Twenty two students were welcomed to the Biomedical Research Tower during the week of June 13th for orientation. This extraordinary group of students consists of five women and 17 men who completed their undergraduate studies with a 3.62 average GPA. The group had average GRE scores of 78% verbal, 75% quantitative and 63% analytical writing, along with a 91% average MCAT percentile.
These achievements contributed to the students’ acceptance into the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BSGP).
BGSP is a program that focuses on “The Biology of Human Disease” by integrating the students’ diverse background knowledge of human disease. In the program, students learn to investigate disease through intensive research training.
This summer’s orientation program featured Jessica Wapner, a freelance science writer from Brooklyn, New York. Wapner discussed her book, The Philadelphia Chromosome. All Ohio State community members were invited to attend.
Published in 2013 and named a top 10 nonfiction book by the Wall Street Journal, the The Philadelphia Chromosome is Wapner’s first book. It disseminates scientist David Hungerford and his landmark research discovery that began the road to cancer research.
Hungerford’s discovery of the Philadelphia chromosome was found to be the sole cause of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a deadly blood cancer.
The Philadelphia Chromosome is a part of a new BGSP initiative called BookRead. The incoming students received a copy to read prior to Wapner’s seminar. The book gave students insight into research initiatives behind the mechanism of human disease.
For more information about BGSP, please visit medicine.osu.edu/bgsp.