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PFIZER’S SUMMER STUDENT WORKER PROGRAM
Each summer, college and university students join Pfizer as part of our Summer Student Worker Program. The program, which offers summer employment opportunities at various Pfizer sites in the U.S., is designed to help Pfizer businesses and teams accomplish real, impactful projects, while giving students engaging and meaningful work experience. All Pfizer businesses and supporting divisions accept summer student workers, and Pfizer works to match students with the department or team that most...
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Volunteer with the American Red Cross!
Our need for volunteers is constant and continues to evolve as we navigate this Coronavirus health crisis. If you are interested in serving to meet essential service needs in the public, review the CDC guidance for people who are at higher risk for severe illness , consult your healthcare provider, and follow local guidance. https://www.redcross.org/volunteer/volunteer-role-finder.html
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Student assistant jobs - Novo Nordisk
As a Student Assistant (also known as a co-op) in Novo Nordisk you will get the opportunity to learn more about the pharmaceutical industry, our business areas and product portfolio. You will have the chance to put your theoretical knowledge into practice, while gaining industry experience and building an invaluable network of talented colleagues throughout the organisation. This program offers students flexible working hours allowing them to gain corporate experience while balancing a full...
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NYU Grossman School of Medicine/Summer Undergraduate Research Program
At NYU Grossman School of Medicine, our Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences offers qualified college students who have completed their sophomore or junior year the opportunity to participate in our Summer Undergraduate Research Program, also known as SURP. If you are interested in pursuing a PhD or MD/PhD in the biomedical sciences, our research internship program can provide you with an inside glimpse into life beyond your undergraduate studies. In light of the 2019 coronavirus...
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New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Summer Internship Program
Each year, high-achieving and talented high school, undergraduate, and graduate students are selected to work in New York City as part of the NYSCF Summer Internship Program, a ten-week unique summer enrichment internship program that provides students a rare glimpse into the fast-paced world of stem cell research, insight into life at an entrepreneurial nonprofit research institute, exposure to career opportunities in science, and connections to valuable professional and peer networks.
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Summer Internship Program at National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
The goal of the Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research at NHLBI is to expose students to research investigation in a highly enriched environment that is devoted exclusively to biomedical research and training. The Program is open to high school and college, graduate or Medical and Dental Students. Participants join a research laboratory for a minimum of ten weeks between June and August and conduct research in selected areas of investigation under the guidance of an NHLBI...
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Heart, Lung and Blood (HLB) Summer Research Program/Case Western Reserve University
Program Dates: Approximately June 7 - July 30, 2021 Overview The Heart, Lung and Blood Summer Research Program is designed to engage 12 diverse undergraduates and 8 medical students in state-of-the art biomedical research in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematological and sleep disorders research. Students who belong to groups underrepresented in biomedical sciences are eligible to apply. In general, this includes students who are African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Latino, Puerto...
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NIH High School Summer Internship Program (HS-SIP)
Program Description: Summer programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide an opportunity to spend a summer working at the NIH side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world, in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research (At the NIH "biomedical research" includes everything from behavioral and social sciences, through biology and chemistry, to physics, mathematical modeling, computational biology, and biostatistics). The NIH consists of the 240-bed...
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Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Our 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) begins on June 7 and ends on August 13, 2021. The program is designed for approximately 20 outstanding undergraduate freshmen, sophomores, and juniors interested in pursuing a career in biomedically related sciences. Applicants must have research experience. We are currently anticipating holding this internship in person, but will make a final determination about virtual vs in person in the Spring. We will continue to assess New York...
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Summer Student Research Program/Boston Children's Hospital (BCH)
The Summer Student Research Program is currently not accepting applications. Please check back next year to apply for the 2022 Program! To All Students Interested in the research and clinical aspects of Newborn Medicine: The Summer Student Research Program is sponsored by the Harvard Program in Neonatology, an academic program which includes Boston Children's Hospital (BCH) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). The objective of the Summer Student Research Program is to provide...
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Georgetown Pre-College Online Program
The Georgetown Pre-College Online Program offers flexible, online courses in law and medical research for students ages 13 and older. You will learn through dynamic video featuring Georgetown instructors, be mentored by a current student or alumnus, and earn a Certificate of Completion. At Georgetown, we believe that you're more than a mind. You're an individual with unique talents, dreams, and passions. Our long-held Jesuit tradition of cura personalis means "care for the whole person," and...
