Howard Hughes Program

Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Queens College

Remsen Hall/Room 125
Grant Assistant: Ms. Molash Aleymayehu
(718) 997-4105
(718) 997-4103 FAX

Queens College-CUNY is the recipient of a four year (2004-2008) Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant in support of educational initiatives in enhancing the quality of undergraduate education in the biological sciences and broadening access to science for all students.

 

The grant award is the product of efforts by a number of faculties at the College. The Howard Hughes Program Committee is composed of the following faculty members:

 

 

Dr. Thomas C. Strekas	Dean and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Wilma Saffran	Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Director-Honors Program in Mathematics and Natural Sciences (HMNS)
Dr. Stephane Boissinot	Department of Biology
Dr. Joshua Brumberg	Department of Psychology
Dr. Robert Engel	Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Dr. PoKay Ma	Department of Biology
Dr. Boojala Reddy	Department of Computer Science

 

As the components of the Hughes Program develop more fully-click the links below to learn more about the component of interest to you:

 

 

 

Teaching Research Postdoc Fellows Program

 

Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR application)

List of SPUR Mentors for Summer 2008

 

Neuroscience and Bioinformatics Course Development

 

High School Outreach Program