Local students join cancer researchers’ labs for the summer

Author: Brett Beasley

Local high school students from the Harper Cancer Research Institute’s Research Cures Cancer Corps (RC3) program pose for a group photo in the Jordan Hall of Science at the University of Notre Dame during the Research Cures Cancer Corps Symposium in 2022.
Local high school students from the Harper Cancer Research Institute’s Research Cures Cancer Corps (RC3) program pose for a group photo in the Jordan Hall of Science at the University of Notre Dame during the Research Cures Cancer Corps Symposium in 2022.

This summer, ten local high school students had the rare opportunity to conduct cancer research alongside University of Notre Dame professors. The experience was part of the Research Cures Cancer Corps (RC3), a new program from the Harper Cancer Research Institute at Notre Dame. The program aims to build a broader pipeline to careers in cancer research, an effort that cancer researchers say is crucial for making cancer treatments effective for all populations.

Learn more about the students and the program in the full story below.

Originally published by Brett Beasley at harpercancer.nd.edu on August 23, 2022.

 

Local students join cancer researchers’ labs for the summer