Students & Scientists

Huntington Youth Council's Science Forum Video feat. our Students and Scientists Environmental Research Program

Our Students were stellar presenting their abstracts to the Huntington Youth Council. The Science Forum was sponsored by Councilwoman Susan A. Berland. If you missed them at Huntington Town Hall check out http:// preventionisthecure.org/ index.php/ students-a-scientists to download your copy of S.T.O.R.I and watch the Science Forum ON AIR.

The Students were broadcast on Cablevisions Channel 18 and Fios Channel 38.

Watch the 4 Part Science Forum Now!

PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

PART 4

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Environmental S.T.O.R.I. Newsletter

Welcome to the 2013 issue of Environmental S.T.O.R.I (Student Translation and Outreach Research Initiative). This dedicated newsletter provides a platform to highlight the extraordinary accomplishments of our high school students from the Long Island region. A Road Map for Prevention could not be complete without focusing on the contributions made by young adults; they are in fact, Our Guardians of the Future. These students embody a combination of knowledge, focus and self-determination, and the Students and Scientists Environmental Research Scholarship Program provide them with the right connections. It is our hope that these young adults will redefine the future of emerging science and how it translates into regulatory Action.

Click here to download the 2013 PDF

2012 was the premier edition S.T.O.R.I newsletter.

Click here to download the 2012 PDF

Students & Scientists Program Description

Students & Scientists Application

HBCAC’s Students and Scientists Environmental Research Scholarship Program is a place for discovery, awareness and the exchange of ideas. Enter a bold and exciting new classroom and take an unprecedented journey, working beside world-renowned researchers at a national state-of-the-art facility. Students & Scientists internship program is designed for highly motivated students with a proven interest and academic strength in biology and chemistry. Initiated by Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition, The Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition program focuses on the importance of environmental research and the causation of diseases.

To date 18 students have graduated from our Students & Scientists Environmental Program. They have continued advancing their knowledge at Universities such as Columbia, Brown, Cornell, John Hopkins, and UC Davis.

Students:

2011:


Megan Hansen	Kayla Neville	Joshua Solomowitz	Harrison Ferlauto	Melissa Wing	Ishara Lareef
Huntington HS	Commack HS	Huntington HS	Commack HS	Northport HS	JR Masterman HS Philadelphia
Silent Spring Institute	Stony Brook University	Fox Chase Cancer Ctr.	Fox Chase Cancer Ctr.	Tufts University	Fox Chase Cancer Ctr.

2010:


Pablo Palacios	Chirag Munim	Kimberly Shen	Savitha Racha
Walt Whitman HS	Northport HS	Walt Whitman HS	Commack HS
(Silent Spring Institute)	(Silent Spring Institute)	(Silent Spring Institute)	(Tufts University)

2009:


Aliyah Cohen	Farooq Ansari	Travis Fishstein	Rubab Rehman
Huntington HS	Commack HS	Northport HS	Walt Whitman HS
(Silent Spring Institute)	(Fox Chase Cancer Ctr.)	(Fox Chase Cancer Ctr.)	(Stony Brook University)

2008:


Emily Lopes		Zachary Rotter
Commack HS		Walt Whitman HS
(Fox Chase Cancer Ctr.)		(Fox Chase Cancer Ctr.)

2007:

Tehreem Rehman

Walt Whitman HS

(Fox Chase Cancer Ctr.)

Scientists:

Stony Brook University, Biomedical Engineering, Long Island
Balaji Sitharaman, PhD

Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston , Mass.

Ana Soto, MD and Carlos Sonnenschein, MD

Silent Spring Institute, Newton Mass.
Julia Brody, PhD and Ruthann Rudel MS

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

Jose Russo, MD and Irma Russo, MD

Students & Scientists 2011

This year HBCAC students presented once again at the Breast Cancer Environmental Research Program (BCERP) conference. After a rigorous summer internship each teen submitted a scientific abstract, created a poster and articulately explained what they had learned.

The Student and Scientists Environmental Research Scholarship program provides young adults with a solid foundation in environmental science and provides a forum for highschool students to integrate their discoveries into their personal lives. Our students go on to educate the community regarding environmental factors and how they have an impact on our health. Most recently, at a national Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Program Conference (BCERP), our students presented what they had learned and were able to articulate how it impacts public health. Their contributions to the program were well received, each of our students were recognized by the science community and received awards.

"We could not be more proud of the dedication and accomplishments of all the students who have graduated from our program of prestige." Lisa Kratter, HBCAC Students and Scientists Program Coordinator.

Scientists:

Stony Brook University, Biomedical Engineering, Long Island
Balaji Sitharaman, PhD

Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
Ana Soto, MD and Carlos Sonnenschein, MD

Silent Spring Institute, Newton Mass.
Julia Brody, PhD

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
Jose Russo, MD and Irma Russo, MD

The following internship are placements for July 2011:

Stony Brook University, Biomedical Engineering, Long Island
Kayla Neville, Commack H.S.
John Yang, Great Neck North H.S.
Balaji Sitharaman, PhD
Click here to view the poster
Click here for the abstract

Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
Melissa Wing, Northport H.S.
Vita Jaspen, Great Neck North H.S.
Ana Soto, MD
Click here to view the poster
Click here for the abstract

Silent Spring Institute, Newton Mass.
Megan Hansen, Huntington H.S.
Catherine Wang, Great Neck North H.S.
Julia Brody, PhD
Click here to view the poster
Click here for the abstract

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
Joshua Solomowitz, Huntington H.S.
Harrison Ferlauto, Commack H.S. Youtube Video
Yonatan David, North Shore Hebrew Academy H.S.
Drs. Jose and Irma Russo
Click here to view the poster
Click here for the abstract

For more information on the program, please contact HBCAC office via email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 631 547-1518.

(l to r) Standing - Harrison Ferlauto, Joshua Solomowitz, Catherine Wang,
Melissa Wing, Yonatan David, John Yang, Seated – Megan Hansen,
Kayla Neville, Vita Jaspen