We have hosted a few curious high school students over the years. These students usually spend part of a summer shadowing laboratory personnel. Sometimes they help with some aspects of the research after they are adequately trained.
Hesham Mahmood
July–August 2018
Attends the Tempo School in Edmonton, Calif.
Margaret Trautner
June 2015–May 2016
High School: St. Johns School, Houston
Undergraduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Maine
majoring in Applied Mathematics.
Natalia Bermudez
June–September 2005
Summer Science for Seniors (S3)
Participant from Cinco Ranch High School, Katy, Texas
Funding: Baylor College of Medicine S3 program
Alba Lala
June–July 2005. Spring Woods High School, Houston
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin
Funding: Houston A+ Challenge (Slaughter, PI)
Rebecca Balhoff
June–September 2001
St. Agnes Academy High School Houston, Texas
Undergraduate: Notre Dame University, Southbend, Ind.
Funding: NSF grant (Zechiedrich, PI)
Current Position: Registered Dietitian and Clinical Coordinator, the Children's Nutritional Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston