Abstract

This application describes one facet of a broad multidisciplinary, multilevel cancer education program centered at the University of Colorado which ranges from pre-baccalaureate students; through professional school undergraduates; postdoctoral and continuing education for physicians, nurses, and dentists; to public cancer education in conjunction with cancer control programs. The activity for which support is sought is a program of Short Research Experiences for student assistants. About ninety research opportunities for medical, dental or nursing students or for college undergraduates have been developed, each with an experienced, funded investigator. A centralized, coordinated application, selection, and evaluation process is described.
The aims of this Short Research Experiences Program are to encourage exposure of students to potential biomedical research career choices which may increase the availability of young investigators; and to increase the awareness of many professional students to recent advances in cancer research as a definite contribution to their attitudes and effectiveness in the prevention and management of cancer. A major effort is directed at recruiting under-represented minority students into this program.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Education Projects (R25)
Project #
5R25CA049981-09
Application #
2429720
Study Section
Cancer Education Review Committee (CEC)
Project Start
1989-06-01
Project End
1999-05-31
Budget Start
1997-06-01
Budget End
1998-05-31
Support Year
9
Fiscal Year
1997
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Colorado Denver
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
065391526
City
Aurora
State
CO
Country
United States
Zip Code
80045

  Publications

Arthur, Caroline; Flaig, Thomas; Su, Lih-Jen et al. (2007) The effect of ultrasonic irradiation on doxorubicin-induced cytotoxicity in three human bladder cancer cell lines. Ultrasonics 46:68-73
O'Brien, Caitlin E; Krebs, Nancy F; Westcott, Jamie L et al. (2007) Relationships among plasma zinc, plasma prolactin, milk transfer, and milk zinc in lactating women. J Hum Lact 23:179-83
Foreman, Nicholas K; Gore, Lia; Wells, Daniel et al. (2006) Gefitinib is effective against juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma in vitro. Pediatr Blood Cancer 47:293-8
Diawara, Moussa M; Litt, Jill S; Unis, Dave et al. (2006) Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury in surface soils, Pueblo, Colorado: implications for population health risk. Environ Geochem Health 28:297-315
Wren, Jonathan D; Johnson, Kathryn R; Crockett, David M et al. (2006) Uniform resource locator decay in dermatology journals: author attitudes and preservation practices. Arch Dermatol 142:1147-52
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Cohen, Andrea J; Menter, Alexander; Hale, Lyndsey (2005) Acupuncture: role in comprehensive cancer care--a primer for the oncologist and review of the literature. Integr Cancer Ther 4:131-43
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Singh, Meenakshi; Parnes, Mikelle B; Spoelstra, Nicole et al. (2004) p16 expression in sentinel nodes with metastatic breast carcinoma: evaluation of its role in developing triaging strategies for axillary node dissection and a marker of poor prognosis. Hum Pathol 35:1524-30

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