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Introduction to Our Blood_ anecdotes and facts_1
The realm of blood is an interesting existence. I remember the last time when I was in a hospital, a family member was ill. Her legs became immobile. We went to the department of Urology and Neurology, but neither department found anything wrong with her. The doctor eventually suggested that the only option left was for her to go to the Department of Hematology (the study of blood). The moment when Hematology was mentioned, my uncle, who is a doctor himself and happened to be on the side,...
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Survival of the sickest---a book about disease
The book Survival of the sickest is written by Sharon Moalem, an award-winning scientist and physician, in 2007. The book demonstrates three different themes--- "how illnesses can sometimes be advantageous", "why certain conditions developed and what they were fighting against", and "understand how to better treat those conditions without offsetting the advantages that the diseases offered". Moalem indicates that being able to survive deadly diseases in the short term is a necessary tradeoff...
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Pee Med Pre Med
2021.8 by Elleen Xue When the crystal ball isn’t so clear . . . . . . one looks to the murkiness in the sphere. Having one foot in the eastern hemisphere and one foot in the western one, in real time, afforded me a unique view of the pandemic. I know, I know, you have read a trillion articles on the pandemic (and here I take the liberty of using hyperbole by exaggerating by orders of magnitude the numbers of cases of the crown prince pestilence) but alas I digress… Just how was it that data...
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Italian Picture Vaccine
May 2021 by Elleen Xue Perusing the pages of my digital MIT Technology Review, my eyes became arrested by a photo of what seemed like a paradox: an image that looked as if an IKEA store had married a hospital, and I grew both puzzled and transfixed. For an Italian photo, this one was the least polychromatic I had ever seen. It was mostly black and white, with splashes of bold color only here and there, unlike the live Italy I was accustomed to on holidays with my parents. But what...
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Life Without Art
Feb 2021 by Elleen Xue “Life without art is torture.” – Caravaggio As the once in a century Coronavirus pandemic set it, I was essentially shut in. How would I pass the time? And luckily for me, I had some literature to help me get through it. The first book I turned to was a small, pocket book green hardcover of Albert Camus’s The Plague. Camus set the plight in Algeria around the turn of the 20th century and presaged many phenomenon I saw here. Beyond the emotions of panic and despair...
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AAMS Forum (8/21/2021) Wrap Up
By Elleen Xue, Founder of AAMS Forum Zoom Video Recording: https://youtu.be/kd65edEUaUw Thank you guys for participating in the Asian American Medical Society’s first forum! Allow me to introduce myself again. I am Elleen Xue, president of AAMS and a rising senior at Blair Academy in New Jersey. I am interested in becoming a surgeon, and possibly focusing in the specialty of neuro or reconstructive surgery. My co-host, Eddie Zhang, is both the vice-president and a rising junior at the St.
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Final report confirms remdesivir benefits for COVID-19
Remdesivir is an antiviral medication that targets a range of viruses. It was originally developed over a decade ago to treat hepatitis C and a cold-like virus called respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Remdesivir wasn’t an effective treatment for either disease. But it showed promise against other viruses. Researchers tested remdesivir in clinical trials during the Ebola outbreak. Other investigational medications worked better, but it was shown to be safe for patients. Studies in cells and...
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Wuhan seafood market may not be source of novel virus spreading globally
As confirmed cases of a novel virus surge around the world with worrisome speed, all eyes have so far focused on a seafood market in Wuhan, China, as the origin of the outbreak. But a description of the first clinical cases published in The Lancet on Friday challenges that hypothesis. The paper, written by a large group of Chinese researchers from several institutions, offers details about the first 41 hospitalized patients who had confirmed infections with what has been dubbed 2019 novel...
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Regular fasting could lead to longer, healthier life
Regular fasting is associated with lower rates of heart failure and a longer life span, according to two new studies. Researchers sought to shed new light on the centuries-old debate about how fasting affects health. Recent studies have shown it contributes to reductions in blood pressure, "bad" LDL cholesterol and insulin resistance, a condition that can raise blood sugar. A 2017 study showed alternate-day fasting was as effective as daily calorie restriction for losing weight and keeping...
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More evidence suggests COVID-19 was in US by Christmas 2019
A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019 — weeks before cases were first recognized by health officials. The analysis is not definitive, and some experts remain skeptical, but federal health officials are increasingly accepting a timeline in which small numbers of COVID-19 infections may have occurred in the U.S. before the world ever became aware of a...
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U.S. surgeons successfully test pig kidney transplant in human patient
NEW YORK, Oct 19 (Reuters) - For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a hum an without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient's immune system, a potentially major advance that could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant. The procedure done at NYU Langone Health in New York City involved use of a pig whose genes had been altered so that its tissues no longer contained a molecule known to trigger almost immediate rejection. The...
