June 28, 2021
Welcome UW STAR Students to the Moltke and Tait Wojno Labs
The Department of Immunology welcomes STAR students Angela Bleeker to the Tait Wojno lab, and Derek Sargent to the Moltke lab!
These two rising senior biomedical students from the the Stipends for Training Aspiring Researchers (STAR) program will work in our labs for the summer. Then, at the end of the summer quarter, all STAR students present their research at university health science poster sessions. Tentative poster session dates are August 11, 2021 & August 18, 2021.
The Stipends for Training Aspiring Researchers (STAR)* Program is a paid summer research experience designed to encourage and support the research training of underrepresented minority and disadvantaged undergraduate and graduate students in the health, biomedical, and behavioral sciences. Students are provided first-hand, quality experiences in laboratories of established researchers, gain the confidence and academic exposure which will allow them to successfully enter PHD level and professional programs of study, and become part of a network which includes a long-term “mentored” relationship with University of Washington advisors, researchers, professors, staff, and support programs for students of color.
*The program is funded by a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutes (NHLBI). NHLBI and the coordinators of the UW STAR Program strongly encourage students from underrepresented minority groups (i.e., African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic/Mexican American) to apply.