Selected participants will receive a stipend and materials for use in the classroom. The ISP will work with the participants through the 2018-2018 academic year as the protocols/techniques are transferred into the classrooms.

We will be selecting 8 to 10 participants for this workshop.

The application link is below (Google Form) and the cycle will close June 11th.

Please share this link with science teachers that you feel would contribute to the ISP and benefit from this workshop.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hXOmXYBUGJYCVr3huDbm_mpvgIBxfpmCin8ZJDkE_ag/viewform?edit_requested=true

Focus group: High school; Biology (any level)

Others also considered: Health-related, STEM, and middle school life-science

Project focus: Dietary effects on development in fruit flies. We will use various techniques, including observation of wing vein development, to screen supplements against genes in cancer signalling pathways. Cell division/apoptosis, transduction pathways, and cancer will be discussed.

Practical: On day 5, participants will engage a mock-class (of former ISP graduates) in a hands-on activity to gain insight on how to bring the project into their classrooms.

If you have any questions, please contact the Immersion Science Office: ImmersionScience.FoxChase@fccc.edu

Below you will find the Google links for the application and the recommendation packet. All materials are due by October 30, 2017.

Attached above are hard copies of the application and recommendation packets. The Google Form will NOT allow students to save work-in-progress (this is a google thing…not an ISP rule) so you may recommend that they print it to write out their answers first, then transcribe everything in one sitting onto the Google form. Edits can be submitted, but Google Form makes you start from the beginning. The good news is only the most up-to-date version will be submitted for review.

If you have ANY questions please contact me.

I thank you to share this information with students, colleagues, and anyone that knows a 16+ year old, high school student, interest in learning more about STEM careers, especially those surrounding cancer research and the implications of diet on cancer signaling pathways.

Application:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=109S7kW5A1pPY-zZhnSbkzdI_fnjKrY1nsdDoBqm06pI

Recommendation Material: (Links also embedded within application)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Skh2Tn8B_Syee9pV-ALTH_w3bftaUc0vOBht0TUSF9Q

Dara M. Ruiz-Whalen, M.S.Ed.
Education Director
Program Coordinator
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Immersion Science Program
Dara.Whalen@fccc.edu

Location
Montgomery County Community College
Central Campus
340 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422

West Campus
101 College Drive
Pottstown, PA 19464

Program Dates (Non-Transferable):
Week 1 held at MCCC-Central Campus (Blue Bell) July 10 – July 14
Week 2 held at MCCC-West Campus (Pottstown) July 24 – July 28
Monday-Friday, 9:30am-3:30pm
Seeking the next generation of immersion scientists!
Students who are entering 8th, 9th, or 10th grade in the 2017-2018 academic year (ages 13 to 15) and are interested in learning more about the field of scientific (cancer) research are encouraged to apply for this cost-free summer science program.

Participants engage in collaborative learning for the week-long science experience camp. In addition to boot camp basics and introduction to bench-work, students hear from speakers in various STEM fields and present their findings during a mini-poster session. (Family and friends are welcome to attend and ask questions about the posters)

Co-Hosted by Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Immersion Science Program and Montgomery County Community College’s STEM Division.

https://www.foxchase.org/events/2017-immersion-essentials-summer-science-program