We know that you’re smart. At GFS, we help you become WISE.

"I always wanted to work in a real lab, and WISE is one of the reasons why I came to Garrison Forest. The depth of research is exactly what I expected…What I found most amazing is the friendly and positive atmosphere of Johns Hopkins’ labs.”
-Mia ’16, who studied neurogenesis and optogeneitcs at the Institute for Cell Engineering: Neurogeneration Program at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

 

What is GFS WISE?

The GFS Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program, established in 2005 as a groundbreaking partnership between Garrison Forest and Johns Hopkins University, places talented capable and curious GFS students in Hopkins JHU labs and research settings two afternoons a week for about 15 weeks of a semester. GFS WISE students are carefully matched with a Hopkins mentor (professor or graduate student) for a semester and participate fully in the research focus of a Hopkins lab. explore research interests and learn about the research process at GFS before being matched with JHU faculty hosts throughout University schools, divisions, centers, and departments. Working under the guidance of primary mentors – graduate students, post doctoral fellows, and other research team members – the students gain a first-hand experience in world-class research, build skills they can bring to their university studies, gain insights for use their college process, and cultivate habits of mind of lasting value. They receive a one-semester academic credit at GFS for their program participation.

Over the past 20 years, close to 350 GFS students have participated in WISE since its inception in 2005, with over have benefited from the support of over 150 125 JHU faculty and their research teams. They leave their GFS WISE experience with an appreciation for the interdisciplinary and collaborative nature of research and with new confidence that they can contribute.


2022-23 WISE students at their final poster session.
 

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Why GFS WISE?

GFS WISE supports our young women in pursuing study and careers in STEAM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, art/design and math), including many fields of critical importance to our national strength and to human well-being.  The GFS WISE program seeks to expand overall STEAM literacy and an appreciation for cross-disciplinary connections as students consider their next educational steps. In GFS WISE, the process of discovery is more important than a particular research topic, and the take-away learning is relevant to whatever a student does next.

Interested?

Contact Andrea Perry
Director of The James Center
andreaperry@gfs.org