Weekend Research
Area Teachers, Students Gathering at CSUF to Study Genetics
Nov. 9, 2010 :: No. 49
MEDIA ADVISORY
Teachers and students from area high schools and community colleges will gather at Cal State Fullerton Nov. 13, 14 and 20 to conduct genetic experiments on how plants resist disease.
The three-day research event is designed to expose both teachers and students to the rigors and requirements of research, and is part of university’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute-supported program to find and recruit more biological science researchers.
The campus program is funded by a $1.2 million grant awarded in 2008 to Maria C. Linder, CSUF professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and is an example of Cal State Fullerton’s initiative to expand its efforts in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
As part of the campus program, high school and community college students spend some time each summer on campus conducting research in the laboratory of a campus faculty member. In addition, CSUF students are selected to take part in an intensive two-year program of mentored lab research, weekly workshops and poster presentations at national and local conferences.
Photojournalists and Reporters Welcome
Sunday, Nov. 14, photojournalists will be admitted to the labs in the university’s Dan Black Hall shortly before break times, scheduled for 10:30-10:45 and 3-3:30 p.m. Reporters can interview participants and instructors during these breaks.
Participating teachers are from: Canyon High School, Anaheim; Lexington Junior High School, Cypress; Dana Hills High School, Dana Point; and Katella High School, Anaheim.
High school students are from: Irvine High School, Irvine; Aliso Niguel High School, Aliso Viejo; Trabuco Hills High School, Mission Viejo; and Valencia High School, Placentia.
Community college students are from: Saddleback College, Mission Viejo; Santa Ana College; Fullerton College; and Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut.
For more information, contact Melanie Sacco, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, 657-278-2539, or msacco@fullerton.edu; or Russ Hudson, Public Affairs, 657-278-4007, rhudson@fullerton.edu.
