The Innovation Institute in Newtonville will conduct a weekly seminar course, At the Biomedical Frontiers, for up to 10 “self-disciplined, mature students with a substantive interest in science and/or engineering” who want to experience “university-calibre research.” It’s open to Grades 7-9, plus high-school students in some cases. The course will meet Thursdays, March 20 – June 26 and will address these topics:
- Biology of Cancer and Emerging Cancer Therapies
- Medical Nanotechnology for Cancer
- Quantum Mechanics and Neurobiology: Theory and Applications
- 3D Printing and Medical Applications: Introduction, Progress and Future Applications
- Synthetic Biology: Genetic Circuits
- Vaccines: How They Work, Misinformation and Novel Applications
- Tissue Engineering: Progress and Future Applications
- Microbiomes and the Human Body: Bacteria Living in and on You
- Materials Science and How Molecular Properties Determine Function
Each topic will be led by Harvard/MIT-affiliated specialists, including fellows, post-docs, and graduate students. Registration is open now.