The University of Arizona BIO5 Institute hosted the 18th annual KEYS Research Showcase, celebrating the culmination of the KEYS Research Internship for 59 students from 31 Arizona high schools.
KEYS 2024 interns pose with their certificates (Courtesy of KEYS)
On July 19, over 400 participants attended the KEYS Research Internship Showcase in the Health Sciences and Innovation Building on the University of Arizona campus. The 2024 KEYS interns presented their research to students, staff, faculty and the local community and were recognized for their achievements.
The KEYS Research Internship program, which began in 2007, is a seven-week program in which students are immersed in intensive scientific training and real-world projects, both in
During the unique internship, KEYS interns gain experience in interdisciplinary bioscience, biomedical science, biostatistics, biomedical engineering, data science, or environmental health research and train in biotechnology skills, data science, science literacy, ethics, and communications.
The KEYS program strives to increase the talent and diversity of students pursuing STEM degrees and careers and to retain students in our in-state public universities and the Arizona workforce in high percentages. Graduates of the KEYS Internship program earn college credit but are also assured admission to the U of A W.A. Franke Honors College upon application and acceptance.
Mateo Pimienta excitedly shows off his poster that summarizes his summer research project for the 2024 KEYS Research Internship.
(Image KEYS: Hasi Dehideniya)
Over the program’s history, the KEYS program has graduated 746 students through the program from 105 Arizona high schools. In this time, 217 Arizona faculty members have served as mentors for KEYS students. The KEYS program is led by the BIO5 Institute and funded by BIO5 and generous supporters, including individuals, families, companies, foundations, and various University of Arizona faculty, colleges, and departments. The Technology and Research Initiative Fund (TRIF) that helped launch BIO5 more than 20 years ago continues to be a catalyst in enabling effective, cross-disciplinary bioscience research, innovation, and impact at the University of Arizona, and enables world-class student engagement programs like KEYS.
Applications for the 2025 KEYS cohort will open in fall 2024. Learn more about how donors can contribute to the KEYS to the Future endowment fund.
About the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute
The BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona connects and mobilizes top researchers in agriculture, engineering, biomedicine, pharmacy, basic science, and computational science to find creative solutions to humanity’s most pressing health and environmental challenges. Since 2001, this interdisciplinary approach has been an international model of how to conduct collaborative research, and has resulted in disease prevention strategies, promising new therapies, innovative diagnostics and devices, and improved food crops. For more information: BIO5.org
Contacts
Jessie Allen, BIO5 Director Communications & Marketing
jbutler1@arizona.edu
520-626-9598
SOURCE: https://keys.arizona.edu/news/photo-gallery-18th-annual-keys-research-showcase