Future leaders in health and medicine flock to Brandeis
http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2018/july/global-youth-summit.html
Hundreds of rising high school juniors and seniors ventured to Brandeis from June 23-30 for the annual Global Youth Summit on the Future of Medicine, which brings students who have a passion for medicine and science together with one another, as well as doctors, professors, researchers and government officials in the medical field.
During the program, students attend lectures, work in labs and participate in workshops that offer insights into the future of the healthcare industry, and hone leadership, networking, public speaking and collaboration skills.
“I like how we get so much professional experience in a short amount of time, how you can learn a lot and have fun,” said Libby Jin of Newton, Massachusetts. “Hopefully, through this program, I can learn more and get more involved in the medical field in my community and build up my experience for college and medical school. Having talks with these great professionals has been an awesome experience.”
Dr. Andrew Kolodny, a senior scientist and the director of the Opioid Policy Research Collaborative at Brandeis, served as the keynote speaker for the Global Youth Summit; Kolodny’s remarks inspired many students to think differently about the role of medicine in overcoming public health challenges.
“I’ve always had an interest in medicine but knew coming in that I needed to broaden my horizons in this field,” said Spencer McCorkle of northeast Arkansas. “I hope to incorporate more treatments without a pill…I want to get to the source and fixing a problem without having to use anything like that.”
Students also had the opportunity to enter the lab and look under the microscope. Under the guidance of biology professor Melissa Kosinski-Collins, Global Youth Summit participants studied Huntington’s disease by experimenting on fruit flies.
In Kosinski-Collins’ biology lab in the Shapiro Science Center, students started by putting the flies to sleep using carbon dioxide. They eventually dissected the unconscious flies and examined them under a microscope.
“I would like to pursue data science, but I’ve always found medicine to be interesting and unique in general,” said Chicago native Nathaniel Smith. “When we dissected the fruit flies, we did so to learn about different neurological diseases.”
“The experience was immersive,” Smith added. “Knowing more about medicine can help me look at problems in data science in more well-rounded way.”
The Global Youth Summit on the Future of Medicine is administered through the Office of Precollege Programs at Brandeis.
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Ugh
Wunnnnnderful. A whole generation of Kolodny clones. the apocalypse really is coming.
This thing makes me nausea just to hear his name.He has a severe opiatephobia disorder,,ontop of a psychotic personality,,in a position of power!!When I hear his name,,I immediately think of Adolf Hitler,,,,another psychopath who thought he had the right to torture,torture to death and genocide of a group of people..When will these politician wake up and realize the crook,psychopathic,opiatephobia disorder this so-call human they are listening to has??Actually I am very very surprise that no-one has taken him out yet?He has harmed soo many,,,for that almighty dollar,,,I am shocked he still walks this earth in human form,,,,,I doubt we can comment on that site,right??JMO,,maryw
Good grief, now the great Dr. Kolodny is inspiring medical students to “not use a pill” ! That will make Big Pharma happy!