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VOLUME 10. NO 1. SPRING 2007
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NEWS
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"CURE" for minority under-representation in cancer sciences

 "" PHOTO — Sacramento High School students get the preparation they will need to pursue careers in cancer sciences.
 
Sacramento High School students get the preparation they will need to pursue careers in cancer sciences.
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Nationally, fewer than 5 percent of all doctorates awarded in the biological sciences go to African Americans. Hispanics, American Indians and some Asian and Pacific Islander groups are similarly under-represented in the ranks of Ph.D. medical researchers in the United States.

With a four-year, $300,000 "CURE " grant from the National Cancer Institute, UC Davis Cancer Center leaders hope to address this disparity by giving students from under-represented groups the preparation they need to study cancer-related sciences at four-year universities.

The CURE grant, for Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences, funds an intensive program in basic, clinical and population sciences for promising students at Sacramento High School, a charter school founded by former NBA All-Star Kevin Johnson. UC Davis Health System contributed an additional $40,000 in support. Only National Cancer Institute centers are eligible to apply for CURE grants.

Already, the first class of 20 students – the majority of them from under-represented groups – has embarked on a two-year program of coursework, field study and research experiences centered at the National Science Foundation-funded Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology at UC Davis. Pam Castori, a veteran science teacher, coordinates the program. Cancer Center and Center for Biophotonics faculty act as mentors.

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