MD Anderson Science Park Summer Program in Cancer Research SPCR

项目总结 癌症研究暑期项目的目标是培养有才华的本科生 具有以研究项目为基础的实验室经验，并接触不同的科学和健康学科 致力于解决癌症的病因、诊断、预防和治疗。该计划的目标是 促进癌症研究和临床肿瘤学的职业发展，这符合NCI吸引和 培养最优秀的人才，成为下一代癌症研究人员。这一目标将通过 为期10周的正式计划，在此期间，参与者将在以下条件下进行个性化研究项目 教师导师的监督。位于德克萨斯州史密斯维尔的MD安德森科技园园区提供了 为年轻科学家提供独特的环境，利用最先进的技术从事尖端研究 同时在类似公园的环境中工作。参与的教职员工不仅是坚定的教育者，而且 国际公认的癌症遗传学和基因组学、表观遗传学、DNA修复和 诱变，干细胞，免疫学，细胞死亡和存活机制。学生们还将获得 欣赏癌症生物学的其他领域，如病毒致癌、血管生成和转移， 通过项目讲座系列，辅以来自休斯顿的额外讲座视频会议 专为MD Anderson的所有暑期学生设计。对研究的广泛多样性的赞赏 在MD Anderson的表演也将通过到MD Anderson主校区的实地考察获得 以及休斯顿的医院和基林比较医学中心。学生们将接触到 通过职业发展为对癌症研究感兴趣的个人提供多种职业选择 科学讲座和职业专题小组讨论。学生们还将学习如何组织一场科学的 陈述，包括背景信息、假设、方法、结果和结论，并将磨练 他们的口头交流技能为最终的科学研讨会做准备，学生们在会上 他们的研究项目给系教职员工、实习生和工作人员。过去的方案评价表明 SPCR是参与学生职业发展的重要贡献者，并受到影响 他们决定和能力继续进行研究生或其他培训，从而在癌症相关研究和职业生涯中取得成功 医药。

PROJECT SUMMARY The goal of the Summer Program in Cancer Research (SPCR) is to provide talented undergraduate students with a research project-based laboratory experience and exposure to different science and health disciplines working to address the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer. The Program objective is to promote careers in cancer research and clinical oncology, which is in line with the NCI mission to attract and train the best minds to become the next generation of cancer researchers. This goal will be accomplished through a formalized 10-week program during which participants will work on an individualized research project under the supervision of a faculty mentor. The MD Anderson Science Park campus in Smithville, Texas, provides a unique environment for young scientists to engage in cutting-edge research using state-of-the-art technologies while working in a park-like setting. Participating faculty members are not only committed educators but also internationally recognized experts in the fields of cancer genetics and genomics, epigenetics, DNA repair and mutagenesis, stem cells, immunology, and mechanisms of cell death and survival. Students will also gain an appreciation for other areas of cancer biology, such as viral carcinogenesis, angiogenesis, and metastasis, through a Program lecture series complemented by additional lectures video conferenced from Houston designed for all summer students at MD Anderson. An appreciation for the wide variety of research being performed at MD Anderson will also be gained through field trip experiences to the MD Anderson main campus and hospital in Houston and the Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine. Students will be exposed to the variety of career options available to individuals interested in cancer research through career development lectures and a Careers in Science Panel Discussion. Students will also learn how to organize a scientific presentation, including background information, hypothesis, methods, results, and conclusions, and will hone their oral communication skills in preparation for a culminating Scientific Symposium, where students present their research projects to departmental faculty, trainees, and staff. Past programmatic evaluations demonstrate that the SPCR is an important contributor to the career development of participating students and influenced their decision and ability to pursue graduate or other training leading to careers in cancer-related research and medicine.