Medical Science Magnet Program Seniors Invited to Shannon Luminary Lecture Series
A group of seniors in the Medical Sciences Magnet Program at Freehold High School traveled to Nokia Bell Labs in Murray Hill after being invited to attend a lecture presented within the Shannon Luminary Lecture Series, titled “The Future of Cancer Prevention.”
Dr. Cyn Sikora, Bell Labs Global Program Director and promoter of STEM education, greeted the Freehold group and provided students an opportunity to experience the visionary world of science. The Med Sci students began their visit with a guided tour through the archives of Bell Labs. The students were presented with past, current, and future technologies, including many medically connected technologies.
Next, Dr. Sikora escorted the students to the auditorium for the lecture presentation. Dr. Sikora also surprised the group by introducing them to Dr. Robert Woodrow Wilson, an American Astronomer and the 1978 Nobel laureate in physics. Dr. Wilson with Arno Penzias discovered cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB), which served as important corroboration of the Big Bang Theory. The students were in awe of the opportunity to meet a Nobel Prize winner.
The students enjoyed the “The Future of Cancer Prevention” lecture given by Dr. Benjamin Ebert, co-director of the cancer program at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Chair of Medical Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Based on their science knowledge gained through the Med Sci Program the students embraced the discussion about cellular mutations, biochemistry, and immunotherapy. Students described the visit to Nokia Bell Labs as enlightening.