Research Opportunities

Summer 2018: CCNY-MSK Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students

The CCNY-MSK Partnership program is offering research opportunities for undergraduate students. We especially encourage underrepresented minority students to apply. Deadline: February 5th, 2018!

CCNY-MSK Partnership Program offers the PURT for undergraduate students. The primary goals of PURT are to implement joint education and training opportunities between CCNY and MSK in order to attract minority students at all levels in their academic careers to be engaged in cancer research, and to support their career development. We prepare our trainees for laboratory positions and for graduate work. Trainees compete for a summer research placement based on their academic performance and recommendation letters. The PURT also offers a year long series of seminars in which invited speakers from various institutions discuss various aspects of career development and research opportunities for trainees entering doctoral programs. Trainees are required to take a course on ethics in biomedicine and research. Trainees are required to present their work at national and local meetings.

There are several different research tracks:

1. PURT

The primary goals of PURT is to implement joint education and training opportunities between CCNY and MSKCC to attract undergraduate students at all levels in their careers in cancer research, and to support their career development. We especially encourage minority and economically disadvantage students to apply.

Summer Research Dates: June 4th - August 10th 2018
Fulfill Program Requirements during Fall 2018 & Spring 2019

2. PURT Summer Clinical Oncology Research 

PURT Summer Clinical Oncology Research Experience is an eight-week program offered to women undergraduates and post-baccalaureate students at CCNY. Supported by the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) Office of Faculty Development and the CCNY-MSKCC Partnership. The goal of the program is to encourage the participation of women in cancer research. We encourage underrepresented minority students to apply. FRESHMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY! 

Summer Research Dates: June 4th - July 27th 2018
Fulfill Program Requirements during Fall 2018 & Spring 2019

3. PURT Nanotechnology Research

Research Training in Molecular Imaging, Nanotechnology is for minority undergraduate juniors and seniors for one year.Students will be trained in the Department of Radiology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). 

Summer Research Dates: June 4th - August 10th 2018
Fulfill Program Requirements during Fall 2018 & Spring 2019

4. PURT Community Outreach and Behavioral Science Research

Undergraduate students will have opportunities to work on behavioral science, health disparities, and community outreach/community-based participatory research projects with mentors from CCNY and/or MSKCC.

Summer Research Dates: June 4th - August 10th 2018

Fulfill Program Requirements during Fall 2018 & Spring 2019 

Application