By Robin O’Hanlon, MIS
On Friday, June 10, Hostos Community College students participating in a Summer Research Institute visited Levy Library. Instructor and HCC Librarian Lisa Tappeiner decided to schedule the trip for her students in order to expose them to the innovative research taking place at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and to learn the basics of a key biomedical research resource, PubMed.
HCC Students pictured with Levy Librarian Robin O’Hanlon (front row, middle)
First, the HCC students met with ISMMS Medical Students Anthony Bui (1st Year) and Kamini Doobay (4th Year). The medical students shared their experience on doing research and life as a medical student. Both students emphasized the importance of finding strong mentors. In addition to their MDs, Kamini and Anthony are both pursuing Masters in Science in Clinical Research through the Clinical Research Education Program.
Next, students were treated to a presentation by Medical Illustrators Jill Gregory, MFA, CFI (Manager, Academic Illustration) and Christopher Smith, MA (Academic Medical Illustrator). Jill & Chris shared how their unique service services the education and research needs of ISMMS.
Students then were giving a PubMed Basics lesson by Levy Librarian Robin O’Hanlon, MIS.
The visit ended with a trip to Dr. Scott Russo’s neuroscience lab. Post Doctoral Fellow Catherine Menard gave a tour of the lab and explained how the team at Dr. Russo’s lab uses a combination of transgenic mice, immune cell transplantation, optogenetics/electrophysiology, viral mediated gene transfer, behavioral models and molecular methods to understand how the brain and body adapts to stress to control pathological behaviors in depression and anxiety. HCC students even got a peak at a high powered confocal microscope.
Thanks to all who made this visit a success!