Photo gallery from the 18th annual KEYS Research Showcase
The University of Arizona BIO5 Institute hosted the 18th annual KEYS Research Showcase, celebrating the culmination of the KEYS Research Internship for 59 students from 31 Arizona high schools.
On July 19, over 400 participants attended the KEYS Research Internship Showcase in the Health Sciences and Innovation Building on the University of Arizona campus. The 2024 KEYS interns presented their research to students, staff, faculty and the local community and were recognized for their achievements.
See the photo gallery below for more snapshots of the poster presentation.
The KEYS Research Internship program, which began in 2007, is a seven-week program in which students are immersed in intensive scientific training and real-world projects, both in
During the unique internship, KEYS interns gain experience in interdisciplinary bioscience, biomedical science, biostatistics, biomedical engineering, data science, or environmental health research and train in biotechnology skills, data science, science literacy, ethics, and communications.
The KEYS program strives to increase the talent and diversity of students pursuing STEM degrees and careers and to retain students in our in-state public universities and the Arizona workforce in high percentages. Graduates of the KEYS Internship program earn college credit but are also assured admission to the U of A W.A. Franke Honors College upon application and acceptance.
Over the program’s history, the KEYS program has graduated 746 students through the program from 105 Arizona high schools. In this time, 217 Arizona faculty members have served as mentors for KEYS students. The KEYS program is led by the BIO5 Institute and funded by BIO5 and generous supporters, including individuals, families, companies, foundations, and various University of Arizona faculty, colleges, and departments. The Technology and Research Initiative Fund (TRIF) that helped launch BIO5 more than 20 years ago continues to be a catalyst in enabling effective, cross-disciplinary bioscience research, innovation, and impact at the University of Arizona, and enables world-class student engagement programs like KEYS.
Applications for the 2025 KEYS cohort will open in fall 2024. Learn more about how donors can contribute to the KEYS to the Future endowment fund.
Photos from the 18th Annual KEYS Research Showcase
Mateo Pimienta excitedly shows off his poster that summarizes his summer research project for the 2024 KEYS Research Internship.
(Left to right) KEYS interns Jishnu Nayak, Pasque Nelson, Tara Tilak Nukala, and Mallory O’Brien are ready to present their research at the KEYS Research Showcase in the Health Sciences Innovation Building on the University of Arizona campus.
KEYS intern and incoming University of Arizona undergraduate Benite Luhando is interviewed by BIO5 student staff Lily Howe about her research and experience with the KEYS program.
Aleen Rafiyath gestures to her poster during the 18th Annual KEYS Research Showcase.
Eva Luz Pombo describes her work on Parkinson’s disease where she was mentored by Lalitha Madhavan, assistant professor of neurology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and member of the BIO5 Institute.
KEYS Research intern Amel Benhamouda explains her research with BIO5 member Philipp Gutruf during the KEYS Research Showcase
2024 KEYS intern Makeen Shafer explains his poster to visitors.
About the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute
The BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona connects and mobilizes top researchers in agriculture, engineering, biomedicine, pharmacy, basic science, and computational science to find creative solutions to humanity’s most pressing health and environmental challenges. Since 2001, this interdisciplinary approach has been an international model of how to conduct collaborative research, and has resulted in disease prevention strategies, promising new therapies, innovative diagnostics and devices, and improved food crops. For more information: BIO5.org