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<font size="1" color="#000080" face="Arial"> <a href="https://mail.aol.com/webmail-std/en-us/basic#aolmail_NewInGiftedEd"><font color="000080">What's
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<font size="3" face="calibri"><b><font size="3" color="#2071d3" face="calibri">Announcing the 2016 Davidson Fellows</font></b><br>
<img alt="Group shot of Davidson Fellows" src="http://news.ditd.org/September_16/fellows-group3.jpg" vspace="6" hspace="7" border="0" align="right">Meet the <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3865/0/">2016 Davidson Fellows</a>!
Davidson Fellows have completed graduate-level projects or portfolios
that have the potential to benefit society. Each received a scholarship
and were recognized for their achievements at a special awards
reception, sponsored by U.S. Senators Harry Reid (NV) and Chuck Grassley
(IA), in Washington, D.C.<br>
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Positive contributions to society made by the 2016 Davidson Fellows include:
<ul><li>Developing a cost-effective thermoelectric device that has the
potential to enable the generation of electricity from industrial waste
heat.</li><li>Creating an eco-friendly active refrigeration vaccine
transportation system that could save countless lives by providing safe
and effective vaccines globally.</li><li>Designing a smartphone-based
pulmonary function analyzer that can be used to measure lung function
and diagnose various respiratory illnesses. </li><li>Creating a
portfolio of writing portraying positive depictions of young people of
marginalized identities based on racial, gender and cultural markers. </li><li>Exploring the crossover of algebra and combinatorics, which has applications in computer-based image
recognition.</li></ul><strong>2017 Davidson Fellows Scholarship Application
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The Davidson Institute offers $10,000, $25,000 and $50,000
scholarships to students whose projects have the potential to benefit
society, and are equivalent to college graduate-level work with a depth
of knowledge in a particular area of study.<span lang="en-us">
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3866/0/">
Category requirements</a></span> for the 2017
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3787/0/">Davidson Fellows</a> scholarships will be posted soon.<strong><br>
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</strong><img alt="Fordham report" src="http://news.ditd.org/September_16/high_stakes.jpg" width="169" vspace="6" hspace="7" height="227" border="0" align="right"><b><font size="3" color="#2071d3" face="calibri">Report Examines State Accountability For High-Achievers</font></b>
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Recent Thomas B. Fordham Institute report
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3867/0/">
<em>High Stakes for High Achievers: State Accountability in the Age of ESSA</em> (PDF)</a>
examines the extent to which states accountability systems attend to
the educational needs of high-achieving students, citing Arkansas, Ohio,
Oregon and South Carolina as leaders in this regard. The publication
details how states can take advantage of the Every Student Succeeds Act
(ESSA) to create systems that serve all students. One recommendation is
that the U.S. Department of Education allow states to rate academic
achievement using a performance index that gives schools additional
credit for getting students to an advanced level.
<em>Read more: </em><a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3868/0/">Thomas B. Fordham Institute</a>,
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3869/0/">NAGC</a>,
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3870/0/">The74million.org</a>,
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3871/0/">Chalkbeat.org</a> <br>
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<b><font size="3" color="#2071d3" face="calibri">Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship Programs</font></b>
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The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is accepting applications for its
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3872/0/">Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship</a> and
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3449/0/">College Scholarship Program</a>.
Recipients will be awarded as much as $40,000 per year for four years
for tuition, books, living expenses and other required fees. The Un<img alt="Jack Kent Cooke Foundation" src="http://news.ditd.org/September_14/JKCF.PNG" vspace="6" hspace="7" border="0" align="right">dergraduate
Transfer Scholarship allows up to 85 of the nations top community
college students to complete their bachelors degrees by transferring to
a selective four-year college or university. The College Scholarship
Program provides up to 40 high-achieving high school seniors with
financial need the opportunity to attend the nations best four-year
colleges and universities.
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3873/0/">Visit their website</a> for full eligibility requirements. <br>
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<img alt="Group of gifted students" src="http://news.ditd.org/September_16/davidson-academy2.jpg" width="285" vspace="6" hspace="7" height="171" border="0" align="right"><font size="3" color="#2071d3" face="calibri"><b>Davidson
Academy of Nevada</b></font><br>
<font size="3" face="calibri">The Davidson Academy application for the 2017-2018 school year is now available! Visit the <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3740/0/">How to Apply</a>
page to access the online application system. The Academy is
a free public school unlike any other in the country, where the
abilities, strengths and interests of profoundly gifted
middle and high school students are encouraged and
supported. Please review the
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3777/0/">Qualification Criteria</a> and
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3740/0/">How to Apply</a> pages.<br><ul><em>"The Academy is a school for people who love to learn; it
gives them the tools to do so and lets them announce their passions
freely to the world."
