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Prostate cancer disproportionately afflicts African-American men. As such, we feel that it is critically important to recruit researchers from this population if we are to conquer this disease. Numerous programs have attempted to ...
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Prostate cancer disproportionately afflicts African-American men. As such, we feel that it is critically important to recruit researchers from this population if we are to conquer this disease. Numerous programs have attempted to recruit minorities to biomedical research and prostate cancer in particular. Often this involves a short period of research immersion during a summer semester. However, it has been shown that many of these trainees do not persevere in the selected area due to the singular nature of the experience. Our goal is to formalize a program to broaden the scope of and enlarge Tuskegee University s prostate cancer research , which will be accomplished through tatargeting interested undergraduate students early during their science studies at Tuskegee University and enabling them to participate in summer research and education training periods at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute as part of their overall prostate cancer education.
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We proposed an extended training program for college undergraduates that aims to build a cadre of young investigators of color in prostate cancer. Prostate cancer disproportionately afflicts African- American men; this increased i...
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We proposed an extended training program for college undergraduates that aims to build a cadre of young investigators of color in prostate cancer. Prostate cancer disproportionately afflicts African- American men; this increased incidence is compounded by issues of access to and utilization of healthcare resources. As such, we feel that it is critically important to recruit researchers from this population if we are to conquer this disease. Numerous programs have attempted to recruit minorities to biomedical research and prostate cancer in particular. Often this involves a short period of research immersion during a summer semester. However, it has been shown that many of these trainees do not persevere in the selected area due to the singular nature of the experience. We hypothesized that this combination of intensive summer immersions with ongoing academic year project extension will truly develop dedicated biomedical researchers in the area of prostate cancer.
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The HBCU Summer Research Training Program accepted a total of 28 students from Lincoln University for the eight week session during the summers of 2007 through 2010. Fourteen of the students were supported by this grant and fourte...
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The HBCU Summer Research Training Program accepted a total of 28 students from Lincoln University for the eight week session during the summers of 2007 through 2010. Fourteen of the students were supported by this grant and fourteen of the students were supported by other grants awarded in 2006 and 2009. Each student was assigned to a laboratory of a participating mentor and also paired with a member of the mentor s laboratory. This laboratory member assisted with day to day aspects of the research project. During the summer the students worked diligently on their research project, participated in meetings of the mentor s laboratory, attended workshops and seminars associated with our and other summer programs, and attended a special course in prostate cancer. We integrated the Lincoln students into social programs held throughout the campus for summer interns and they attended and participated in the CIC Conferences at Purdue University, Michigan State University, University of Michigan, and Ohio State University. At the end of the summer sessions the students presented a poster of the research results from the summer experience. They also presented their results of their research in the fall at Lincoln University and at the 2007 and 2011 IMPaCT conferences. Sixty eight percent of the students that graduated from Lincoln have participated in postgraduate programs.
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The HBCU Summer Research Training Program accepted a total of 8 students from Lincoln University for the eight week session during the summer of 2009. Three of the students were supported by this grant and five of the students wer...
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The HBCU Summer Research Training Program accepted a total of 8 students from Lincoln University for the eight week session during the summer of 2009. Three of the students were supported by this grant and five of the students were supported by the second grant awarded in 2007. Each student was assigned to a laboratory of a participating mentor and also paired with a member of the mentor's laboratory. This laboratory member assisted with day to day aspects of the research project. During the summer the students worked diligently on their research project, participated in meetings of the mentor's laboratory, attended workshops and seminars associated with our and other summer programs, and attended a special course in prostate cancer. We integrated the Lincoln students into social programs held throughout the campus for summer interns and they attended and participated in the CIC Conference at the University of Michigan. At the end of the summer sessions the students presented a poster of the research results from the summer experience. They also presented the results of their research in the fall at Lincoln University. All of the students are continuing their undergraduate education at Lincoln University.
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The HBCU Summer Research Training Program accepted a total of eight students from Lincoln University for the eight week session in the summer of 2007. Five of the students were supported by this grant and three of the students wer...
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The HBCU Summer Research Training Program accepted a total of eight students from Lincoln University for the eight week session in the summer of 2007. Five of the students were supported by this grant and three of the students were supported by the second grant awarded in 2007. At the last minute one student withdrew leaving seven students for the summer. Each student was assigned to a laboratory of a participating mentor and also paired with a member of the mentor's laboratory. This laboratory member assisted with day to day aspects of the research project. During the summer the students worked diligently on their research project, participated in meetings of the mentor's laboratory, attended workshops and seminars associated with our and other summer programs, and attended a special course in prostate cancer. We integrated the Lincoln students into social programs held throughout the campus for summer interns and they attended and participated in the CIC Conference at Purdue University. At the end of the summer session the students presented a poster of the research results from the summer experience. They also presented the results of their research in the fall at Lincoln University and some presented at the DOD's IMPaCT meeting in the Fall of 2007. Of the seven students, three have graduated and four are in their junior year at Lincoln University. Of the three graduates, two are in graduate school and one currently working and applying to graduate schools.
