University of North Carolina in Charlotte and UAB SURE student Symonne Martin discusses the breast cancer research she performed under the mentorship of Dr. Rachael Lancaster and Dr. Catherine Parker this summer at the PRISM and SURE presentation reception in Wallace Tumor Institute 101 on Thursday, July 26, 2018.
On Thursday, twelve students from the Pre-College Research Internship for Students from Minority Backgrounds and the Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience presented the research projects they completed this summer under the mentorship of Department of Surgery faculty. The project topics included subjects such as liver cancer, GI disorders, health literacy and diversity in residency programs.
The SURE students also presented their research at the UAB Undergraduate Research and Service Learning Expo. As a result, Wesleyan College's Sidnée Goyer won second place in the oral presentation category for her project analyzing the relationship between academic rank and American Surgical Congress abstract submission rates. Goyer was mentored by the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery's Britney Corey, M.D., as part of the SURE program.