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A: The black arrow indicates a vein on the floor of scala tympani as seen by SEM. A small vessel crossing the perilymphatic space is indicated by the white arrow. B: Higher power view of the area indicated by the black arrow in “A”. Here there is a crack in the tissue revealing RBC’s inside the vein (arrow).

The 2021 STARS Summer Research Program for Students included 41 students from Dallas-Fort Worth and surrounding areas. This 8-week program gave students an opportunity to virtually work side-by-side with a faculty host. It consisted of activities, seminars, and an individualized research project that contributed to the advancement of science. The students were able to showcase and share these advancements during the virtual end-of-program scientific poster session. STARS Virtual Summer

Highly textured surface of modiolar wall seen in profile.

Essential Functions Required of Students Entering The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School The MD degree is a broad undifferentiated degree attesting to general knowledge in medicine and the basic skills required for the practice of medicine. Essential abilities and characteristics required for completion of the MD degree consist of certain minimum physical and cognitive abilities and sufficient mental and emotional stability to assure that candidates for admission

Overview of veins in scala tympani. In this dissection, the osseous lamina and basilar membrane have been removed to provide a direct view into scala tympani (ST). The apical portion of the cochlea is shown in “A”. “B” shows the middle and upper basal turns. The arrows in “A” indicate the attachment zone of the basilar membrane and the brackets indicate the approximate area of the lower portion of the spiral ligament which contains the venules that drain the lateral wall tissues.

The 2021 STARS Summer Research Program for Teacher included six teachers from Dallas-Fort Worth and surrounding areas. This 8-week program gave teachers an opportunity to virtually work side-by-side with a faculty host. It consisted of activities, seminars, and an individualized research project that contributed to the advancement of science. The teachers were able to showcase and share these advancements during the virtual end-of-program scientific poster session. STARS Virtual Summer

Higher power SEM view of modiolar wall.

Scanning electron micrograph of the modiolar wall in the basal cochlear turn.