Testimonials from Mentors of May Term Students!

"The May Term project was instrumental in preparing undergraduates for lab work. Prior training in core methodologies allows students to approach new tasks with confidence and complete them with ease, allowing students to contribute meaningfully from the start."  Dr. Jaime Lopez, Assistant Professor, Molecular Biosciences

"It has been such a privilege to work with the Biotech Skill Up Program for the last three years. The program has offered students a valuable opportunity to work alongside public health laboratory professionals and learn about a career pathway that is often unfamiliar to many students... We look forward to helping more students discover and pursue meaningful careers in public health, and we are grateful for the chance to be part of their journey."  Esther Lee, Program Specialist, Tx Dept.of State Health Services

“The May term program is a great opportunity for our lab to match up with talented, motivated students who are already trained on the basic techniques they need to use in our lab.  We recruited a great student our first year, who stayed in the lab as a researcher after his summer fellowship was over. We’ll definitely participate in this program again in the future."  Dr. Dan Dickinson, Associate Professor, Molecular Biosciences

"I have had no hesitation when recruiting from the program because I know the students will have a versatile base in molecular techniques. This has been essential for our continued training of the individual in the more specialized techniques used in my group. Because the course meets every day and the class size is small, I can get meaningful recommendations about individual students from the professor."    Dr. Lulu Cambronne, Associate Professor, Molecular Biosciences

"The student that participated in research in our lab after completing the skills up program is great! She is motivated, asks wonderful questions, and has become a year-round student in our lab. I look forward to participating in this program again this year. Thank you again for setting this program up."  Dr. Arielle Woznica, Assistant Professor, Molecular Biosciences