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Students will work in UM\u2019s labs for 40 hours a week\u2014receiving a $6,500 stipend\u2014alongside a mentor. Once their work is complete, they will write a research paper and present their findings in a symposium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis opportunity is incredibly important to me,\u201d said <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/amalia-abraham-to-receive-barry-goldwater-scholarship\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amalia Abraham Martin<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one of the students selected for the program. \u201cI will be able not only to do research and learn from great professionals, but also to write a research paper and present the results in a symposium. I have conducted research previously at Miami Dade College and presented, but due to COVID-19, it was all virtual. I am very excited to finally do it in person.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each student will conduct their own research:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Manuel Faria<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who studied biology at Wolfson Campus, will work on how some of the circular DNA that is within mitochondria affects the aging process on a cellular level. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He aspires to work in academic medicine and do research about aging, neuroscience or public health.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Juan Parra<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who majored in neuroscience at Wolfson Campus, will study whether progesterone can help improve cognitive issues in men with traumatic brain injuries. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the future, he wants to conduct research to find a cure for dementia-related disorders like Alzheimer&#8217;s disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Amalia Abraham Martin<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who studied biology at Padr\u00f3n Campus, will research how the enzyme Lysyl oxidases to improve venous adaptation after creating fistulas for patients treated with hemodialysis. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She aspires to become a specialist in cancer biology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Marcos Rivas Rojas<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who majored in computer science at Padr\u00f3n Campus, has not yet decided the specifics of his research but it will focus on bioinformatics, computer imagining and artificial intelligence.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He hopes to work with artificial intelligence in the future.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe University of Miami is just so prepared to [help us] get the type of research experience that will actually tell us if this is what we want to do in our life,\u201d Parra said. \u201cI&#8217;m really, really happy with the fact that they&#8217;ve accepted me because this could be the start of something bigger.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four recent Honors College graduates have been selected to participate in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a summer program that allows students from Miami Dade College to get research experience at the University of Miami. 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