Students Talk Science
Students talk with Dr. Gary Gibbons
Director–National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI),
National Institutes of Health
Priorities for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Protecting the health of the vulnerable and incarcerated
COVID and underlying conditions
COVID, quarantine, physical activity, and heart health
Heart disease and obesity; impacts in minority communities
How NHLBI learned lessons from COVID
Inclusion makes us better at solving problems that affect us all
Scientists need to stay humble and connected to community
Video Collections
Interviews
In four interviews, students talked with physician/scientists from NIH and elsewhere about past and present
minority healthcare disparities, vaccine access and vaccine hesitancy.
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Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable
“There is hope for the future and you [students] are the main reason”
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Dr. Monica Webb Hooper
“I feel a very personal responsibility”
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Dr. Gary Gibbons
“We as scientists need to stay connected to community”
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Dr. Eugenia South
“My initial response [to taking the vaccine] was no way!”
Student Productions
Students produced their own videos about the science of the vaccine and the history of healthcare disparities in minority communities
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Student productions on
Vaccines in Layman’s Terms
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Student productions on
Minorities and the Vaccine: A Short Film
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Student productions on
Just The Facts: How the Pfizer mRNA Vaccine Works
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Student productions on
How COVID Testing Works
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Student productions on
Coronavirus Family and Friend Interviews