Center Initiatives
Initiative to Eliminate Cancer Disparities
Student Training
CURE Program
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The Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) NOTICE: The application period for the 2010 program will open shortly. Please check back after December 1, 2009 for the application. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CURE is a mentored research experience augmented with lab experience, career advisement, presentation skills, and public displays of findings to a world-renowned scientific community. Make important discoveries about cancer. . . Make important discoveries about yourself. The CURE program introduces high-school and college students from underrepresented populations to the world of cancer research by placing them in real research settings. We collaborate with local cancer research institutions to create opportunities for underrepresented students. Our goal is to encourage students to pursue future careers in the biosciences — particularly cancer research — giving practical meaning to academic course work. At the same time, students make a valuable contribution to the DF/HCC research mission. By participating in a program at DF/HCC — an NCI comprehensive cancer center with over 900 researchers at seven major Harvard institutions — students will learn from experts who are devoted to preventing, treating and curing cancer. Each year, a number of promising students are selected for this unique opportunity to expand and extend their interest in basic, clinical, or population science cancer research or nursing. Please check www.dfhcc.harvard.edu to learn more about DF/HCC and the research being conducted. What will I gain from taking part in CURE?You will work in a cancer research environment, getting hands-on experience you will not find in any classroom. You will spend time alongside scientists and use state-of-the-art technology. You will learn what a research career is really like, develop a wide range of skills, and take part in groundbreaking cancer discoveries that change the world, one experiment at a time. In addition to receiving a stipend, you will also benefit from these educational opportunities:
CURE Summer program: June 21-August 20, 2010
In addition to working in a mentored, research environment resulting in a project students can call their own by the end of the summer, CURE students will be taking part in activities such as these:
Dual year program: June 21, 2010-May 20, 2012The 2 year CURE program provides students with a full-time mentored research experience during the first summer, followed by a part-time continuum of activities throughout the academic year. Students return to a full-time mentored research experience the following summer and complete the 2 year program during the spring of the 2nd academic year. During the academic year, students are required to participate in seminars on professional development and science research, as well as attend guest lectures. Continuing to work in the research environment is optional. Students will give presentations on any ongoing research and participate in various “Science in the News” discussions on innovations in science, medicine and health. Sample schedule of events during an academic year program: Development Seminars: Guest Lectures: Additional Internship ListingsFor an extensive listing of internship opportunities and science-related programs at New England educational institutions and biomedical/biotechnology organizations, please visit the Biomedical Science Careers Program - The New England Resource Directory - http://www.bscp.org |
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