tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70249692496458176802024-02-19T05:30:40.391-05:00Four Directions Summer Research ProgramFDSRP provides a uniquely tailored program to those with the desire to serve Native American communities through science and medicine.Four Directions Summer Research Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413470315462369265noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024969249645817680.post-7542425396230305042012-07-11T16:13:00.000-04:002012-07-11T16:13:48.619-04:00First Impressions of the Four Directions Summer Research Program<div class="MsoPlainText" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When I first arrived in Boston, I was amazed with the City and the Buildings. I was looking forward to seeing all the historical sites and the JFK library. Upon arrival, I had a chance to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>interact with all the FDSRP cohort memberss from around the United States, everyone was very positive, determined, and excited about the next 8 weeks. My first impression of the lab at Brigham Womans Hospital was a comfortable environment, I was excited to meet my PI and mentor. Everyone in my lab is so nice, intelligent, patient and works well with others. All the Post Docs and MD's are very dedicated to their work, everyday I get to lab they are always here working hard and at the last part of the day they are always the last ones to leave. I love the assurance this lab brings and all the new knowledge I have gained with this experience. </div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div>Four Directions Summer Research Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413470315462369265noreply@blogger.com0Charles River, Boston, MA, USA42.3584308 -71.059773242.2729373 -71.193729199999993 42.4439243 -70.9258172tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024969249645817680.post-50831344092368250612012-06-28T11:19:00.000-04:002012-06-28T11:19:53.473-04:002012 Four Directions Participants<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9sgcil1BRuvPpgYyWJTwuF6mfKNfn6JNNIKGZHEUSQfQKwVhWP0C7ACZqxrDiL_OHjc_dCO7FdxhX1pED0J9Gxud-vvogQMUayxLSSodisihYdYTpZOC6MDzdZbPVMTDBGHF-xf_i8g/s1600/FDSRP+HMS+Group+Photo+-+BEST.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9sgcil1BRuvPpgYyWJTwuF6mfKNfn6JNNIKGZHEUSQfQKwVhWP0C7ACZqxrDiL_OHjc_dCO7FdxhX1pED0J9Gxud-vvogQMUayxLSSodisihYdYTpZOC6MDzdZbPVMTDBGHF-xf_i8g/s320/FDSRP+HMS+Group+Photo+-+BEST.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The 2012 Four Directions participants stand outside Harvard Medical School's Gordon Hall before their first day in the lab.<br />
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Back (left to right): Jennifer Lyman, Christian Brown, Joel Begay, Clifford Jacobs, Andrew Meredith<br />
Front (left to right): Kristen Regini, Amber Anderson, Victoria Garica, Victoria "Blackhorse" NovitskyFour Directions Summer Research Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413470315462369265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024969249645817680.post-24191670713883088082012-06-11T09:10:00.000-04:002012-06-11T09:10:39.747-04:00<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">"I am looking forward to this great opportunity to be apart of the FDSRP 2012. I am excited to meet my fellow colleagues, my mentor Dr.Baron, and the FDSRP staff that have put this all together for us! I have never been to Bo</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">ston so I am thrilled to explore the big city. Lastly, I am ready to learn and network with all the Harvard medical staff and gain more knowledge in the right path of my field. Most of all, I am looking forward to the end of our program the opportunity to share my analysis and research final presentation!!!"</span> </div>Four Directions Summer Research Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413470315462369265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024969249645817680.post-53851352210018126782012-06-06T17:18:00.000-04:002012-06-06T17:18:48.366-04:005 DAYS until FDSRP Students arrive in BOSTON!<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family: "Noteworthy", "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.09375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: none;">We asked the incoming FDSRP students to send us what they are looking forward to most during their summer in Boston. We will post their responses as they are received. </span></span></b></span></div> <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family: "Noteworthy", "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.09375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: none;">"I am honored to be accepted </span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family: "Noteworthy", "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.09375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: none;">into this excellent and highly influential summer program at Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women's Hospital. There are plenty of exciting opportunities this summer such as working in collaboration with our mentor, befriending other premed Native students and being able to explore some of the East Coast!"</span></span></b></span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq"></blockquote></blockquote>Four Directions Summer Research Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413470315462369265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024969249645817680.post-91076800122520161372011-08-03T15:14:00.001-04:002011-08-03T15:15:07.856-04:00Ask, Ask Again!I must admit, stepping onto HMS campus is a bit terrifying. That's a silly concept now that I have been here for a mere seven weeks. Since the program will soon be coming to a close, I will highlight what stood out for me the most.<br />
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Since this was my first lab experience, the trickiest obstacle I had was minuscule--handling a pipet. This shows how helpful and reassuring my lab mentors were. Although I never, at this point in my education, could understand the depth of knowledge thrown at me on a daily basis, the eagerness to listen to instructions, ask questions, ask questions, ask questions, and embrace failure goes very far in the lab. Did I mention asking questions? I can't say lab life is sunshine at every moment, for instance my first independent project failed again and again and again. But it is science. I admire the diligence scientists pursue their research with. It takes a special kind of person to put in laborious hours and string together tiny results into a glorious finding. <br />