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Making Changes in the New Year!
Welcome to 2022! This new year is often called “the year of no expectations.” Yes, with the new Omicron variant, there seems to be no end to the pandemic or related restrictions. However, we still should be hopeful! Although many new things have been introduced into our lives, one tradition remains unchanged: New Year’s Resolutions! Whether it’s improving on your diet, exercising more, or setting aside more “me” time, we encourage you to stick to these resolutions so they could hopefully...
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How to Succeed with Online Learning
For many students, this new year feels like deja vu. The Omicron variant has forced school closures and a return to online-learning. However, you could still try to make the best out of this situation! Here are some tips and tricks to maximize your effectiveness. Your routine Your learning routine is one of the cornerstones of your online studies. If you keep up positive habits, you’ll soon see the results. Although it’s tempting to get complacent when your classes are on the internet...
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Review: The effect of lockdown on the outcomes of COVID-19 on the global ecosystem
Keywords: COVID-19; Lockdown; ecosystem; air quality; animals Introduction Since the Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China in 2020, countries around the world have actively adopted physical isolation to limit the spread of the epidemic after the effectiveness of home isolation has been verified. As of 9 January 2022, Coronavirus infections have been confirmed in over 300 million persons and 5.48 million deaths from Coronavirus, according to WHO. The Coronavirus is highly contagious and can...
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PART ONE: ON THE ETHICS AND PRIVACY CONCERNS OF SO CALLED “CONTRACT TRACING”
Much has been made of the use of “contact tracing” to document and inform people who have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Close contact is defined as a close, physical or proximate and sustained contact with a person for 15 minutes or more. And this definition in itself is problematic because the virus doesn’t always abide by exact distances and wrist watches. But for now those will be the metrics used to attempt to locate, talk with and...
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Sports in the Age of Coronavirus
We as humans are incredibly unique creatures. We are intelligent, rational and emotional which separate us from most other creatures on this planet. But we are most unique not because we possess language or think, but possess the capacity to play. By play I don’t mean put Legos together, or chase one and other in circle, but that we can lay out rules and guidelines, and stand together, and cooperate. In sports, we set aside our greatest differences and celebrate each other. In sports, no...
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Re: PART ONE: ON THE ETHICS AND PRIVACY CONCERNS OF SO CALLED “CONTRACT TRACING”
This article really got me thinking about the way that we think not only about the virus, but about our government's influence over us as well. Nicely done!
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Need Advice On Medical Career Planning?
2022 Career Development Seminar by the Association of Chinese American Physicians (ACAP) Come and hear our speakers share and discuss their advice and personal experiences about residency, fellowship, application tips, interview skills, job search; as well as topics related to running your own medical practice. This event is free to the public. Save the date: sunday, march 27, 2022 10am – 1pm Registration and agenda coming soon!
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Re: Exercise Basics
That's very interesting! I agree with you that building a routine is important when it comes to adding exercise to our daily schedule. This reminds me of the book Atomic Habits: acknowledging the rush of endorphins after the workout encourages one to repeat that action thereby strengthening that habit. Almost like self-conditioning. Thank you for noting the need for a recovery period after exercising. The explanations and tips that you give are comprehensive and very helpful!
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Re: Survival of the sickest---a book about disease
Hi Rong Ying. Your analysis of this book gives me much insight into the mesmerizing connection between human health and the environment. It also shows me the vulnerability of human beings. I used to think that humans have free will, that is we can control our actions/decisions. However, not that I've become a pessimist but, the knowledge I gained from reading scientific articles and watching documents lead me to think that we are very much being deprived of free will. What we act or think is...
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Abnormal Psychology
In the unprecedented era of the pandemic, the hidden toll of mental illness was unveiled, intertwining with a troubling revelation about the prevalence of narcissistic personality disorder. As isolation engulfed communities and individuals grappled with fear, anxiety, and loss, the conditions created by the pandemic seemed to serve as a catalyst, unmasking the fragility of mental health and illuminating the disturbingly narcissistic tendencies that emerged amidst the chaos. This...
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Protein Consumption and Muscle Health of Chinese Elder Population
Background: about protein Almost every activity inside human body utilizes proteins. Protein is categorized as a type of macronutrient. Macronutrient is defined as one of the nutrients able to provide energy. For most people, providing energy is protein’s least significant role in the human body since body will prioritize the energy provision by metabolizing fats and carbohydrates. Protein is regularly spared from energy provision for its unique functions. Its components, the amino acids,...
