HBCU Summer Undergraduate Training Program in Prostate Cancer Research
Abstract
The goal of this award was to provide prostate cancer (CaP) research summer internships to the students of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)-Center for Prostate Disease Research (CPDR). The main objective was to expose students to stimulating research environment that would encourage them to pursue research or medical careers in prostate cancer or relevant biomedical fields. During this grant period (2008-2010), USU-CPDR and UDC team developed and executed a structured program, offering exciting training opportunities to students in a multi-disciplinary CaP translational research environment of the CPDR. Pioneering research accomplishments and translational research expertise and resources of the CPDR are led by Dr. David G. McLeod (Director) and Dr. Shiv Srivastava (Co-Director), who are established investigators in CaP research. CPDR s mission is to conduct basic science and clinical research programs that strive to combat diseases of the prostate. The integration of basic and clinical science studies is a critical component in improving early detection and prognostic markers and in development of potential treatments for prostate diseases. The CPDR also provides training in molecular biology and clinical research for physicians, scientists, and medical and graduate students and support other collaborative research efforts related to prostate disease.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA553106
Entities
People
- Shiv Srivastava
Organizations
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine