H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with an assigned mentor to create a research project with achievable goals in the time allotted
• Gain familiarity with standard methodologies and research techniques in a safe environment
• Attend seminars at the Cancer Center to further explore the latest developments in cancer research
• Participate in scheduled lab meetings
• Learn about available resources necessary for your project such as flow cytometry, molecular biology, pathology, molecular imaging, functional genomics and biostatistics, Medical Library
• Acquire necessary information or data through experimentation, computation, surveys or other means
• Documents novel findings in an appropriate format such as laboratory journal, audiovisual recording or various digital databases
• Review and discuss findings with research mentors, draw conclusions and make new plans
• Gain oral presentation experience by designing and delivering a five-minute presentation to peers, lab members, family and guests
• Write and submit a five-page formal scientific research report at the end of the program