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Roswell presentation opens opportunities
By Jennifer Waters
On October 24, 2012
For Buffalo State students majoring in the fields of science, technology, engineering and
mathematics, the McNair Scholars Program and the department of natural and social
sciences will be hosting a presentation by the Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
The presentation will take place on Tuesday during Bengal Pause in Butler Library room
208.
Adam Kisailus, PhD., assistant dean of the division of educational affairs at Roswell Park
Graduate Institute, has been working with students on research and technology projects
and will be coming to encourage students to get involved, along with Richard Hershberger,
PhD., Chief Academic Officer.
The Roswell Park Summer Research Program has been existence since 1953 providing
cancer research experiences to college juniors.
"The program is open to rising seniors," Kisailus said in an email. "Applicants pick from a
variety of host laboratories at RPCI to conduct their research. These laboratories range in
their cancer research focus across several disciplines including biophysics, immunology,
molecular biology, pharmacology and epidemiology/population science."
Roswell offers students a variety of internship programs, including summer research
opportunities for high school, college and graduate students, said Kelly Boos, assistant to
the dean of the school of natural and social sciences at Buffalo State.
"They will all be working with mentors at Roswell, some on technology projects dealing
with data," Boos said.
Senior Forensic Chemistry major Jessica Walker worked on a project involving
photodynamic therapy for head and neck cancer through the program, Boos said.
Last summer, Walker, a junior, worked under Dr. Ulas Sunar in the Department of Cell
Stress Biology. She conducted a research project on Optimization of Photodynamic Therapy
Treatment Using Optical Imaging, Kisailus said.
"This is also an opportunity for students to connect with mentors and colleagues of like
interests," Boos said.
Shelby Rarick, president of the Biology Club, said she would love to work with Roswell
because of the notoriety the institute holds in its name for research.
"I think it's really in our best interest because this is a very enriching opportunity, being in
the STEM fields and what this can do for our resume and experience," she said.
Jennifer Johnson, program assistant for the McNair Scholars Program, said this is a
competitive program that typically takes 20 to 25 applicants each year.
"The process is a paper application with references involved, it's competitive, and students
applying here are college juniors," she said. "It takes grades into account and looks at
career goals as well."
Kisailus said participant selection is based on strong academic performance with special
emphasis on undergraduate science courses, quality letters of recommendation, an
expressed interest in conducting cancer research based on personal statements and a track
record of participating in research/science-related activities at the undergraduate level.
The department of natural and social sciences will be hosting the presentation from the
pre-med perspective and the McNair Scholars Program will be hosting it because of their
awareness of internship opportunities for students in medical facilities, Boos said.
The program starts in the first week of June and lasts ten weeks. At the end of the program,
students give a lecture on their project at the Summer Program Research Conference.
Kisailus said participants conduct an independent cancer research project under the
supervision of a principal investigator. The research experience will be supported by a host
of enrichment activities taking place outside of the laboratory. These include the Roswell
Park Cancer Institute Science Retreat, field trips to life sciences industries, a professional
development seminar and variety of social events.
The program closes with a graduation ceremony at which participants receive a certificate
of completion.
"You hear all the time cancer this and cancer that. It would be amazing to see what they're
doing and be a part of it," Rarick said.
Jennifer Waters can be reached by email at waters.record@live.com.
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