NPHS student attends college's Neuroscience Camp

Amanda Vu of Newbury Park participated in Northwestern College's Neuroscience Camp in June.

The students, recommended by their biology teachers, lived on the college campus and participated in lectures and lab experiences to introduce them to the techniques of neuroscience.

The students also went on field trips to the cadaver lab at the University of South Dakota's Sanford School of Medicine and the Orange City Area Health System to view imaging facilities.

The camp was led by Dr. Ralph Davis, associate professor of biology at Northwestern, an expert on roundworm neurobiology.

Amanda is a senior at Newbury Park High School and daughter of Michael Vu and Joanna Nguyen.

Northwestern college is a Christian college of more than 1,200 students in Orange City, Iowa.