While this research may sound esoteric, a better understanding of motor control has potential applications in medicine. While this work is not aimed at MS, it does have implications for its treatment. If science can figure out how nerves control muscles, we may find more effective treatments for the disease. Part of the UTRA learning experience is to expose students to all phases of scientific research, Goslow said. This is an opportunity for students to collect data, analyze it, put it into a report and share it.
Publishing is an important aspect of science.
If you don't publish results, your research is of little value. Goslow enthusiastically backs up the statistics. I've had 8 to 10 UTRA students since coming to Brown eight years ago, and I'll have two in the lab this summer. Students are the reason I'm in this business. I enjoy interacting with young people who are bright and interested in pursuing a scholastic problem.