“Researcher for a Day”: Creating and Shaping a New Generation of Scientific and Medical Researchers

Science is the engine of prosperity, helping society respond to the important issues it faces. We are presently witnessing a worldwide decline in high school students’ interest in science, regardless of gender. To overcome this problem, developing science promotion programs and activities that inspi...

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Autores principales:	Jean-Luc Simard, Rabeea F. Omar, Maurice Boissinot, Michel G. Bergeron
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2019
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:508d4b5eae594fea958eb5c96147743c2021-11-15T15:04:12Z“Researcher for a Day”: Creating and Shaping a New Generation of Scientific and Medical Researchers10.1128/jmbe.v20i3.18211935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/508d4b5eae594fea958eb5c96147743c2019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v20i3.1821https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Science is the engine of prosperity, helping society respond to the important issues it faces. We are presently witnessing a worldwide decline in high school students’ interest in science, regardless of gender. To overcome this problem, developing science promotion programs and activities that inspire young people to become the scientists of tomorrow is critical. We strongly believe in the leadership of research centers in creating such programs, which could have a significant impact on the next generation of scientists. Here we present the ‘Researcher for a Day’ program, which offers senior high school students immersion days in a scientific workplace dedicated to microbiology, as an example for other institutions that would like to implement such a program. Researcher for a Day has already helped more than 4,000 young students who are considering their career choices discover the world of science. Similar approaches could be implemented virtually anywhere to extend these efforts to promote science among young people.Jean-Luc SimardRabeea F. OmarMaurice BoissinotMichel G. BergeronAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 20, Iss 3 (2019)
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description	Science is the engine of prosperity, helping society respond to the important issues it faces. We are presently witnessing a worldwide decline in high school students’ interest in science, regardless of gender. To overcome this problem, developing science promotion programs and activities that inspire young people to become the scientists of tomorrow is critical. We strongly believe in the leadership of research centers in creating such programs, which could have a significant impact on the next generation of scientists. Here we present the ‘Researcher for a Day’ program, which offers senior high school students immersion days in a scientific workplace dedicated to microbiology, as an example for other institutions that would like to implement such a program. Researcher for a Day has already helped more than 4,000 young students who are considering their career choices discover the world of science. Similar approaches could be implemented virtually anywhere to extend these efforts to promote science among young people.
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title	“Researcher for a Day”: Creating and Shaping a New Generation of Scientific and Medical Researchers
title_short	“Researcher for a Day”: Creating and Shaping a New Generation of Scientific and Medical Researchers
title_full	“Researcher for a Day”: Creating and Shaping a New Generation of Scientific and Medical Researchers
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“Researcher for a Day”: Creating and Shaping a New Generation of Scientific and Medical Researchers

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