Summer Alumni

The foundation of the Cancer Prevention Research Training Program (CPRTP) Summer Research Experience is cancer prevention research and the cultivation of the mentoring relationship between students and professors. Our multi-disciplinary emphasis introduces the summer trainee to the idea of moving from their base of strength in a particular specialty, such as medical oncology, molecular genetics, or behavioral science, to equip them with basic knowledge in the other disciplines in cancer prevention and control research. CPRTP summer trainees have the opportunity to work under the guidance of a faculty mentor and engage in a cancer prevention research project. These projects result in publications, oral and poster presentations, and each summer student showcases their research experience at the conclusion of the 10-week fellowship during the Summer Research Exposition: Elevator Speech and Poster Session.

The alumni of the CPRTP Summer Research Experience play an essential role in the research and education missions of MD Anderson Cancer Center.  We are very proud of our 24+ year history of this short-term, NCI-funded research experience which has evolved from a 3 to 6-month program of trainees appointed monthly; to a structured 10-week, institution-wide summer program beginning in 2013 with the establishment of the MD Anderson Summer Experience .  After the conclusion of the summer research experience, many alumni go on to build careers as prominent leaders in the areas such as academia, cancer prevention, cancer research, consulting, patient care, health communications, and global health (to name a few), at institutions all over the United States. This page provides a roster of all participants of the NCI R25E Summer Research Experience.