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Cancer-focused Summer Undergraduate Research (CanSUR) Program

以癌症为重点的暑期本科生研究 (CanSUR) 计划

基本信息

批准号：
10678931
负责人：
MARK W. JACKSON
金额：
$ 21.13万
依托单位：
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2018-09-01 至 2024-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10678931
关键词：
3-Dimensional Academia Address Admission activity Advocate Behavioral Biomedical Research Cancer Biology Career Choice Charge Clinical Committee Members Communication Community Outreach Comprehensive Cancer Center Core Facility Development Education Educational Curriculum Educational workshop Elevator Ensure Environment Evaluation Faculty Family Fostering Funding Goals Habits Health Professional Hematology Immersion Individual Industry Institution Journals Laboratories Learning Module Link Malignant Neoplasms Medical Medical Students Medicine Mentors Mentorship Minority Groups Oncology Oral Outcome Patients Persons Positioning Attribute Postdoctoral Fellow Reporting Reproducibility Research Research Personnel Research Technics Scientist Series Social Interaction Solid Structure Students Training Underrepresented Minority Underserved Population Universities Vocational Guidance War Writing anticancer research cancer education cancer therapy career cohort college curriculum development doctoral student experience graduate school innovation lectures medical schools meetings member novel posters programs recruit responsible research conduct satisfaction skill acquisition skills student participation summer program symposium undergraduate research undergraduate research experience undergraduate student university student workforce needs

项目摘要

PROJECT SUMMARY Cancer has been a major focus of biomedical research since the war on cancer began with the National Cancer Act of 1971. Despite this focus, nearly 8 million people die of cancer each year, worldwide. To help ensure that the nations’ biomedical, clinical, and behavioral cancer research workforce remains strong, we propose the development of a Cancer-focused Summer Undergraduate Research (CanSUR) Program, to recruit highly motivated undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds and foster their excitement for a career in cancer research. The CanSUR program will support 32 undergraduate scholars each year, recruited from regional and national colleges/universities for a 10-week period, to participate in a cancer research experience with members of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC). Key objectives of the CanSUR Program are to: (1) provide each scholar with a summer cancer research experience in a Case CCC members lab; (2) foster an understanding of biomedical, cancer research career opportunities and (3) providing scientific enrichment and professional skills curriculum to help prepare them for the next step in a cancer research focused career. Four major components have been developed to meet these objectives, including an Intensive Week 1 Cancer Immersion Workshop, a series of interactive cancer research lectures on the fundamentals of cancer biology, current cancer therapies, cancer research techniques, cancer career paths and innovative 3-dimensional cancer education modules (called the HoloLens). We propose a novel 2- tier mentorship structure that includes both the primary mentor (lab leader), and a junior mentor, which will be the person in charge of the day-to-day training of the CanSUR scholar within the research environment. Beyond their individual research experience, we have developed a series of Scientific Enrichment components which address important issues in cancer research, such as developing professional habits, effective communication strategies, and an appreciation of how cancer impacts individuals and their families (using talks by patient advocates). Numerous cancer-focused career paths will be introduced, and guidance about how to prepare for the next step of a specific career path will be provided by graduate and medical school admissions directors, professionals who have achieved their cancer-related career goals, and current trainees. Given the importance of our objectives, we have been pledged significant institutional support and have 82 faculty and institutional leaders who focus on cancer education prepared to recruit and train outstanding undergraduates in this summer program. As such, we are well-positioned to convert highly-motivated undergraduates into the nation’s next cancer research workforce.

项目总结