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Bruce Jackson is Professor of Biotechnology at Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley Hills Campus and Associate Professor of Work Environment at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. He created the Research Integrating Molecular and Environmental Science program, which provides undergraduate scholars from the University of Massachusetts, minority-serving institutions, and community colleges nationwide with rare, hands-on and mentored research experiences in order to elevate the chances that participants’ career choices will fall within these disciplines.