WCM-Q's ‘Science for Curious Minds’ inspires high school students
The Peninsula
Doha: A new training programmme launched by Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) brought 20 high school students to the college to learn a wide range of biomedical research skills and explore careers in science and medicine.
The students — all Qatari nationals or long-term residents — began the week with a session on lab safety training, before taking classes in drug analysis and delivery, database search techniques, molecular biology, microbiology and epidemiological modelling. There were also classes on how to structure a scientific paper, the importance of acknowledging previous research, how to contribute to scholarship through research, and a chance to conduct practical experiments in the lab. On the final day of the ‘Science for Curious Minds’ program the students gave presentations detailing the skills and knowledge they had learned during their week at WCM-Q. The programme is aimed at high school students aged 15 and above and is designed to kindle their interest in science by showing them how biomedical research is conducted at a world-class research institute and giving them the chance to gain hands-on experience in the lab. During the program, participating students are encouraged to ask questions freely to help them understand how researchers work and how the discoveries they make are implemented in the real world.More Related News