Summertime at the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) is anything but slow and easy. It’s a dynamic place where researchers continually make new discoveries in the advancement of human health and nutrition. A perfect example is the summer internship programs which provide real-world experiences to aspiring future researchers. These programs offer extraordinary opportunities for young people to acquire knowledge and practical training under the watchful and encouraging eyes of very adept and talented mentors. Dr. Cory Brouwer graciously data produced by today’s genomic opened the doors of his division to technologies. Dr. Brouwer, director a group of young interns, providing of the Bioinformatics Services hands on experience in the work he Division (BiSD) of UNC Charlotte and his team do daily, the analysis and his group provide a wide and interpretation of the volumes of range of services to the NCRC, UNC
Charlotte and other life science companies throughout the country. This summer, he and his experienced team gave their time to train, educate and provide leadership to these future researchers. Benika Hall has returned for her second summer on the North Carolina Research Campus and worked on an exciting project analyzing gene expression patterns in bone cells. Using next generation sequencing technology, Benika identified key genes and pathways that are being activated during early stages of bone formation in various types of bone tissue. Results from this project support the overall goal of growing a stronger, more stable bone matrix for use in human
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Left to Right: Greg Linchangco, Edem Dossou and Benika Hall.
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