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- Davidson Academy Graduate</ul>
<strong>Upcoming Tours for Prospective Students </strong>
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The Davidson Academy frequently hosts tours for prospective students
and their parents. At these tours, attendees meet current Academy students, parents,
faculty and staff, and have the opportunity to ask specific questions about the
school. Upcoming school tours will be held from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. on these Fridays (<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3784/0/">RSVP Required</a>):
<strong>Oct. 21</strong>, <strong>Nov. 18</strong> and
<strong>Dec. 9</strong>.<br>
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<img alt="Educator of gifted students in classroom" src="http://news.ditd.org/September_16/young-scholars2.jpg" width="253" vspace="6" hspace="7" height="254" border="0" align="right"><font size="3" color="#2071d3" face="calibri"><b>Davidson Young Scholars</b></font><br>
<font size="3" face="calibri">The national
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program provides FREE services designed to nurture the intellectual,
social, emotional, and academic development of profoundly intelligent
young people between the ages of 5 and 18 (students must be between the
ages of 5 and 16 when applying). Benefits of the program include:<ul><li>
Consulting Services</li><li>An Online Community</li><li>In-person Connections</li><li>Community Service Endeavors</li><li>Summer Programs (fee-based)</li></ul>
Read
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to see how the Young Scholars program has helped make a difference in
the lives of these students. The Young Scholars application deadline is
the first of each month.<br>
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<strong>Free Guidebooks for Gifted Learners
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The Davidson Institute offers FREE, online
educational planning
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guidebooks</a> focused on various topics such as advocacy,
early college and mentorships, gap year, homeschooling and
giving back. With a wide variety of articles and tools,
these comprehensive guidebooks help direct parents and
students through the process of searching for an
appropriately challenging educational setting.<font size="2" color="#000099" face="Verdana"><b><br>
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<img alt="Group of gifted students" src="http://news.ditd.org/March_16/aday4.jpg" width="306" vspace="6" hspace="7" height="187" border="0" align="right"><font size="3" face="calibri"><a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3801/0/"><strong>CALIFORNIA</strong></a>
While the enrollment of students in gifted classes in the San Diego Unified School District
has decreased in recent years, the school district continues to outpace the
rest of the state in identifying gifted students. Source:
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3876/0/">San Diego Union-Tribune</a><br>
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<strong>FLORIDA</strong></a> The Duval County School Board
recently voted to approve the districts plan to expand gifted services,
with the intention of eventually developing gifted programs at all
middle schools in the county. Source:
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3878/0/">Florida Times-Union</a><br><br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3879/0/">
<strong>GEORGIA</strong></a> Thirty-one gifted and talented teachers will be recipients of the Houston County Education Assistance Fund. Source:
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3880/0/">The Telegraph</a><br><br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3881/0/">
<strong>KANSAS</strong></a> The Kansas Supreme Court is considering whether the state could
attempt to raise test scores among low-performing students by shifting funds out of programs for gifted students. Source:
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3882/0/">Wichita Eagle</a><br>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3807/0/">
<strong>MARYLAND</strong></a> Baltimore County Public Schools is
proposing dropping the gifted and talented label in the school
district in favor of a name change to Advanced Academics. The proposed
new label would encompass honors courses, advanced placement classes,
dual enrollment and other advanced programs. A number of local advocates
worry the proposed changes will result in the removal of certain
services. Sources:
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3883/0/">ABC2 News</a>,
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3884/0/">Baltimore Sun</a><br><br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3885/0/">
<strong>MISSOURI</strong></a> A new middle school in the
Ferguson-Florissant School District is the first in St. Louis County to
offer self-contained gifted instruction. Source:
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3886/0/">St. Louis Post-Dispatch</a><br><br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3887/0/">
<strong>MONTANA</strong></a> The 16-member School Funding Interim
Commission has proposed $2.5 million
to be appropriated to the current state block grant program for
gifted and talented education. Most recently, the state has provided
$250,000 annually for gifted education statewide. Source:
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3888/0/">Missoulian</a><br><br><img alt="Group of gifted students" src="http://news.ditd.org/September_16/legislation5.jpg" width="312" vspace="6" hspace="7" height="251" border="0" align="right"><a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3889/0/"><strong>NEVADA</strong></a>
An elementary school for gifted students recently opened in Henderson. Source:
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3890/0/">KTVN Las Vegas</a><br><br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3814/0/"><strong>NEW YORK</strong></a>
The New York City school district has created an experimental
program that will allow more than a hundred students from underserved
neighborhoods entrance into sought-after gifted classes. Source:
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3891/0/">New York Daily News</a>
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A new gifted program at PS 45 in Staten Island was created this
year to coincide with the beginning of the school year. The new program
will begin with a class of 25 kindergarten students. Source:
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3892/0/">SILive.com</a>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3819/0/">
<strong>OHIO</strong></a> Talks continue on how to best standardize the approach of educating gifted students in the state. Source:
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3893/0/">Cleveland Plain Dealer</a><br><br>
<br><em>How gifted-friendly is your state? Visit the Davidson Gifted Database <strong>
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3852/0/">State Policy Database</a></strong> to find out.
