STaRS Scholars Join 19 BUMC Research Labs

The Summer Training as Research Scholars (STaRS) program welcomed 19 high achieving undergraduates to an immersive, 10-week summer research experience in laboratories across the Medical Campus. Students are typically rising juniors or seniors.

The BUSM STaRS program, funded by the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, has trained 48 scholars since 2013, receiving more than 1,400 applications. Trainees work with faculty and fellow students on biomedical research projects, building powerful and lasting relationships. Past participants have been admitted to highly competitive graduate programs and medical schools throughout the country, including programs at BUSM.

Mentors include: Steven Borkan, MD; John H. Connor, MD; Isabel Dominguez, PhD; Andrea Havasi, MD; Feng Hui, MD, PhD; Jiyoun Kim, MD; Matt Layne, PhD; Jennie Luebke, PhD; Laertis Oikonomou, PhD; Dan Remick, MD; Rick Ruberg, MD; Karin Schon, PhD; Francesca Seta, PhD; David Sherr, PhD; Jeffrey  Siracuse, MD; Deborah Sterns-Kurosawa, PhD; Richard Wainford, PhD; Renda Weiner, MD; Lee Wetzler, MD;  Andrew Wilson, MD.

STaRS officially kicked off on Monday, June 6 and will conclude with a research symposium on Thursday, August 11. More information http://www.bumc.bu.edu/gms/admissions/stars/