{"id":107848,"date":"2019-12-12T15:07:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T01:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=107848"},"modified":"2019-12-12T15:07:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T01:07:29","slug":"hilo-sharp-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/12\/12\/hilo-sharp-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Program opens doors for under-represented 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo students"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Front from left, Joshua Turner, Keinan B. Agonias, and Dallas Tada. Back row from left, Evangeline Lemieux, Maya Sunshine P. Bernardo, Duke E. Escobar, and Kieran-Tiaye A. Long.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> undergraduates participating in a campus program that supports under-represented students interested in biomedical and behavioral sciences presented their research at a national conference in November.<\/p>\n

The students are part of the Students of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Advanced Research Project, commonly called the SHARP<\/abbr> program<\/a>, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH<\/abbr>) Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement and administered through the 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo Department of Anthropology<\/a>. The program supports all under-represented 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo students, particularly Native Hawaiians and Pacific islanders. SHARP<\/abbr> develops interest and competence in biomedical and behavioral sciences research and helps students to advance to doctoral studies. Currently, 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo is the only school in the state of Hawaiʻi<\/span> that has a SHARP<\/abbr> program.<\/p>\n

First time presenting<\/h2>\n
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Lenard Allen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For many of the students, the trip the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students<\/a> held in Anaheim, Calif.<\/abbr>, was their first time presenting off-island at a major conference. Lenard Allen<\/strong>, the SHARP<\/abbr> coordinator, said such experiences are necessary because they place the students in new situations and force them to communicate their work with strangers, which builds their confidence.<\/p>\n

Allen said attending the conference, watching the different speakers and networking are keys to the students\u2019 success and opens doors. “Some of our students were offered jobs during the conference,” he said.<\/p>\n

Approximately 5,500 participants representing more than 350 institutions attended the four-day conference. Undergraduates and early researchers were invited to showcase their work through poster or oral presentations, representing 12 disciplines within the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM<\/abbr>) fields.<\/p>\n

More about SHARP<\/abbr><\/h2>\n

糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo students in the SHARP<\/abbr> program receive faculty mentoring, paid research assistantships and access to conferences and networking. 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo students who have been part of this program have received admissions to advanced degree programs at such schools as Stanford University, the 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa John A. Burns School of Medicine and the University of California, Berkeley.<\/p>\n

The 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo SHARP<\/abbr> program is currently funded through May 2021, at which time new NIH<\/abbr> mandates will require 75 percent of staffing cost be provided by the university.<\/p>\n

For the full story, visit the 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo Stories<\/em> website.<\/a><\/p>\n

—By Leah Sherwood<\/strong>, a graduate student in the tropical conservation biology and environmental science program at 糖心视频 Hilo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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