FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com may 30, 2013 • kids & education • The Courier sun 29 TOURO STUDENT’S RESEARCH TAKES SECOND PLACE STATEWIDE BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO [email protected] Mohamad Saleh is one step closer to making his dream of helping his community and changing the world through pharmacology a reality. Saleh, 25, recently won second place for his poster presentation in biochemistry at the 21st Annual Statewide Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) Conference. The event showcased research contributing to the fight against diabetes. There were 117 posters from 33 colleges and universities REGENTS EXAMS BEGIN JUNE 11 Photo Courtesy Rubenstein Communications ● Intensive 6-hour review sessions ● NYS Licensed Instructors ● All Major Subjects ● Limited Class Sizes ● $150 per subject Course location: Queens College* Go to passtheregents.com or Call 718-644-1849 *not a function of Queens College CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE at the competition. “I was very happy and very satisfied,” said Saleh. “Coming in second place is not bad, and I felt like I was beginning to get recognized.” The second-year pharmacy student at Touro College of Pharmacy started his research as an undergraduate student at York College-CUNY. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Saleh continued his study through Touro College’s CSTEP program under the guidance of CSTEP program director Deborah Williams and his former York chemistry professor, Adam Profit. CSTEP allows participants, who all come from New York, to explore career opportunities in licensed professions such as psychology, law, pharmacology and other fields. Saleh plans to continue his research over the next few years and is hoping to one day contribute to solutions for diabetes. “I want to provide hospital care, work with patients to better their health and work in the community in a retail pharmacy,” said Saleh. “I really want to become an influential member of my community.” s kids & education Photo Courtesy of Touro College Mohamad Saleh (third from left) took second place at the 21st Annual Statewide CSTEP Conference for his poster presentation in biochemistry. NEW NAME FOR BOYS & GIRLS CLUB It’s a new start for the South Queens Boys & Girls Club. Along with working on the first phase of the $8.5 million construction of a new building, the club is also rebranding itself The Boys & Girls Club of Metro Queens. “This new name will expand our horizons and give us more visibility in the Queens community and reflects that we are serving many more neighborhoods beyond south Queens,” said Carol SImon, executive director. Simon said the new building will be completed in December 2013 and will include The Helen Marshall Learning Center, The Major League Baseball & the Mets Teen Center, technology center, pre-teen recreation center, fitness center, outdoor play terrace and executive offices. The second phase of the project, which will include the renovation of the existing structure, is expected to be completed in early 2015. For more information on the club, renovations, or on how you can purchase naming rights to a room in the new building, call 718-441-6050. Tennis yes, violence no The United States Tennis Association (USTA), to violence. and District Attorney Richard Brown, hosted about 1,000 kids and teens from Far Rockaway public schools at the 16th annual “Say Yes to Tennis, No to Violence” day. The event was developed to encourage young people to become interested in sports activities such as tennis as a constructive alternative The day featured on-court tennis activities for the students, many of whom participate in the DA’s STAR Track (Straight Talk About Risks) anti-violence program. For many of the students, this was their first opportunity to travel out of Far Rockaway since Sandy struck the area last October.
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