{"id":63163,"date":"2017-08-07T09:37:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T19:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=63163"},"modified":"2021-06-09T06:54:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T16:54:25","slug":"summer-interns-cancer-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/08\/07\/summer-interns-cancer-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer interns conduct cancer research in Hawaiʻi<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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东精影业<\/abbr> Cancer Center’s 2017 summer interns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nineteen high school and undergraduate students conducted cancer research at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Cancer Center<\/a> during the 2017 summer.<\/p>\n

“The internship program characterizes the community engagement that is very important to the 东精影业<\/abbr> Cancer Center. We are able to reach out to young students across the island and help them get exposed to new research advances and cutting edge biomedical research. These students will become a part of Hawaiʻi<\/span>’s science and technology workforce,” said Randall Holcombe<\/a><\/strong>, 东精影业<\/abbr> Cancer Center director.<\/p>\n

The interns were chosen through a highly competitive process from public and private schools across the state and the nation. Out of 74 total applications 19 students were selected with an average GPA<\/abbr> of 3.77. The internship projects include focuses such as cancer prevention and control measures, cancer epidemiology, bioinformatics, and basic cancer biology.<\/p>\n

The internship program provides valuable research experience, exposes young people to possible careers in the life sciences. Past program interns have gone on to earn advanced degrees from top universities before returning to work in Hawaiʻi<\/span> as physicians or scientists.<\/p>\n

The Cancer Center’s program places interns under the guidance of faculty mentors, who help them gain research experience and complete an independent project. Interns also present their research findings to their peers and to Cancer Center faculty through a poster session. The students receive a stipend for their work, which takes place over a two-month span. More than half of the Center’s summer interns\u00a0were underrepresented minority students who are interested in pursuing careers in science.<\/p>\n

2017 Cancer Center Summer Interns<\/h2>\n

High school students<\/p>\n