On August 12, 2010 six undergraduate and three high-school students completed the 2010 Swedish Summer Research Program. This program is now in its second year and was led by Dr. Dan Rizzuto, Research Manager at Swedish Neuroscience Institute (SNI) and Dr. John Henson, Director of Neurology at SNI. The 10 week program included training in research ethics and basic neurology as well as weekly seminars from SNI physicians. Each student was also assigned to a research project and individually mentored by the physician investigator leading the research. The program was roundly considered a success by all participants. Of note, one participant and his mentor wrote a manuscript, entitled “The Impact of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Visuospatial Navigation and Memory”, which was submitted to the Journal of ECT.
Special thanks to all of the Swedish project mentors: Dr. Annabaker Garber, Dr. Mike Doherty, Dr. Jim Bowen, Dr. Bart Keogh, Dr. Ken Melman, Dr. Greg Foltz, Dr. Jill Jesurum, Dr. Cindy Fuller, Dr. Nameeta Shah, Dr. John Henson, and Dr. Philip Mease. We will begin accepting applications in March for the Summer 2011 program. Stay tuned for further details.
