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The Office of Health Communications and Health Disparities
Lincoln University – Fox Chase Partnership in Cancer Research and Training
2010 Summer Internship
Katherine Foster- Senior
Major: Biology
Project title:
MRP7 as a Treatment Resistance Factor for Breast Cancer
Lincoln Mentor:
Dr. Derrick Swinton, PhD
Associate Professor
FCCC Mentor:
Dr. Elizabeth Hopper-Borge, PhD
Assistant Professor
Diahann M. Marshall
2010 Graduate, Magna cum Laude
Majors: Human Services & Spanish
Project title:
Bridging the Gaps: A Qualitative Study of the Breast Cancer Patient Navigation Pilot Program at Fox Chase’s Women's Cancer Center
Lincoln Mentor:
Susan E. Safford, PhD
Professor, Biology Department
FCCC Mentors:
Robert A. Burger, MD, FACOG, FACS
Director, Women’s Cancer Center
Bonnie J. Miller, RN, BSN OCN
Administrative Director
Alfayo Michira-Senior
Major: Biology
Project title:
Exploring Genetic Markers of Prostate Cancer (Pca) Risk in High-Risk Men (Study 1) and Translating the Science to a Community-Based Clinic (Study 2).
Lincoln Mentors:
Denise Gaither-Hardy, MS
Assistant Professor
Delroy Louden, PhD, FRSPH
Professor, Psychology
FCCC Mentors:
Veda N. Giri, MD
Director, Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment
Linda Fleisher, MPH, PhD(c)
Assistant Vice President, Office of Health Comm & Health
Disparities
Funding for the summer student internship has been secured through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as a supplement to P20 CA138017, linked with P20 CA138068.
The overall purpose of the collaborative Summer Internship between Fox Chase Cancer Center (an NCI Designated Cancer Center) and Lincoln University (a Historically Black College/University) is to create an opportunity for selected students and faculty to train at Fox Chase Cancer Center with experienced cancer researchers conducting first-class biomedical and population-based research utilizing equipment and techniques otherwise unavailable in an academic setting.
The 2010 Summer Internship program provided a comprehensive orientation and training in areas of cancer biology and population science:
- Conducting scholarly research
- Health literacy [PDF 1.16MB], cultural competency and health disparities
- Biostatistics and bioinformatics
- Bioethics and biotechnology
- Understanding cancer and navigating resources, prevention, detection, treatment and control
- The conduct of basic science and clinical trials
- Regulatory compliance through the IRB, IACUC and Radiation Safety.
At the end of the 10-week long summer program, the original goals and measures were evaluated through questionnaires and interviews looking at the participants' knowledge and understanding as well as the program's effectiveness. As a result, both the students' and faculty members' experiences are evaluated for future program development.
Applications are now being accepted from Lincoln University undergraduate students (only) for the 2011 Lincoln-Fox Chase Summer Internship program.
For more information on the Lincoln University–Fox Chase Partnership in Cancer Research and Training and/or Summer Internship, contact the Project Manager, Theresa E. Berger, MBE at 215-214-1597 or Theresa.Berger@fccc.edu.
Stacy-Ann Wright-Senior
Major: Biology
Minor: Chemistry
Project title:
Building a study to assess Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients
Lincoln Mentors:
Karen Baskerville, PhD
Associate Professor, Biology
FCCC Mentors:
Karen Mechanic, MD
Director, Psychiatry
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