Mississippi CaP HBCU Undergraduate Research Training Program
Abstract
The goal of the Mississippi prostate cancer HBCU Undergraduate Research Training Program was to promote interest in careers in PCa research and care among undergraduate students from Tougaloo College (TC) and Jackson State University (JSU) at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC)-Cancer Institute (CI). During the execution of this award, 14 undergraduate scholars from TC and JSU, gained experience in performing PCa research at UMMC-CI. Scholars of this program have been accepted into graduate studies programs focused in cancer biology (4); others joined other higher education in Health Sciences related programs (3); some have been hired as employees in careers related to health care (3) and some of them are currently pursuing graduation (4). Fifty one (51) meeting presentations in the poster or oral format included work related to internships during the current report period; trainees received numerous (18) awards; manuscripts published (1) and (4) in preparation include trainees as coauthors; and 3 PCa Research Mini Symposiums have been organized. Research projects are leading to development of novel effective treatments and addressing mechanisms of resistance for men with high-risk or metastatic PCa. Likewise, these projects will eventually help distinguishing aggressive from indolent disease in men newly diagnosed with PCa. This Program has provided minority scholars with interests in PCa research and healthcare.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1050810
Entities
People
- Christian Gomez
Organizations
- University of Mississippi