July 3, 2013 - It’s being called “a reverse brain drain,” and it’s bringing major opportunities for all involved.
Ana Solis, 20, from Mexico City, is one of the bright young minds visiting Western University this summer to join research projects as part of a special internship program and, for her, it’s a big chance. “I’m very excited about it because I think it’s a great opportunity,” she said.
It’s big for Western, too, and maybe for breast-cancer patients across the world, because Solis is making a valuable contribution to the fight against the disease. Her supervisor said: “Ana’s getting a chance to get into a newer field which is really booming because of high (participation) […] She’s going to be helping me with something we’re developing that we’re going to use many times in the future.”
Western has welcomed 10 students from India, China, Brazil and other countries as part of the Mitacs Globalink internship research project. Its aim is to foster international links. Each student works under a professor, with Solis guided by Peter Rogan, Canada Research Chair in Genome Bioinformatics and Professor of Biochemistry and Computer Science.
The full news article is available on Mitacs website.
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