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Background: There is a critical need to increase the racial/ethnic diversity of prostate cancer researchers. The goal of the Training Program is to provide research training activities to 12 students over a 3-year period from thre...
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Background: There is a critical need to increase the racial/ethnic diversity of prostate cancer researchers. The goal of the Training Program is to provide research training activities to 12 students over a 3-year period from three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in South Carolina: Claflin University, South Carolina State University, and Voorhees College. The three aims of the Training Program are: Aim 1.) To provide training in the basics of research design and methods to 4 Student Fellows each year from the three HBCUs; Aim 2.) To immerse 4 Student Fellows per year in prostate cancer research; Aim 3.) To implement a unique dual-level research mentoring strategy for the students. Results: During the current reporting period, 4 Student Fellows were identified, recruited to participate in the program, and admitted to the DOD South Carolina Collaborative Undergraduate HBCU Student Summer Training Program. The Student Fellows were matched with Research Mentors at MUSC, with whom they conducted research in the summer of 2014. Each Student Fellow prepared a scientific paper, gave a scientific presentation at the end of the summer program, and completed an 8-week Princeton Review Graduate Record Examination Test Preparation Course. In the summer of 2014, additional students at SCSU participated in summer program lectures via video conference. Conclusions: State-of-the art comprehensive prostate cancer research education and training opportunities were provided to 4 Student Fellows from HBCUs in South Carolina. Each Student Fellow prepared a scientific paper and gave at least 1 scientific presentation. Six Student Fellows, two of whom were supported by leveraged funds, gave scientific presentations. A cadre of scientists who are well-prepared to conduct research spanning the continuum from basic science to clinical science to population-based research was developed.
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There is a critical need to increase the racial/ethnic diversity of prostate cancer researchers. The purpose of this 3-year project was to develop a prostate cancer research training program at the Medical University of South Caro...
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There is a critical need to increase the racial/ethnic diversity of prostate cancer researchers. The purpose of this 3-year project was to develop a prostate cancer research training program at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) with 12 students from the following three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in South Carolina: Claflin University, South Carolina State University (SCSU), and Voorhees College. Students from the 3 HBCUs (defined as Student Fellows) participated in research internships in the laboratories/research units of senior prostate cancer research scientists at MUSC. Specific Aims: (Aim 1) To provide training in the basics of research design and methods to 12 Student Fellows each year through participation in the MUSC Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP); (Aim 2) To immerse 4 Student Fellows each year in a prostate cancer research training curriculum. Results: During the current reporting period, 12 Student Fellows were identified, recruited to participate in the program, and admitted to the DOD Collaborative Undergraduate HBCU Student Summer Prostate Cancer Training Program. The Student Fellows were matched with Research Mentors at MUSC, with whom they conducted research in the summers of 2009-2011. Each Student Fellow prepared scientific papers, presented scientific presentations at the end of the summer program, and completed a 9-week Princeton Review Graduate Record Examination Test Preparation Course. In the summer of 2012, students at SCSU participated in summer program lectures via videoconference. Conclusions: State-of-the art comprehensive prostate cancer research education and training opportunities were provided to 12 Student Fellows from HBCUs in South Carolina. Each Student Fellow prepared a scientific paper and gave at least 1 scientific presentation.
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The goal of the Department of Defense Undergraduate Training grant is to create a transdisciplinary summer internship training in prostate cancer research for 4 interns per summer in clinical and translational epidemiology and bio...
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The goal of the Department of Defense Undergraduate Training grant is to create a transdisciplinary summer internship training in prostate cancer research for 4 interns per summer in clinical and translational epidemiology and bio-behavioral science. We accomplished this in numerous areas outlined below from the original statement of work, and continue to improve our methodology and training options based on experiences learned throughout the first year of the grant program. Overall, the partnership between NSLIJ and HU project investigators has been a successful one in the fostering of greater carcinogenesis content in courses offered by HU, as well as developing new coursework specific to Epidemiology. Due to the health system resources, we were able to offer summer interns a wide breadth of experience in cancer research, and basic research in general, ranging from clinical interventions to population-based studies. Undergraduate trainees were introduced to all critical areas in research, such as literature review, presentation skills, and data management, among others. Through the HU Epidemiology course, we have introduced many more undergraduates to the concepts behind general epidemiology, as well as cancer research, which we believe will influence an increased involvement in the sciences.
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