For the past three years, the National Cancer Institute has funded the Youth Engaged in Science (YES) program at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ (ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½), introducing and training underrepresented minorities to cancer care and research professions. The program is led by Nathan Berger, MD.
Program alumni Connor Harris, earned a bronze medal this past summer at the NAACP Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics for his project with ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ scientists studying the mutation of the EPHA6 gene protein.Throughout the project, Connor was mentored by Kishore Guda, DVM, PhD. Congratulations, Connor!