{"id":257,"date":"2020-03-25T16:38:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T16:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/biowire\/?p=257"},"modified":"2022-07-01T17:15:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T17:15:15","slug":"siue-takes-part-in-illinois-louis-stokes-alliance-for-minority-participation-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iris.siue.edu\/biowire\/2020\/03\/25\/siue-takes-part-in-illinois-louis-stokes-alliance-for-minority-participation-program\/","title":{"rendered":"SIUE Takes Part in Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Tyten Nalley<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHICAGO, IL — Seventeen science students at Southern\nIllinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) taking part in the Illinois Louis\nStokes Alliance for Minority Participation program (LSAMP) presented their\nresearch at a professional conference in Chicago, February 28 \u2013 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Chemistry Senior Dalia Hassan, the LSAMP program has been\na four-year journey for which she measures her growth and development as a\nstudent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a valuable program to be in and is great for\ngaining the skills you need if you are going to work in future research\nsettings or job settings,\u201d said Hassan. \u201cYou\u2019ll have that background knowledge\nand the experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference gives minority students studying in science,\ntechnology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields the chance to\ndemonstrate their knowledge and passion for research. It also provides the\nchance for students to network with others interested in the same field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been really nice actually,\u201d said Hassan. \u201cAt the\nconference there are people from other schools I get to see again. So you kind\nof get a recap of their research once a year. I want to be able to nurture that\nnetwork that I have because I can take that with me anywhere that I go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor of Biology Myron Jones, Ph.D. serves as\nthe coordinator for the SIUE program. He works with\nAssistant Professor in Chemistry Dr. Michael Hankins, Ph.D., and Assistant\nProfessor in Biology Dr. Danielle Lee, who serve as co-coordinators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year the\nconference theme was “Building an Inclusive STEM Future.”  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvery\nyear, we take students to the annual Spring Symposium in STEM in Chicago.\n This year we had 17<\/strong> attendees,\u201d\nsaid Jones.  The 2020 Spring Symposium in STEM was sponsored by the\nIllinois LSAMP and the Center for STEM Education and Research at Chicago State\nUniversity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jones also stressed the\nimportance of networking between minority students in STEM fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe annual conference\nis important because it provides students with an opportunity to present their\nwork in a professional-like conference,\u201d Jones said. \u201cThey have opportunities\nto network with students from a variety of other institutions including North\nEastern, Chicago State, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, DePaul,\nIllinois Institute of Technology, Illinois State University, University of\nIllinois, Northwestern, Governors State, St. Augustine College and others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jones stressed that the\nwork of faculty mentors at SIUE makes the program possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe could not be\nsuccessful if it weren\u2019t for the many other faculty members serving as mentors\nfor these students.  We absolutely must make sure we acknowledge and thank\nthem for all the support they provide these students.  Every LSAMP student\nhas a research mentor who guides them with their research projects, and that\nhelp can\u2019t be understated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chemistry Senior\nKennedy Epps co-presented a research poster on measuring antioxidant content in\nBeastman Iced Tea, brewed in the Metro East. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was wonderful. I got to meet new people and experience new\nthings. The weekend was inspirational seeing all different types of research\nfrom schools from all over the state and to meet people and network. It was\npretty awesome,\u201d said Epps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hassan\u2019s research presentation involved measuring the\nglyphosate content in beer products. Glyphosate may be carcinogenic in very\nlarge doses but not at low doses sometimes found in food products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople need to know that it\u2019s at a certain concentration in\ntheir beer that they need to be aware of,\u201d Hassan said. \u201cWe help people who\naren\u2019t familiar with these sciences to see things they can\u2019t see with their\neyes in their everyday lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jones hopes to extend the program at SIUE beyond chemistry\nand biology where it is already popular. \u201cWe are\nworking to improve the professional development component of our program, and we\nneed to seek more participation by students in engineering, mathematics and physics.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hassan stressed that the program would be valuable for SIUE\nstudents across several STEM fields. \u201cIt was a great experience, and is\ndefinitely a good conference to have your first exposure to collaboration,\nconnection, and learning about new innovations in science. There were posters\nabout psychology, biology, computer science, engineering, chemistry, and\nenvironmental science, so there was definitely a different range of sciences\nand it was nice to learn about what\u2019s new in those areas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LSAMP Program continues to work toward increasing\nrecruitment, retention, and graduation rates of underrepresented students in\nscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, according to\nJones. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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