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Semantic satiation
The biological phenomenon of semantic satiation is a fascinating topic that has been studied by psychologists and linguists for decades. It refers to the experience of hearing or seeing a word so many times that it loses its meaning and becomes a meaningless sound or symbol. This phenomenon has important implications for our understanding of language and cognition, and has been the subject of much research and debate. The process of semantic satiation begins with the repeated exposure to a...
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skin problems
Our skin is the first line of defense against environmental factors, and it is also the most visible part of our body. Therefore, it is essential to take care of our skin to maintain its health and appearance. Unfortunately, many people struggle with various skin problems such as acne, eczema, rosacea, and psoriasis. In this essay, I will discuss some effective methods for dealing with skin problems. The first and most crucial step in dealing with skin problems is to establish a consistent...
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Adolescents' dietary quality, mental health, and sleep disturbances: a survey conducted in an international school in Dongguan, China
Background : Depression and anxiety has increased over the past decades in Chinese adolescents. The relationship between dietary behaviors and mental illness remains unclear. Objective: This study examined how dietary patterns were associated with sleep quality, physical activity, and symptoms of mental illness. Methods : A total of 169 Chinese adolescent students aged 11-19 years were included in this cross-sectional study. Weekday and weekend dietary behaviors were measured separately.
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Medical courses on drowning prevention
The best medicine for any disease is prevention. Millions of people around the world die from preventable deaths every year, and many of those deaths were caused by drowning. Not everyone has the chance to be saved by a lifeguard, thus we should help everyone to become their own lifeguard. Our Red Cross club from Auckland International College had worked together with New Zealand Dragon Boat Association (NZDBA) to provide drowning prevention training for people in Auckland since 2020. My...
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Sepsis in Newborns
A case study about newborns provided in my biology class acted as a catalyst for my extensive investigation into the world of infections impacting newborns. I found myself drawn to the study of sepsis, a particularly serious illness defined by a systemic response to a bloodstream infection. A disturbing variety of symptoms appears in neonates with sepsis, including overall malaise, poor feeding habits, a pallid complexion, and the possibility of fever or abnormally low body temperature.
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Brief Introduction on Different Types of Surgery
Orthopaedic surgery Orthopaedic surgery focuses on injuries and diseases of your body's musculoskeletal system, including the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles. Some orthopaedists are generalists, while others specialise in certain areas of the body, such as: Hip and knee. Common orthopaedic surgeries include ACL reconstruction surgery and shoulder/knee replacement therapy. Otolaryngology surgery Otolaryngology (ENT)...
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Biology Summer School Experience Sharing Seminar Link
Here is the link for the recording of our last seminar. Those who couldn't join that day are welcomed to watch the recording! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O1TBkyBkYsIT_91O-U_XITsxTWLoPKlv/view?usp=sharing
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What HIV is, and how it is connected to AIDS
AIDS, the last stage of a chronic immune system disease caused by the human immune deficiency virus (HIV), interferes human bodies’ ability to resist infections and disease. Transmission route Common ways of spreading the HIV include sexual transmission, blood transmission, and mother-to-child transmission. Mosquito bites or hugging will not spread HIV. Four Stages of AIDS Stage 1: Acute HIV Infection [lasted for 2-8 weeks] The infectivity of HIV is quite strong during Acute Infection. Some...
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The Function of the Cranial Nerves
The cranial nerves are a set of paired nerves in the back of your brain. Cranial nerves send electrical signals between your brain, face, neck and torso. Your cranial nerves help you taste, smell, hear and feel sensations. They also help you make facial expressions, blink your eyes and move your tongue.They are a key part of your nervous system. The cranial nerves emerge from the central nervous system above the level of the first vertebra of the vertebral column. The terminal nerves (0),...
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Biopsychology
Biopsychology Introduction What is psychology and how do scientists study psychology? Well, psychology is the study of the human mind. Why is it important? According to NHS England , about 25% people in the country suffer from mental illness per year. 1 out of 4 people suffer in the country because of mental illness per year! In the world, around 70% of people do not receive medical treatments for mental disorders. Many people just suffer from mental disorders. Therefore, psychologists are...
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Regarding society's attitude towards the ethical issues of Individual topics: gene editing, environmental issues
The following report analyzes the topic.
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Coronary Artery Replacement: Material Report
Summary of Current Coronary Artery Disease Procedures Coronary artery disease (CAD), the leading cause of death in the US, is caused by cholesterol deposits accumulating in the arterial wall and limiting blood flow (Brown et al.). Currently, there are two types of procedures for CAD: angioplasty and bypass graft surgery. In angioplasty, the surgeon uses a reticular metal stent to support the arterial walls at the area of blockage. As a result, the stent can only protect the area of blockage;...