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YSP 2024 – Open for Applications

Northeastern University

YSP offers future scientists and engineers a unique opportunity for a hands-on research experience while still in high school. The program, which will take place on Northeastern’s Boston Campus, will culminate in final research presentations and a poster session. rising seniors).

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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science

Futurum

Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science. A unique team of early-career researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Bristol in the UK is addressing this concern through environmental tests and direct engagement with farmers. Our research focuses on chemical fungicides called azoles,” says Andy.

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A Look Into Biotechnology

STEMe

Biotechnologists can pick from a wide range of topics within biotechnology to study and places to pursue a career such as small startups, pharmaceutical companies, and government research agencies. Other fields of biotechnology can include agriculture, alternative energy, and environmental science.

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Pharmacogenetics

STEMe

Currently, pharmacogenomics is leveraged sparingly against diseases such as HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), certain cancers, depression, and heart disease, but researchers are hopeful that pharmacogenetics will become accessible in the near future. This helps the medical provider prescribe medicine with null or negligible side effects.

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How to Interest the Next Generation of Great Minds to Work in STEM Fields

Ask a Tech Teacher

I’ve had a lot of questions in the last few months about STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) in the classroom. STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, and covers an immense range of subject areas. Connecting Science to Everyday Life. Incorporate Technology.

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How can data management tools help us discover new treatments for a chronic disease?

Futurum

There is still much we do not know about the disease, and researchers are working hard to learn more about what causes it. Researchers, medical professionals, and scientists all over the world are trying to understand what triggers the disease so that new treatments can be developed.

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Building and training human tendons in the lab

Futurum

This field is still mainly at the research stage, as we are limited by the replication capacities of existing technologies, but, if successful, it could overcome the problems of tissue grafting from existing donor tissue.”. Addressing this is the principal focus of the team’s research. Pierre’s research team. Robot shoulders. “We