<typing-node><div style="text-align: center"><b><span style="color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-variant-ligatures: no-contextual">New STEM Career Opportunities for High School Students</span></b></div><b>Student DNA Decoding Challenge at Children's Mercy </b><div><b>(</b><b>For Biomedical Pathway Students)</b><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff"><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=0685ecfbac&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1688701900218413793&th=176f796e5e0bb2e1&view=fimg&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ_ojHzYJ3hWCAucP4_R9nNZRm9oV5Hx6iSBmoIpU4R-o5vDsW_4c4eEdibujjKv8oBfBsDz2esORVfbiMo9X9utR3DGg_2YsrImZmu9jp2xufU4qxHgdNJ-xV4&disp=emb&realattid=ii_kju7mrxl0" alt="image.png" width="188" height="82" data-image-whitelisted="" class="CToWUd" /><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 21px">Children's Mercy will invite high school students to decode the DNA sequences displayed on the outside windows of the Children’s Mercy Research Institute in a real-world learning challenge to be unveiled next month.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0px; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 21px">Students will decipher the DNA sequences represented on the building to determine which gene variants were discovered in patients at Children’s Mercy. They can even take the investigation a step further to identify the clinical implications of the gene variants. </p><p style="margin: 10px 0px; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 21px">Following the challenge, students will be invited to a roundtable discussion led by Dr. Tom Curran, the research institute’s Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer, and other leaders to learn more about how genetics are the key to unlocking hope and answers for kids. </p></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff"><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=WHDc_EjdgUqQtigRWa5y4ASL1pGC31BHvGDDkqxn3-ZUN1ZSSFhOVDdOMEtDOUFYMUhWOVNUSUQ3UCQlQCN0PWcu&mc_cid=4c0d2830a9&mc_eid=2975bbfb8d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=WHDc_EjdgUqQtigRWa5y4ASL1pGC31BHvGDDkqxn3-ZUN1ZSSFhOVDdOMEtDOUFYMUhWOVNUSUQ3UCQlQCN0PWcu&mc_cid=4c0d2830a9&mc_eid=2975bbfb8d&source=gmail&ust=1610558032687000&usg=AFQjCNFBFj1iu6O-rB9dI4-Wk_sWHIekAA" style="color: #1155cc">Students may sign up via this link</a></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff"><b>A summer program for aspiring entrepreneurs / Paid internship<br /></b></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff"><b>(For high school juniors and seniors)</b></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff"><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=0685ecfbac&attid=0.2&permmsgid=msg-f:1688701900218413793&th=176f796e5e0bb2e1&view=fimg&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ-f_Hi2SKnHzoPsSfwbRKJ0cbLWYfieiBQwIXOzOjHQmGaMJcDu1X7bbAcK2lzHGBrQNJ5Y1C9E2Pin88ZzPM_8YXj_qb1o4LAhcmPgJbYFK2G3pKYSL6dumXo&disp=emb&realattid=ii_kju7rjq21" alt="image.png" width="188" height="67" data-image-whitelisted="" class="CToWUd" /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff">YEP partners with local high-growth companies in the Midwest to offer students opportunities to learn from professionals in a variety of fields, including engineering, marketing, product management, sales, finance and analytics.</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff">As part of YEP, you’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to problem solve and put your stamp on real-world projects. Along the way, you’ll meet and work closely with other students from schools across the community.<br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff">YEP is for students who want to make a difference in their community and their world by way of entrepreneurship. Our hope is that this program and the people you meet and work alongside will inspire you to follow your passion and make an impact. </div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 21px">This real-world learning experience comes with<b> compensation </b>and the chance to network and collaborate with our city’s innovators and business leaders. <br /></p><p style="margin: 10px 0px; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 21px">Students will need to prepare a <b>Resume</b> and submit a <b>letter of recommendation</b> from a teacher or school administrator. So, they will need help from counselors and teachers.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0px; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 21px"></p><p style="margin: 10px 0px; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 21px">The deadline to apply is <b>Feb. 15, 2021</b>. There is only one month left<b>. It would be wise to begin spreading the word as soon as possible. </b></p><p style="margin: 10px 0px; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 21px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #222222">Students can apply via following link <a href="https://www.yeprogram.org/apply" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.yeprogram.org/apply&source=gmail&ust=1610558032688000&usg=AFQjCNEhlOMx_AareL0lvmp0rDgKeCDv2Q" style="color: #1155cc">https://www.yeprogram.org/<wbr />apply</a> </span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #222222"><br /></span></div></div></div></typing-node>
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