If you know of new legislation, please contact us at
<a target="_blank" href="mailto:admin@davidsongifted.org">admin@davidsongifted.org</a>.</em><br>
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<img alt="Group of gifted students" src="http://news.ditd.org/September_16/gifted-resources.jpg" width="300" vspace="6" hspace="7" height="196" border="0" align="right"><font size="3" face="calibri"><b><font size="3" color="#2071d3" face="calibri">Featured Articles and Resources</font></b><br>
The <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3795/0/">Davidson Gifted Database</a>
features easy search capabilities for articles, resources and state
policy pages to help students, parents and educators pinpoint gifted
information.<strong><br>
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Articles</strong><br>
In <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3894/0/">Guilty thoughts: What parents of gifted children really think</a>,
Gail Post covers a few of the most common "guilty thoughts"
parents experience. <br>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3895/0/">
The World Around Us: Embrace and Affirm Diversity with Literature</a> is designed to help educators identify quality diverse literature to incorporate into the curriculum and reading
experiences of children. <br>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3896/0/">Tips for Parents: From School to Homeschool at Three Stages</a> addresses many of the concerns parents often have about transitioning their students from school to homeschool.<br><br>
<strong>Resources</strong><br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3897/0/">
Academy for Gifted and Talented (Huntsville, AL)</a>
supports the needs of gifted learners in grades 6-8 through
integrated curriculum, acceleration, compacting, extended
learning opportunities and more. <br>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3898/0/">
Girls Who <span style="text-decoration: underline;" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;">Code</span></a> is a national non-profit organization dedicated
to closing the gender gap in technology. With locations across the U.S.,
girls can join both summer immersion and club programs.<br><br><img alt="Group of gifted students" src="http://news.ditd.org/May_2016/may16_e6.jpg" width="278" vspace="0" hspace="9" height="197" border="0" align="right"><a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3899/0/">PTCSI Homeschool</a>
offers award winning, quality, affordable courses that both parents and
students can utilize. <br><br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3900/0/">The Beekman School (New York, NY)</a>
seeks to provide high school students with differentiated instruction
based on each student's unique interests and needs through flexibility,
focus on the individual
and a supportive environment. <br>
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<td style="width: 1125px" height="21"> <font size="3" face="calibri"><ul><li><a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3834/0/">When the programs designed to help students leave out minorities</a> <font size="2">(NPR)</font></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3901/0/">The Roeper School: How to create a gifted student</a> <font size="2">(<font size="2" face="calibri">Hometown
Life</font>)</font></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3902/0/">How to Raise a Genius: Lessons from a 45-Year Study of Supersmart Children</a> <font size="2">(<font size="2" face="calibri">Scientific
American</font>)</font></li><li> <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3903/0/">How 1 Black-Owned Ga. School Is Revolutionizing Education for the Gifted</a>
<font size="2">(The Root)</font></li><li>
<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3904/0/">What If Schools Abolished Grade Levels?</a>
<font size="2">(The Atlantic)</font></li><li> <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3905/0/">Minority Students Underrepresented in Gifted Programs</a>
<font size="2">(Washington Diplomat)</font></li><li> <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3906/0/">Is Homework Good for Kids? Heres What the Research Says</a>
<font size="2">(Time)</font></li><li> <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3907/0/">Does Giftedness Matter?</a>
<font size="2">(Scientific American)</font></li><li> <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3908/0/">It really does matter if your child is gifted</a>
<font size="2">(Chicago Now)</font></li><li> <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3909/0/">Quest for change nets Crown Point native $10K scholarship</a><font size="2">
(Chicago Tribune)</font></li><li> <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3910/0/">'Giftedness' overlooked in social-emotional education discussions</a>
<font size="2">(Palo Alto Online)</font></li><li> <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3911/0/">S.A. teen went from 'sick child' to musical prodigy</a>
<font size="2">(<font size="2" face="calibri">kens5.com</font>)</font></li><li> <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3912/0/">How do we define success for gifted students?</a>
<font size="2">(Thomas B. Fordham Institute)</font></li><li> <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3913/0/">How a top school district tried to block a very gifted child</a>
