HBCU Summer Undergraduate Training Program in Prostate Cancer: A Partnership Between USU-CPDR and UDC
Abstract
In second year of the award (2016), 4 meritorious students were selected under HBCU Summer Undergraduate Training Program in Prostate Cancer by USU-CPDR and UDC selection committee to provide motivating experience in the state-of-the-art CaP research. The main objectives are: (a) Recruit and motivate highly qualified undergraduate trainees from UDC, (b) expose UDC students to an intellectual environment that promotes state-ofthe-art hands-on training and education in CaP research through special lectures by CPDR scientists and guest lectures, (c) motivate summer interns to contribute to CaP research centers at HBCUs, (d) to ensure that the new generation of biomedical scientists are properly trained to continue the fight against CaP Specific Aims: Aim 1. Selection of students and exposure to the state-of-the-art CaP research environment; Aim 2. Assignment of mentors and research project; Aim 3. Progress report preparation and presentation. Results: During the current reporting period, 4 students were selected from a pool of applicants, recruited to participate in the program. Students were paired with mentors and exposed to training in Laboratory safety, performing experiments in basic techniques of cell biology, experimental design, and how to conduct key experiments pertaining to their research projects. Students presented their research goals and objectives and experimental and progress in biweekly presentations. At the end of the training, each student made final presentation of the completed project. Each student was given a certificate of completion of achievement. The students presented their experimental results at the Institutional and National meetings focusing the HBCU training and research. Conclusions: Total of 4 students were selected for the year 2016 based on an essay they wrote on their interest in understanding conducting research in the field of prostate cancer, GPA and letters of recommendations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1033669
Entities
People
- D. Kumar
- Shiv Srivastava
- Taduru Sreenath
Organizations
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine