph.D., and Associate Research Scientist Rong Yuan Ph.D. In the lab, Hope is studying the biology of aging by seeking genetic loci that are responsible for aging and reproductive maturity in mice. Beverly Paigen's lab uses mouse models to understand the genetics of quantitative traits, e.g., weight and blood pressure in measuring obesity for complex human diseases, including heart disease and hypertension.
Hope, a rising high school senior, wants to attend Yale University, where she worked last summer in a biology lab. Hope already feels right at home in the Jackson Laboratory: "I've always wanted to experience a genetics lab environment and I hope this will inspire me to pursue research in the future," she says.
In addition to apprenticing with Jackson Laboratory scientists, Hope will interact with thirty other interns who share her passion for science. These college and high school students hail from as far away as Puerto Rico and Hawaii, and all live together at Highseas, a Jackson Laboratory residence overlooking Frenchman Bay. Outdoors activities such as hiking in Acadia National Park complement the students' stimulating workplace environment. Hope is looking forward to white water rafting, not surprising considering her love of other water sports, including surfing and deep-sea fishing.
Since 1924, The Summer Students Program at the Jackson Laboratory has empowered high school and college students with the opportunity to conduct biological research and develop laboratory skills. Eighty percent of the program's more than 2,200 alumni have gone on to careers in medicine or biomedical research.
--MORE--
These include two Nobel Prize winning alumni, Drs. David Baltimore and Howard Temin, who shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
The nonprofit Jackson Laboratory, founded in 1929, is the world's largest mammalian genetics research institution, with facilities in Bar Harbor, Maine, and West Sacramento, Calif. Its research staff of more than 450 investigates the genetic basis of cancers, heart disease, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, glaucoma, diabetes and many other human diseases and disorders. The Laboratory is also the world's source for more than 3,000 strains of genetically defined mice, home of the Mouse Genome Database and many other publicly available information resources, and an international hub for scientific courses, conferences, training and education.
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