The 2002 Summer High School Research Internship Program brought seven talented Newark students to the Institute for a summer-long research experience. Following a two-week introductory workshop, each student was assigned to a personal mentor and Principal Investigator, after which they worked for the next six weeks on their own research projects.

The high quality of the Interns' work was evident at the First Annual Summer Intern Symposium, held at the ICPH in October 2002. The Interns presented their research to families, teachers, school administrators and scientists. In his remarks at the end of the program, Dr. David Perlin, PHRI Scientific Director, welcomed the Interns as scientists and peers. Newark City Councilman Charles Bell described the Symposium as "a wonderful night which demonstrated what Newark students can do when given a chance."

Summer 2002 Research Internship Participants Program Director: Yaakov Saturen, Jane Addams Vocational HS, Bronx Teacher Participant: Carmelo Vega, Eastside HS, Paterson Schools: West Side HS, St. Vincent Academy, University HS, Chad Science Academy, Science HS
Student & Class	Mentor	Principal Investigator	Research Topic
Fatimah Abdul-Hakeem Junior	Bill Honnen	Abe Pinter	Immune Control of HIV/AIDS
Petrina Boucher Senior	Ines Chen	David Dubnau	Cell Wall Protein Gene Expression
Thomas Reyes Senior	Battouli Salim	Barry Kreiswirth	Spa Gene Sequence Changes in S. aureus Strains
Kerby Dort Junior	Muhammad Malik	Karl Drlica	Role of Fluoroquinoline as Anti-TB Agent
Aliyah Williams Senior	Lanbo Shi Xudong Quo	Maria Gennaro	Diagnosing M. tuberculosis Infection
Yvonne Kariuki Senior	Yaming Qiao	Richard Pine	Feedback Regulation of the TGFB Cytokine
Dennisse Navas Senior	Patricia Fontan	Issar Smith	TB Gene Cloning

   

Summer 2002 Alumni Reports