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As laboratory research was my "job description" for the summer, FDSPR schedules special events for the students to attend. In a nut shell, we had inmate talks with highly regarded faculty and administrators who are passionately involved in medicine and scientific research. The spectrum of speakers ranged from Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership Dr. Joan Reede (<a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_261.html">http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_261.html</a>) and Department of Genetics pioneer Cliff Tabin, Ph.D. (<a href="http://genetics.med.harvard.edu/faculty/tabin">http://genetics.med.harvard.edu/faculty/tabin</a>). I suggest future program participants to fully engage in these opportunities and again, ask questions. We also attended weekly sessions with our program director, Dr. Sequist (Tom, as he prefers). The objectives of our "talking circle" is to address our progress and maintain contact with each other during the weeks. Dr. Sequist also explains his research (<a href="http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/people/faculty/hcp_affiliated_faculty/thomas_sequist">http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/people/faculty/hcp_affiliated_faculty/thomas_sequist</a>) and tailors it to our interests, Native American health care disparities, during the talks. I suggest you again, ask questions because such critical information is covered and don't worry if you don't fully understand everything, Tom is more than willing to explain. <br />
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On the weekends, my time was spend between the FDSRP events for the students, exploring Boston, and lab work. Such outings included a trip to Harbor Islands, a BBQ with some program supporters, a Duck Boat Tour, and staying late after a Red Sox game to scope out Ellsbury. Boston is a wonderful city from its historical standpoint to its vibrant culture and future participants should make every effort to see the city. There can never be a dull moment. Also, make sure you check out the free events which is helpful when living on a budget. <br />
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I do not have the words for my appreciation to the program, Tom, Lisa, the STARS program, and my lab mentors. These 8 weeks have been the best experience of my career so far.<br />
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-Tristin Moone, 2011 FDSRP Participant<br />
Columbia UniversityFour Directions Summer Research Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413470315462369265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024969249645817680.post-36058621903362599302011-07-26T16:10:00.000-04:002011-07-26T16:10:27.923-04:002 Week Recap<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">"The past two weeks have been getting down to business. I've been keeping longer hours, and I've put as little time as possible between scheduled experiments on my calendar. Last week I finally started my main project in earnest. Prior to this, I had been experimenting with my experiment -- 'dialing' in every last variable on my project to make sure everything would go as planned. I had many, many trial runs to see what worked and what worked even better. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">This last week I produced my first 'final' results, which were notably better than any I had produced before for the iron chelation experiment I have been working on. My main experiment has me chelating iron from two different types of cells and looking at their reaction. The side-effect of having a project based on cells is that I got to learn how work-intensive cell culture really is. You don't just experiment on your subjects: you have to keep them alive and thriving too. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">This next week holds the possibility of working with fish, which will be super exciting! I will also be finishing up my primary experiment with iron chelation. If it goes well, I may have time to do a follow-up experiment based on the results of my iron chelation experiment. The next experiment would still involve iron chelation, but it would be more targeted in applying my work to cigarettes. I will also be shadowing a surgery with a fellow Four Directions student. It will be my first surgery, so I hope I don't pass out! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">My main experiment only comprises about half of what I do in the lab. I've been running and re-running a PCR for my post-doc. It hasn't worked after four tries, but it taught me a lot about science. I've also done DNA isolation, slide staining, and other activities that serve an auxiliary function in the projects of people in my lab. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Last week we had a marathon-length seminar on how to get into med school. I would be seriously disadvantaged if Dr. Sequist had not put all that information together for us. I had not realized how long and arduous medical school applications were. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">If there is one activity you do in Boston, you should go to the Museum of Fine Arts. It is amazing. I went two weekends ago, but I only had a little time there. I want to go back again because there is so much there, including The Fog Warning by Winslow Homer! The Aquarium is also great -- be sure to watch an IMAX 3D movie there."</span></div><br />
