Biology of Cities
Urban environments are expanding rapidly. Nearly 5 billion people worldwide and over 80% of Americans now live in cities. Get hands-on experience conducting biological science in an urban environment by using the Stockton Campus as a petri dish to collect and analyze animal behavior data. Students can continue their research after the Summer Institute by participating in a citizen science program.
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DNA Discovery Lab
Could the shape of DNA hold clues to new cancer treatments? Step into Pacific’s medicinal chemistry labs to explore unusual, folded DNA structures called G-quadruplexes, which can help control how genes—including many linked to cancer-- work. Prepare DNA samples, test compounds that help hold these structures in place, and use computer models to visualize how the molecules fit together.
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Finding a Cure for Cancer
Join our biochemists in their labs as you work alongside them to find a cure for cancer. Learn how to design and perform experiments that will create new drugs and delivery systems to combat disease.
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Future Dentists
Gain insight and explore a rewarding career in dentistry. Learn from dentists, alumni and staff from the world-renowned Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. During your Stockton residency and excursions to the Dugoni School on the San Francisco Campus, you'll participate in team-building exercises, clinical shadowing experiences, hands-on clinical simulations and more to gain confidence and tools to prepare for college and apply to dental school.
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Future Doctors
Integrate the structure and mechanisms of the body to see how it works and how health problems arise. Conduct dissections, use digital 3D models, physical models and run physiological experiments to answer questions such as what happens when one kicks a ball or when one has a heart attack.
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Future Nurses
Explore the world of nursing and what it takes to become a nurse. Experience the clinical training labs in our state-of-the-art simulation centers and learn about the life of a nurse from local nurses, faculty and our graduate students.
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Future Pharmacists
Work side-by-side with research scientists, professors and pharmacists from the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy to design research experiments, learn vaccination techniques, participate in a pharmacy-themed escape room and respond to a simulated cardiac code blue.
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Medical Microbiology Experience
Look to the soil around us for antibiotic producing microbes. Get your hands dirty with sterile techniques and growth inhibition to understand where our most important medicines come from.
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Molecules to Medicine
How are modern medicines actually made? Step into Pacific’s chemistry labs and discover how scientists turn molecular designs into potential new medicines. Working alongside faculty and graduate students, you’ll carry out chemical reactions to synthesize organic and inorganic drug candidates, then purify and analyze the compounds you’ve created using advanced laboratory instruments.
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The Science and Practice of Fitness
Discover the science behind fitness and performance in our interactive exercise testing and training course. Get ready to move during this hands-on experience where you will get to assess your own fitness, design a personalized exercise plan and explore innovative techniques to boost your health. Whether you're passionate about sports and wellness or just want to improve your strength and endurance, this course will give you the tools to unlock your potential and live your best, healthiest life.
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