<font size="2">(Washington Post)</font></li><li> <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3914/0/">Stop failing the kids helping you most with their rosy test scores</a>
<font size="2">(Thomas B. Fordham Institute)</font></li><li> <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3915/0/">Are gifted kids more sensitive to screen violence?</a>
<font size="2">(The Conversation)</font></li></ul><font size="2">Discuss these stories and more on the <a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/1025/0/">Gifted Issues Discussion Forum</a>.</font><br><br>
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<font size="5" color="#000099" face="calibri"><b>Nicolas Poux - 2016
Davidson Fellow Laureate</b></font>
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<img alt="headshot of Nicolas Poux" src="http://news.ditd.org/September_16/poux2.jpg" width="202" vspace="3" hspace="10" height="250" border="0" align="right"><font size="3" face="calibri"><em>Nicolas
Poux of Palo Alto, Calif. will receive $50,000 for his 2016
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Davidson Fellows</a> project, "<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3916/0/">Development of a High-Resolution Multi-color Fluorescent Reporter for Clonal Analysis</a>."</em><b><font size="3" color="#2071d3" face="calibri">
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What kind of impact can your Fellows project, Development of a
High-Resolution Multi-color Fluorescent Reporter for Clonal Analysis
have on society?</font></b><br>
Since my project entailed the development of a tool to enable and
facilitate previously unfeasible scientific studies, its impact can be
measure by the the impact of these new studies. This tool, which we
dubbed Skittles, allows us to label cells with one of 25 colors, and
enables us to track each cell and its progeny based on their assigned
color. The ability to track cells and how they divide allows us to study
how organ systems develop and maintain themselves, a focus of stem cell
biology with an enormous, tangible impact.
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For example, the relatively recent discovery of hematopoietic, or
blood-forming, stem cells has enabled us to perform life-saving
bone-marrow and cord-blood transplants, of which I was a recipient in
2011. A current focus of stem cell biology is to identify other
organ-specific stem cells, which would allow us to repair and
reconstitute their respective organ systems in the same way that we can
reconstitute the blood system using hematopoietic stem cells. Skittles
would allow us to perform novel studies in these areas, giving us new
insights on how to identify and harness these stem cells.
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Another potential application of Skittles lies in cancer biology.
As a powerful tool for tracking cells, Skittles would allow us to study
the dynamics behind how tumors spread. We believe that the insights
gained from such studies may allow us to develop a predictive system
that describes common mutations that drive the spread of tumors.
Targeting such mutations would open up a new avenue for fighting cancer.
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These are only two examples of Skittles impact. This tool
empowers researchers to explore new studies that we believe will have
positive, life-changing effects.
<br><br><font size="3" color="#2071d3" face="calibri"><strong>What are some of your short-term and long-term plans?</strong></font><br>
I am still working on my Fellows Project and its applications,
and I aim to get my project ready for publication. I intend to keep
studying biomedical science, looking towards getting an M.D./Ph.D. after
graduating. My goal is to make a significant contribution to helping
patients with cancer and similar diseases, and I will keep pursuing
research and my work in patient support to achieve that goal.<font size="3" color="#2071d3" face="calibri"><strong><br>
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Please describe your academic setting and some positive experiences with mentors.</strong></font><br>
I graduated from Gunn High School last year, and I am currently preparing to start my first year at Stanford University.
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My research mentor, Jonathan Tsai, has had a tremendous impact on
my life. I met him while I was undergoing treatments for Leukemia at
Stanford Childrens Hospital, as part of a program that links first-year
Medical School students to long-term patients. His friendship over the
past five years, and his mentorship in and out of the lab, have shaped
my life and trajectory in a positive way. I also owe a large debt of
gratitude to Professor Weissman for his support, guidance, and
encouragement. My thanks goes out to both of them.
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<font size="3" face="calibri">"When you look at the issues facing society nowwhether it's health care, climate change, terrorism, energy
these are the kids (gifted students) who have the most potential to solve these problems.
These are the kids we'd do well to bet on."</font></i></p>
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<font size="3" face="calibri"><i>~ Dr. David Lubinski, in the </i>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/779235/53568/3902/0/">How to Raise a Genius: Lessons from a 45-Year Study of Supersmart Children</a>
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