The 2017 STARS Summer Research Program for Teachers included four science educators from Dallas-Fort Worth and surrounding areas. This eight-week program gave teachers an opportunity to work side-by-side with a faculty host in a research laboratory. 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 end-of-program scientific poster session.

Tennile Betz
Thompson Middle School
Mentor: Orhan K. Oz, M.D., Ph.D.
Aromatase Deletion in Adipose Tissue in Mice

Constance Bond
Naaman Forest High School
Mentor: Bradley Lega, M.D.
Comparison of Theta Oscillations Recorded from the Anterior and Posterior Hippocampus of Epileptic Patients

Rochelle Grant
Robert T. Hill Middle School
Mentor: Elizabeth Goldsmith, Ph.D.
Activation Mechanisms in Protein Kinases

Stefanie Harris
Travis Middle School
Mentor: Jian Xu, Ph.D.
CRISPR-Mediated Negative Competition Assay to Identify Epigenetic Vulnerabilities in Human Leukemia