Shaw University-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Undergraduate Program in Prostate Cancer Research and Training (SUUPPRT)
Abstract
The Shaw-UNC Undergraduate Program in Prostate Cancer Research and Training (SUUPPRT) is a collaborative project between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), and Shaw University, the oldest Historically Black College/University in the South. SUUPPRT provides research and academic training to prepare young men and women of color to become tomorrow's prostate cancer researchers and public health professionals. The first year of the SUUPPRT has been highly successful. A broad ranging training program has been implemented which introduces students to the biological, behavioral, environmental and nutritional factors that may contribute to the high incidence and mortality of prostate cancer among African Americans, provides them with opportunities to carry out research in one of these areas, and informs them regarding careers in prostate cancer research. Four highly qualified students participated in Year 1, and two of these students have now entered graduate school in the biological sciences. Another student will return for a second year in the SUUPPRT Program. Exit surveys of the students indicate that the program increases student interest.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA502776
Entities
People
- Daniel L. Howard
- Paul A. Godley
Organizations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill