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Program Director:
Dr. Brenda Armstrong
Associate Dean of Medical Education and Director of Medical School Admissions Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Cardiology
Duke University School of Medicine
Duke University
0159 Duke Hospital South, Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710
8776842985
brenda.armstrong@duke.edu
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BOOST XL, a science enrichment program targeting disadvantaged and under-represented minority (URM) students in 7th-9th grades, seeks to maintain and accelerate interest in science through the middle to high school transition, and 1) help disadvantaged and URM youth develop a vision for further education and potential careers in the sciences, and personal aspirations in the context of science, 2) support the academic excellence of disadvantaged and URM students identified as having high potential and motivation in science, 3) provide outreach to Durham Public Schools (DPS) by bringing Duke resources - biomedical facilities, postdoctoral/medical students, and senior faculty - to science teachers and their students; and 4) engage families so as to more fully support disadvantaged and URM students' science enrichment and academic and personal growth. BOOST XL extends an HHMI-funded program, BOOST (Building Opportunities and Overtures in Science and Technology) for 5th-6th grade disadvantaged and URM students. BOOST is the first component of an integrated "bridge" which carries disadvantaged and URM students, particularly those with high potential but also high risk for turning away from science, from 5th-9th grade, after which they can join existing high school programs. XL will engage 7th-9th grade students in increasingly sophisticated activities at Duke University in partnership with the NC School of Science/Math (NCSSM), and North Carolina Central University's (NCCU's) Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute and Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE). XL will admit 20 students per year beginning in the summer before 7th grade. Its summer immersions and coordinated school-year activities will build a progressive set of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors concluding with a Capstone program. Beginning on Duke's campus, XL will start with a summer Orientation that introduces the program, lays the framework for productive teamwork, and generates excitement about science. Positive "branding" of participants as Scholars will begin during Orientation and continue throughout XL. Year 1 activities, focused on biology to parallel the Durham Public Schools curriculum, will include: year-long, team-based, research projects mentored by Science Coaches chosen from among Duke and NCCU's graduate and professional students; laboratory exposure at Duke University and NCCU; and monthly group gatherings unified by the theme of biomimicry. Summer 2 features a residential immersion at NCCU, with lab experiences and trips to biotech sites. Year 2 activities, focused on biochemistry, will include: year-long, team-based, mentored research projects; use of diverse modes of presentation (journalistic, visual, podcast, internet, and verbal); and exploration of the senses through Duke's Innoworks' curriculum. Summer 3 will entail both a residential immersion at the Duke Marine Laboratory and a multi-day high school introduction. Year 3 activities, focused on biomedical research, will include team-based research in larger teams and exploration of health issues, building toward a Community Health Forum. XL will end with a two week Capstone residential immersion at Jackson Laboratories and Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratories. Scholars will interact with a Senior Mentor from their Capstone site across Year 3 to design and initiate their research, and will complete their project on-site with his/her continued guidance.
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