UNCW Grad Selected for National Institute of Nursing Research’s Summer Program
4/27/2004 12:00:00 AM
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By Ian McNeil, PR Assistant
Wilmington, N.C. – Alison Jones received her B.S. from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington’s School of Nursing in 2001. This June she will accompany 17 other nursing and doctoral students from across the nation for a two-month program at the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)’s intramural summer genetic institute in Bethesda, MD. After Jones graduated she continued her studies at the B.S.N to Ph.D. program at the University of South Florida. Jones intends to pursue a program of research in the basic sciences and is currently working towards her goal of becoming a nurse physiologist.
The participants in the NINR program will attend lectures on genetics, complete a research proposal with a focus on genetics, participate in laboratory experience and join seminars at tutorials. Jones is admittedly, “excited for this once in a lifetime opportunity.”
“Allison is a stellar student and distinguished graduate chosen from many applicants to matriculate in the B.S.N to Ph.D. program at the University of South Florida. I am pleased but not surprised that Allison was selected for the prestigious research program in genetics. She is a nurse scientist who wants to be an educator. We are going to welcome her back to UNCW when she completes her program of study,” said Virginia Adams, dean of the UNCW School of Nursing.
The NINR’s intramural summer genetic institute program is a part of a larger initiative which is managed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Department of Energy for the human genome program, a worldwide research effort aimed at analyzing the structure of human DNA and determining the location of the estimated 100,000 human genes. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) coordinates the program at the NIH. In addition to its numerous responsibilities in the orchestration of this effort, the NHGRI also supports research training programs, like the NINR’s intramural summer genetic institute program.
At the NIH, NHGRI’s Division of Intramural Research (DIR) is the focal point for research into the genetics of human disease. A number of the world’s leading researchers work within the DIR to develop and use advanced methods for studying the fundamental mechanisms of inherited and acquired genetic disorders. Since the DIR was established in 1993, a number of significant findings have resulted from its research. Recent scientific breakthroughs occurred in the areas of Parkinson’s disease, prostate, breast and pancreatic cancer and Huntington’s disease. As genetics increasingly becomes a part of everyday medicine, the division will play a major role in developing and participating in public education programs.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Virginia W. Adams, Dean UNCW School of Nursing at 910.962.7410 or e-mail adamsv@uncw.edu
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