The summer project consists of five full weeks of laboratory research experience (30 hrs/week), includes University of Arizona laboratory safety training and an introduction to toxicology and environmental health at the annual ToxStart summer institute for high school students. The KEYS high school student Internship started with a one week training classes, which included basic lab skills, reading a science a paper, keeping a lab notebook, research ethics, and much more. Each week the students will gather for a journal club to discuss their experiences and present a seminar on one article their mentor assigns. At the end of the summer there will be an activity to present a poster session that summarizes their research experience. The interns were selected competitively for the project. Requirements included a high school GPA of 3.2 on 4.0 grading scale, being at least 16 years of age, a U.S. citizen or permanent resident with strong recommendations from both a science teacher and from a school counselor, employer, other teacher, or similar reference. The project is a collaboration between SWEHSC and the BIO5 Institute.

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