About HHMI
In 2006, Professor Walt was awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Professor’s Award. The primary objective for the ARRAYS project is to inspire interest in science by creating opportunities for young scientists to participate in real world research. The specific activities of the grant include developing innovative research experiences for Tufts’ undergraduate students, improving graduate level data gathering and analysis by connecting computer science students and science majors, and continuing Professor Walt’s long time focus on outreach to local K-12 students and teachers in the area of science education.
News: The Home Stretch
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In the fourth and final year of the project, a dedicated group of undergraduate researchers and mentors works to complete work and implement the projects in college and high school classrooms. Click here for more details.
November 19th, 2009
News: Springing into Action
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In Spring of 2009, nine undergraduate students worked collaboratively on the HHMI ARRAYS project. Their main focus is to develop an inexpensive, reliable way in which high school students can determine their maternal ancestry.
January 15, 2009
News: Bringing Research Back Home
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Varandt Khodaverian, an HHMI research intern during 2007-2009, returned to Malden High during his winter break to show his former classmates the technology he developed while doing research at Tufts on the microarray project.
January 5, 2009