
Stephenson Cancer Center (SCC) provides several opportunities for high school and undergraduate students who are interested in biomedical and behavioral research and in health profession careers. Students interested in exploring careers in science and medicine are encouraged to apply.
Cancer Undergraduate Research Experience – High School Summer Program
(CURE Jr.)
A one-day summer program for rising Oklahoma high school juniors and seniors
to learn about careers in cancer research and medicine. CURE Jr. provides
students with an overview of cancer and how researchers in the basic,
translational and clinical sciences are fighting this disease.
Cancer Undergraduate Research Experience Program (CURE)
An eight-week summer research program open to college juniors and seniors.
Now entering its second decade, the CURE Program provides students with
an intensive summer experience working on research projects under the
mentorship of cancer investigators. Students complete an independent research
project and present results at the conclusion.
The OUHSC offers several educational experiences for undergraduate students interested in exploring careers in medicine and research. Some of these programs are specifically tailored to students from populations underrepresented in these fields.
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
Hosted by the OUHSC Graduate College, the SURE Program is aimed at preparing
undergraduate students to pursue careers in biomedical research or health-related
sciences through hands-on research experiences in the laboratories of
OUHSC biomedical faculty mentors.
Native American Research Center for Health (NARCH) Summer Undergraduate
Research Program
Supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the NARCH Summer
Undergraduate Research Program provides a research experience for American
Indian students affiliated with any Oklahoma Tribe who have completed
two years of undergraduate study.
Oklahoma INBRE Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Oklahoma INBRE
Summer Undergraduate Research Program provides an opportunity for undergraduate
students from a qualifying regional university or community college in
Oklahoma to participate in an 8-week summer biomedical research experience
at OUHSC or the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF). Visit the
program webpage for more information and a list of qualifying institutions.
Stevie Warner, MHR
Program Coordinator
Education, Training and Career Enhancement Core
Stephenson Cancer Center
stevie-warner@ouhsc.edu
405-271-2537