[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on||” admin_label=”Hero” _builder_version=”4.16″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(71,74,182,0.27) 0%|rgba(50,46,102,0.29) 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(71,74,182,0.27)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(50,46,102,0.29)” background_image=”https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/MEnTOR.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_padding=”|0px||0px” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”2%” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_width_px=”1280px” global_colors_info=”{}” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover=”null” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover=”null” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_text_color__hover=”#3550a0″ button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_text_color__hover=”#ffffff” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover=”null” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover=”null” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover=”null” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover=”null” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover=”null” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_bg_color__hover=”rgba(255,255,255,0.8)” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_bg_color__hover=”rgba(255,255,255,0.3)”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_divider color=”rgba(126,190,197,0)” divider_style=”none” divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”0″ _builder_version=”4.16″ height=”100px” custom_margin=”200px||200px|” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”|on|on” admin_label=”Hero” _builder_version=”4.16″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(71,74,182,0.27) 0%|rgba(50,46,102,0.28) 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(71,74,182,0.27)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(50,46,102,0.28)” background_image=”https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/MEnTOR.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_padding=”|0px||0px” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”2%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_width_px=”1280px” global_colors_info=”{}” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover=”null” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover=”null” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_text_color__hover=”#3550a0″ button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_text_color__hover=”#ffffff” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover=”null” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover=”null” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover=”null” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover=”null” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover=”null” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_bg_color__hover=”rgba(255,255,255,0.8)” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_bg_color__hover=”rgba(255,255,255,0.3)”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_divider color=”rgba(126,190,197,0)” divider_style=”none” divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”0″ _builder_version=”4.16″ height=”6px” custom_margin=”100px||100px|” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on||” admin_label=”Hero” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_position=”top_center” background_blend=”overlay” custom_padding=”|0px||0px” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”2%” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#522d80″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”-150px||” custom_padding=”|60px||60px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ custom_width_px=”1280px” global_colors_info=”{}” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover=”null” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover=”null” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_text_color__hover=”#3550a0″ button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_text_color__hover=”#ffffff” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover=”null” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover=”null” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover=”null” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover=”null” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover=”null” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_bg_color__hover=”rgba(255,255,255,0.8)” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_bg_color__hover=”rgba(255,255,255,0.3)”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”|on|||” header_font_size=”48px” header_line_height=”1.2em” background_layout=”dark” custom_padding=”|||” header_font_size_last_edited=”off|desktop” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Medical Enrichment Through Opportunities in Research <\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”|on|on” admin_label=”Hero” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#8300e9″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(71,74,182,0.27) 0%|#322e66 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(71,74,182,0.27)” background_color_gradient_end=”#322e66″ background_position=”top_center” background_blend=”overlay” custom_margin=”||60px” custom_padding=”10px|0px|10px|0px” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”2%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_width_px=”1280px” global_colors_info=”{}” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover=”null” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover=”null” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_text_color__hover=”#3550a0″ button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_text_color__hover=”#ffffff” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover=”null” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover=”null” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover=”null” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover=”null” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover=”null” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_bg_color__hover=”rgba(255,255,255,0.8)” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_bg_color__hover=”rgba(255,255,255,0.3)”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font_size=”26px” text_line_height=”1.2em” header_font=”|on|||” header_font_size=”26px” header_line_height=”1.2em” background_layout=”dark” custom_padding=”|||” header_font_size_last_edited=”off|desktop” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Medical Enrichment Through Opportunities in Research <\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”|||0px||” custom_padding=”|3px||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
MEnTOR \u2014 Medical Enrichment Through Opportunities in Research \u2014 is a summer research experience for medical students. MEnTOR provides National Institutes of Health-funded eight-week research traineeships to selected students who have just completed their first year of the doctor of medicine program at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.<\/p>\n
Why a summer research opportunity for medical students? <\/strong><\/p>\n The experience can help prepare students for a career in academic medicine, through which physicians can combine scientific discovery with clinical insight to drive medicine forward. Studies have showed that medical students who took part in an NIH-funded summer research-training program showed a significant increase in their self-efficacy for research. Even if research is not a long-term career goal, understanding research methodology and instrumentation will enhance a future physician\u2019s ability to analyze scientific advances critically.<\/strong><\/p>\n EPIC provides an outstanding environment for a T35 training program.<\/strong> Our faculty researchers study eukaryotic pathogens that cause some of the most devastating and intractable diseases of humans, including malaria, amoebic dysentery, African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, toxoplasmosis and fungal meningitis. The impact of these diseases is immense. One child dies every 30 seconds from malaria. Other protozoans and parasitic worms chronically infect approximately one-third of the world\u2019s population. Over one billion people each year suffer from fungal infections. While the global impact of these diseases is high, these microbes impact Southeastern U.S. as well. Children have died from amebic meningitis after swimming in lakes. No longer limited to Central and South America, Chagas disease is causing an increased disease burden (primarily cardiac disease). Thus, work on eukaryotic microbial pathogens is important, having both a local and global impact on health.<\/p>\n EPIC\u2019s ideas are getting funded<\/strong>. EPIC faculty investigators have received more than $20 million in external funding from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the American Heart Association. EPIC research is being published in high profile peer-reviewed journals and presented at prominent national and international meetings.<\/p>\n EPIC is creating a legacy of scientific inquiry by training the next generation of scientists.<\/strong> Nearly 80 graduate and undergraduate researchers are currently training in EPIC labs. Former undergraduate researchers have gone on to distinguished medical and graduate schools. Students who have earned Ph.D.s in EPIC labs are now postdoctoral research associates in leading biomedical research labs in the U.S.<\/p>\n EPIC has state-of-the-art facilities.<\/strong> EPIC\u2019s laboratory suites are well equipped with all the apparatus and resources needed for cutting-edge molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic, and genomics approaches to study important eukaryotic pathogens.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/hyphal-growth.jpg” alt=”Slide showing hyphal growth.” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/chris-injecting.jpg” alt=”Man at a microscope doing an injection.” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/spreading-plates.jpg” alt=”Girl holding pipette, spreading plates.” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/07\/Ryan-scaled.jpg” alt=”Ryan Ellis headshot.” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”70%” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/07\/Logan.jpeg” alt=”Logan Gardner headshot.” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”70%” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-30px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||5px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Dr. Kerry Smith’s Lab<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Dr. Stephen Dolan’s Lab<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/07\/Garrett.jpeg” alt=”Garrett Kaufman headshot.” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”70%” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/07\/Zechs-head-shots-2.jpg” alt=”Zech Karsana headshot.” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”70%” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-30px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Dr. Sourabh Dhingra’s Lab<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Dr. Stephen Dolan’s Lab<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MEnTORMedical Enrichment Through Opportunities in Research MEnTORMedical Enrichment Through Opportunities in Research MEnTOR \u2014 Medical Enrichment Through Opportunities in Research \u2014 is a summer research experience for medical students. MEnTOR provides National Institutes of Health-funded eight-week research traineeships to selected students who have just completed their first year of the doctor of medicine program at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":62,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-957","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=957"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1856,"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/957\/revisions\/1856"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Why EPIC? <\/strong><\/h2>\n
2024 MEnTOR Trainees<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Ryan Ellis<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Logan Gardner<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Garrett Kaufman<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Zechariah Karsana<\/strong><\/h3>\n