CaNCURE Program Outcomes
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CaNCURE trains students to transform cancer treatment
Amanda Stroiney, who is developing a mobile app that delivers personalized treatment information to people with breast cancer, never expected to work in the field
CaNCURE opens door to medical school
Biochemistry student Brian Cortese found mentorship, experience, and opportunities through the CaNCURE program. After a six-month research co-op followed by volunteer work in his CaNCURE
Students explore nanomedicine research with CaNCURE
In August 2014 we announced an exciting new cancer nanomedicine research co-op program called CaNCURE, which gives scores of Northeastern students the opportunity to work
Cancer researchers are everyday heros. They work to understand how cancer grows, develop better treatments, and improve patient quality of life. This is my vision of what a cancer researcher looks like…
Alexis Robinson, ’22
2021 CaNCURE Trainee
CaNCURE Happenings
Sarah Sherman awarded a Fulbright to study cancer in Botswana
Sarah Sherman ’17, points to her CaNCURE co-op at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2015 as a seminal moment in her Northeastern experience. Not only did
CaNCURE Director nationally recognized for contributions to diversity
CaNCURE Director Srinivas Sridhar was recently awarded the 2016 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Diversity Award for his outstanding contributions to improving gender and racial diversity
Noelle Castilla Ojo wins AACR Scholarship
Noelle Castilla Ojo (Behavioral Neurosci, ’17) was awarded the prestigious AACR-Thomas J. Bardos Science Education Scholar Award. This award is intended to inspire young scientists
CaNCURE Alumnus to study cancer at St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital
We are pleased to announce that one of our CaNCURE program alumni, Sarah Sherman (Biology/English, ’17), has recently accepted a position with St. Jude’s Pediatric
CaNCURE leadership recognized for their new model nanomedicine education
CaNCURE leaders Sri Sridhar and Anne van de Ven, together with with Chemical Engineering Chair Tom Webster, have established a scalable, interactive network that uses
CaNCURE alumni create Nanotechnology Club
Jordan Harris and fellow CaNCURE Alumni Jeremy Thong, Soleil Doggett, and Joey Nneji have created the first Nanotechnology Club on campus. Come join us for
Joey Nneji wins 2 RISE Awards
CaNCURE trainee Joseph Nneji was awarded two prizes at the 2015 Research, Innovation, and Scholarship Expo (RISE2015) hosted at Northeastern University. Joseph was awarded a
