The 2022 Monell Science Apprenticeship Program (MSAP) brought together the first fully in-person cohort of aspiring young scientists since the start of the pandemic. The 12 apprentices (also known as SAPlings) came away with new ideas on research and careers in science.
Program Highlights
Report to the Community
Alumni
Monell Summer Apprenticeship Program (MSAP) alum Shadrack Frimpong shares stories with the 2020 class of the all-virtual MSAP session about his journey from Ghana to Yale, with stops at Monell and Buckingham Palace along the way.
In July 2023, Frimpong received an honorary doctorate from Royal Holloway, the University of London. The doctorate was offered for his career focus on researching and developing innovative approaches to putting communities at the center of development and global health.
Capstone Symposium
At the end of the summer, students work with their mentors to develop high quality and technical posters detailing the hypotheses tested, as well as the methods and results obtained from their summer research projects. The students present their research findings to the scientists at the Monell Center and to their invited family and friends.
Lecture Series
A popular lecture series has been part of the program for the past few years. This year, scientists from local institutions were invited to talk about their careers in a variety of scientific fields. These presentations gave the students an opportunity to experience the professional presentation style of scientists at the Ph.D. level, while illustrating the diverse career paths available within the sciences.
In this public talk, Janelle Wellons, an Instrument Operations Engineer, speaks to the 2020 virtual MSAP class this past summer about careers and diversity in science.