Molecules in Medicine: A Week-Long Multidisciplinary Summer Camp for High School Students
Shannon C. Timmons,
Aleksandra Kuzmanov
Abstract:Health-related career goals are popular among high school science students, yet few understand the application of chemistry and biology research to the field of medicine and its impact on society. In this five-day multidisciplinary summer camp, high school students learn about the real-world relevance of medicinal chemistry research and its application to human health through a series of hands-on synthesis, isolation, and biological testing experiments. Our approach makes use of natural product related bioacti… Show more
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