MD Anderson Science Park Summer Program in Cancer Research SPCR

项目摘要 在癌症研究（SPCR）暑期课程的目标是提供有才华的本科生 具有基于研究项目的实验室经验，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。该方案的目标是 促进癌症研究和临床肿瘤学的职业生涯，这符合NCI的使命，以吸引和 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 一个正式的10周计划，在此期间，参与者将在一个个性化的研究项目下工作， 导师的监督位于德克萨斯州史密斯维尔的MD安德森科学园校区提供了一个 为年轻科学家提供独特的环境，使他们能够使用最先进的技术从事尖端研究 在一个类似公园的环境中工作。参与的教师不仅是致力于教育工作者， 癌症遗传学和基因组学、表观遗传学、DNA修复和 诱变、干细胞、免疫学和细胞死亡和存活机制。学生还将获得 对癌症生物学其他领域的认识，如病毒致癌作用、血管生成和转移， 通过一系列课程讲座，辅之以在休斯顿举行的视频会议 为MD安德森的所有暑期学生设计。对各种各样的研究的赞赏 在MD安德森进行的也将通过实地考察经验获得MD安德森主校区 和休斯顿的基林比较医学中心。学生将接触到 通过职业发展为对癌症研究感兴趣的个人提供各种职业选择 讲座和科学小组讨论的职业生涯。学生还将学习如何组织一个科学的 介绍，包括背景信息，假设，方法，结果和结论，并将磨练 他们的口头沟通技巧，为最终的科学研讨会做准备，学生们将出席 他们的研究项目部门的教师，学员和工作人员。以往的方案评价表明， SPCR是参与学生职业发展的重要贡献者， 他们的决定和能力，追求研究生或其他培训，导致职业生涯中的癌症相关的研究， 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.