Provides a rich experience in a topic of the student’s choosing, leading to an authentic research experience working in a laboratory with a scientist in the summer
The course is perfect for students who have a strong interest in science and are organized, motivated, independent learners who want to investigate an area of science of their own choice, and deepen their scientific and research skills
Students are required to conduct a minimum of four consecutive weeks of lab work beginning the summer after 10th grade, which will give them the opportunity to receive 2 college credits from SUNY Albany
Students read and analyze journal articles, attend science lectures and meet local scientists both at the school and in their labs
Students gain experience presenting their research in a variety of settings culminating with the end of year Science Research Symposium
Department: Environmental Science
Research Institution: Hunter College
Title of Research: Research Paper - Compensatory responses of leaf physiology reduce effects of spring frost defoliation on temperate forest tree carbon uptake
Department: Genetics
Research Institution: Mount Sinai / TBD
Title of Research: Methylations of the Bacterial Genome
Department: Neuroscience
Research Institution: TBD
Title of Research Paper: Perivascular Spaces as a marker of psychological trauma in depression: A 7 TESLA MRI Study
Department: Computer Science
Research Institution: Weill Cornell Medical College
Title of Research: Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with Virtual Reality
Department: Physiology & Cellular Biophysics
Research Institution: Columbia University Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Title of Research: Bone Marrow Microenvironment and Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Department: FMCW Photonic Chip LiDAR
Research Institution: Voyant Photonics
Title of Research: The Benefits of FMCW LiDAR
Department: Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Research Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Title of Research Paper: Manipulating Gene Expression Using CRISPR
Department: Neuroscience
Research Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Title of Research Paper: Cocaine Self Administration Initiates Genetic Alterations Within the Brains Reward Circuitry
Department: Anesthesiology
Research Institution: Weill Cornell Medicine
Title of Research: Gating intermediates reveal inhibitory role of voltage sensor in a CNG ion channel
Department: Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Research Institution: Columbia Teachers College
Lab Overview: Changing Behaviors and Mindsets With Games
Department: Climate Science and Modeling
Research Institution: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia Climate School
Title of Research Paper: An Overview of Weather and Climate Extremes
Department: Microbiology
Research Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Title of Research Paper: The Major Autolysin Atl Regulates the Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus by Controlling the Sorting of LukAB
Department: Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing
Research Institution: NYU Center for Data Science
Title of Research Paper: Visual Behavior Modeling for Robotic Theory of Mind