End of Year Debrief
The days may be shorter in this winter season, but there’s been no shortage of activity in the LEAH Knox Scholars program. In transitioning from the summer to the fall, we have plenty of exciting news, events, and updates to share!
Visit to LabCentral
The LEAH Knox Scholars program and LabCentral partnered to introduce LEAH Knox Scholars (LKS) youth to the possibility of pursuing a career in STEM entrepreneurship. LabCentral is a nonprofit organization that helps budding biomedical scientists begin their own lab-based start-ups in Cambridge. Youth were able to explore this lab space and observe some of the best and brightest in the biochemistry and microbiology at work.
After this exciting tour, several entrepreneurs at LabCentral spoke with our youth about their respective educational and career journeys. The LEAH Knox Scholars asked questions about careers in lab sciences as well as a career in entrepreneurship. Below you’ll see our youth talk to members of the LabCentral team.
Visit to Novartis Labs
LKS continued its partnership this year with Novartis’ Community Exploration and Learning Lab which provides youth with the opportunity to gain hands on lab experience. This visit enabled LKS youth to reinforce the skills they learned at MIT over the summer including conducting polymerase chain reaction, gel electrophoresis, and quantitative analysis of their results during this visit. It wasn’t all business though. Below, you’ll see the scholars at work and play.
Application for 2020 LEAH Knox Scholars Program
The time is approaching. Applications for the LEAH Knox Scholars program is approaching. The application will be released February 15, 2020. More information can be found on the flyer below.