-2011 FDSRP Participant, Layton LamsamFour Directions Summer Research Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413470315462369265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024969249645817680.post-91139978518402661152011-06-22T16:03:00.000-04:002011-06-22T16:03:41.775-04:00Week 1 - Learning the Lab<div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Week 1</span></b></u></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"This week was amazing. I have never done research before, so I was totally blown away by what was going on. I was also quite nervous (and still am a little). What struck me most is how little we know about biology. So many mechanisms are mysterious, and that is probably what I love the most. It's like the last frontier. I was also amazed at how complicated the processes of cells are. I have had high school biology, but I had no idea how complicated things can get until I started learning about signal transduction, macroautophagy, and apoptosis. Cells are almost like chaotic systems. It seems like there is a link in function between every protein and every organelle. The multipurpose nature of the cell parts result in an interconnectedness that keeps everyone guessing.</span><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The techniques in the lab puzzle me a lot. Some are simple and "old school." Others are extremely complex, and it seems impossible that such advanced techniques exists. The other thing that surprised me was contamination. I was thinking we would have to wear bubble suits and manipulate samples with robotic arms (or something ridiculous like that). In the lab, that is so far from the truth. The precautions against contamination are actually straight forward and common sense. </span><br />
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-2011 FDSRP Participant, Layton Lamsam on first week impressions from the lab<br />
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<br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" />Four Directions Summer Research Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413470315462369265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024969249645817680.post-47670599453455910342011-06-16T16:38:00.000-04:002011-06-16T16:38:41.521-04:00Welcome!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Welcome to the 2011 Four Directions Students!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOhWs84Qe7morGK0-LZd8r0OsywvjXmOduITv2uye0ksjuyrSLW9vhINrExGsi_c1dZmVCoWezCodGJRL9etn91dToUpnsnAjoMAw-W9iCwNd7H-FQT1effW4E8pC7Uiko9QuMYhGaMM/s1600/IMG_1394.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOhWs84Qe7morGK0-LZd8r0OsywvjXmOduITv2uye0ksjuyrSLW9vhINrExGsi_c1dZmVCoWezCodGJRL9etn91dToUpnsnAjoMAw-W9iCwNd7H-FQT1effW4E8pC7Uiko9QuMYhGaMM/s200/IMG_1394.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We hope you have been enjoying your first few days in the lab! </span></span></div>Four Directions Summer Research Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413470315462369265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024969249645817680.post-35870341467962086832011-06-15T12:45:00.000-04:002011-06-15T12:45:21.800-04:00Opportunity to Understand Research and Medicine<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Four Directions is the first opportunity I've had to do research. I'm slightly nervous about being able to do scientific research, but I am extremely excited to see what research is actually like. I think the program will assure me of my choice to be a pre-med student and give me a realistic picture of what medicine is like. Related to that, a lot of medicine is a mystery to me right now, and I look forward to understanding what all of the different medical disciplines are. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm looking forward to staying in Boston, doing lots of work, and having a great time!</span>"<br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Layton Lamsam on pre-program excitement and concerns</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2011 FDSRP Participant</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stanford University</span>Four Directions Summer Research Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413470315462369265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024969249645817680.post-14246181749622326302011-05-24T10:26:00.002-04:002011-05-24T10:28:29.993-04:00Why Blog?<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We are always interested in keeping in touch with our alumni as well as prospective students. By spotlighting current participants, and catching up with old members, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">our goal is to provide everyone a way to really stay current with our program</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">! If you have anything to contribute to our blog let us know!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Alumni - </b>If there is anything exciting that is going on with your career, schooling or achievements, let us know! We would be more than excited to spotlight your accomplishments on our blog!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Prospective Students - </b>Follow our blog to learn about upcoming deadlines, and current news about our program!</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And finally - keep an eye out for our new website that is currently under way! We will let you know when it is up and running!</span></div>Four Directions Summer Research Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413470315462369265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024969249645817680.post-59308092864411979492011-05-23T17:35:00.003-04:002011-05-24T10:30:31.777-04:00Increasing Access, Improving Care<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Check out this interesting article about FDSRP Program Director, Thomas Sequist, and other doctors from Brigham and Women's Hospital, who are active in helping out Native American communities by volunteering at various Indian Health Service Hospitals. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Their main focus is to tackle many health related issues that the Native American population currently faces by improving accessibility to physicians. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Read it online here</span></b>:<br />
<div><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.brighamandwomens.org/about_bwh/development/Magazine/IndianHealthServices.pdf" title="http://www.brighamandwomens.org/about_bwh/development/Magazine/IndianHealthServices.pdf">http://www.brighamandwomens.org/about_bwh/development/Magazine/IndianHealthServices.pdf</a></span></span></div>Four Directions Summer Research Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413470315462369265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024969249645817680.post-90622553828905723002011-03-04T10:38:00.000-05:002011-03-04T10:38:19.614-05:00Coming Soon!<span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Please check back soon to find up-to-date information and events regarding Four Directions!</span></b></span>Four Directions Summer Research Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413470315462369265noreply@blogger.com0