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FGCU Cancer Research Program

The FGCU Cancer Research Program is a program designed by students for students.
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Seeking to provide opportunities and advancements for students that follow in future generations, the Cancer Research Program engages not only the populace of FGCU, but also strengthens the relationships between students and the community. Through learning by doing, the Cancer Research Program teaches students how to run an investigative outreach program. Students from diverse disciplines have com

e together to envision a program that will benefit the community and embolden FGCU’s mission as a university. Working with faculty, students will generate crucial ties that lead to sustainable relationships between undergraduates and professors. As a program designed to promote cancer research and community advocacy, the Cancer Research Program will bolster the research curriculum of FGCU and offer vast opportunities of involvement for students who wish to pursue graduate degrees. The Cancer Research Program allows students of all different backgrounds to come together and form ties rooted in the desire to support the community. Students from diverse disciplines involved in the program will learn important skills such as how to write grants, form community partner relations, seek local and national stakeholders, and host large scale events within the community. The guiding principles of FGCU have very much inspired the FGCU Cancer Research Program. As it reads in the FGCU mission statement and vision, “informed and engaged citizens are essential to the creation of a civil and sustainable society.” As a student run organization designed to provide real world experience for future students, this guiding principle has become the foundation of what we strive to be. As a multifaceted program, we hope to invigorate the curriculum by providing another outlet for student ingenuity and we hope to enhance community relationships through our service. Because of FGCU, we strive to become attentive alumni as well as life-long learners and leaders in our greater community.

10/14/2021

Looking for dinner tomorrow night? Come join us at Panera Bread (Gulf Coast location ONLY)!

09/22/2021

We love Golisano!! ❤️

06/15/2021

🚨 SWFL PEEPS 🚨

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

For a class project, we are looking to analyze what SWFL residents know about melanoma so, we can best serve the community ☀️. Please complete the survey at the link below📋. It takes less than two minutes ⏰.

Your support means the world and we greatly appreciate it! 🥺😀

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In order to better understand the communities education on melanoma, we ask that you complete this survey. Completion of this survey will help us better understand how we can serve the Southwest Florida community on education and prevention of melanoma. We ask that you do not look up the answers, we...

03/30/2021

I have the best research students! This is why I do what I do - not for the nice words (though they sure help on tough days) but to mentor the next generation of scientist, researchers, and physicians. Mentors - what you do matters. Students - you’re capable of so much more than you may think. Reach high eagles!

02/24/2021

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02/24/2021

Our Member of the Month is Meghan Seth

Here is a little bio about her:

"Hi everyone! Hope everyone is doing well. My name is Meghan Seth. I am from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I am a senior majoring in Biology with a pre-professional concentration. I am currently preparing for the MCAT and applying for this upcoming cycle. I’ve been doing research with Dr. Rhodes for the past three semesters. I really enjoy working with the ER-positive breast cancer cell line, MCF-7. I find it fascinating seeing these novel stilbene analogues created by Dr. Paul having an effect on the ER-positive cell viability. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, friends, and pets."

02/13/2021

Although not cancer related, our Historian, Taylor McCabe is a part of the COVID-19 Antibody research study on campus. Depicted in the photos below, Taylor retrieves a blood sample from an individual, where it is tested for the positive markers of IgG or IgM, which are associated with COVID-19 antibodies!

One of our focuses of the Cancer Research Program is providing and encouraging our students to get involved with research. We will be having a meeting on February 23rd at 5:30pm over Microsoft Teams, where different professors will be sharing their research and how our students can get involved!

GO EAGLES!

Address

16301 Innovation Lane
Fort Myers, FL
33913

Website

https://www.fgcucancerresearch.com/

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Videos

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"Demystifying Cancer" CRP Education Project

CRP leaders Ivie Patino, Luke Lamos and Xylia Horgan had the opportunity to facilitate "Demystifying Cancer" workshop at Dunbar High School in Fort Myers yesterday. This curriculum was created by the CRP student leaders just over a year ago and has now been presented in five high schools in Lee County and various community centers around SWFL. It is amazing to see young, dedicated college students teaching on the basics of cancer, sharing FGCU student's cancer research going on at at the university, and, most importantly, reaching back into the local high schools to inspire students to consider careers in STEM fields. If you or someone you know would like the Caner Research Program to come and conduct a workshop at a high school in Lee or Collier Country, please send us an email at [email protected]. You can read more about the education project and the organization its self at our website https://www.fgcucancerresearch.com and see the project in action in this video create by the Southwest Florida Community Foundation who made the funding of this initiative possible.

Check out this short video about our work out in the community with local schools through a project called “Demystifying Cancer” that was awarded a grant from the Southwest Florida Community Foundation. Here at the FGCU Cancer Research Program we want to do more than just research cancer, we want to educate people about cancer and show that cancer isn’t as scary as it might seem. We hope you enjoy the video!