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The program was led by Sujata Chaudhari, PhD, an associate professor in the department. She said five middle schoolers and seven high schoolers were in the workshop, with most of them coming from the Omaha metro area.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/students-in-lab-1-900x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/students-in-lab-1-900x600-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/students-in-lab-1-900x600-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/students-in-lab-1-900x600-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The workshop\u2014conducted in Durham Research Center II\u2014was designed to familiarize budding scientists with scientific methodologies, enabling them to formulate hypotheses, design experiments to test them, analyze the outcomes, and draw appropriate conclusions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe workshop was a great success,\u201d she said. \u201cAll 12 students conducted molecular biology using <em>Tribolium castaneum<\/em> (red flour beetle) as a genetic model. They analyzed their data and presented their findings on the final day. The students were enthusiastic about all activities, especially during the hands-on experiments and presentations, and did an excellent job summarizing their hypotheses and results.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Chaudhari said the workshop will be offered again next year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve middle and high school students gain hands-on experience at the department&#8217;s first Young Scientist Research 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