SUMMER INTERNS CONDUCT INNOVATIVE CANCER RESEARCH
Twenty-three high school and undergraduate students conducted cancer research at the University of Hawai ‘ i Cancer Center over the summer with support from both federal grant funds and generous philanthropic contributions from community groups .
This year ’ s internship program at the UH Cancer Center is supported by generous contributions from the Friends of the UH Cancer Center , the McInery Foundation , the Harold K . L . Castle Foundation , the Meiji Yasuda Endowment , Dennet and Karen Azuma , the EACH Foundation along with some federal funding through the National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant .
Community engagement is very important as part of our UH Cancer Center mission . Through this internship program we are able to reach out to young students across the island and help them get exposed to new research advances and innovative biomedical research ,” said Randall Holcombe , MD , MBA , UH Cancer Center director .
The Friends of the UH Cancer Center is honored to support this great local summer internship program where students receive valuable cancer research experience . We believe these eager students are Hawai ‘ i ’ s future bright scientists ,” said Adelia Dung , Friends of the UH Cancer Center president .
Top left : An intern talks about her research project at poster session . Top right : Intern Victor Kilomzo explains his poster to Director Dr . Randall Holcombe . Bottom left : Interns share their research with guests at poster session . Bottom right : 2019 summer interns .
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