The annual “Convergence” Cancer Conference aims to provide insight into the future of cancer research while inspiring the next generation of Vermont students. The national cancer research event, sponsored by the University of Vermont and the UVM Cancer Center, focuses on the interdisciplinary approach to cancer research. “Understanding cancer research comes from a concept we call convergence, which is bringing people to different disciplines to study cancer,” said Dr Arnold Levine. Earlier this week, high school students in Chittenden County got a glimpse of the different career paths cancer research might look like. “We want students to understand that they have a lot of options that they don’t just have medical school and be a practicing physician option, which a lot of them have in mind as a way to go. to get into medicine. We think there are options for being scientists,” said Dr. Randall Holcombe, director of the UVM Cancer Center, to see first-hand how cells can grow and divide. Millie Boardman, an undergraduate student at Champlain Valley High School, said experiences like these help start thinking about college and career paths “It’s really interesting to see what I’m learning in school applied in real-life situations, seeing how the discoveries they make can really change people’s lives,” Boardman said. Students also participated in lectures, where they learned how areas like physics, math and engineering are key to the latest innovations in cancer research. Jamie Brundell, assistant professor at the University from Cambridge, was able to speak with students about his career. “I wasn’t a cancer researcher seven years ago; I was a physicist working at Stanford University in California…and I realized what I was doing could be applied to cancer and I then pursued a career in cancer research,” he said. Levine said the program aims to get students interested in the field from an early age. “People who will understand multiple science disciplines start young, and we want to start young. We think high school students will be excited about the concept…and they’ll make unique contributions in the future that way. So the more you start young, the better,” he said.
The annual “Convergence” Cancer Conference aims to provide insight into the future of cancer research while inspiring the next generation of Vermont students.
The national cancer research event, which is sponsored by the University of Vermont and the UVM Cancer Center, focuses on the interdisciplinary approach to cancer research.
“Understanding cancer research comes from a concept we call convergence, which is bringing people to different disciplines to study cancer,” said Dr Arnold Levine.
Earlier this week, high school students in Chittenden County got a glimpse of what different cancer research career paths might look like.
“We want students to understand that they have a lot of options, they don’t just have medical school and a medical practitioner option, which is what a lot of them have in mind as a way to get into medicine. We think there are options in being scientific,” said Dr. Randall Holcombe, director of the UVM Cancer Center.
About 100 students from five local high schools attended the event and gained hands-on experience, including opportunities to evaluate data results online and see first-hand how cells can grow and thrive. divide.
Millie Boardman, a junior at Champlain Valley High School, said experiences like these help start thinking about academic and career paths.
“It’s really interesting to see what I learn in school applied in real-life situations, to see how the discoveries they make can really change people’s lives,” Boardman said.
Students also participated in conferences, where they learned how areas like physics, math, and engineering are key to the latest innovations in cancer research.
Jamie Brundell, assistant professor at the University of Cambridge, was able to speak with students about his career.
“I wasn’t a cancer researcher seven years ago; I was a physicist working at Stanford University in California…and I realized what I was doing could be applied to cancer and I then pursued a career in cancer research,” he said.
Levine said the program aims to get students interested in the field from an early age.
“People who will understand multiple science disciplines start young, and we want to start young. We think high school students will be excited about the concept…and they’ll make unique contributions in the future that way. So the younger you start, the better,” he said.
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