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Jennifer Forbes
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Two Third-year Students in the MD/MSCTS Dual-degree Program
Earn Seed Grants from the American Medical Association for Research
Two students who are in the MD/MSCTS dual-degree program at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and UMDNJ-Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in Piscataway have each won a $2,500 Seed Grant from the American Medical Association Foundation. The Seed Grant Research Program provides young investigators at the beginning of their careers with financial support for basic science or clinical research projects.
Caitlin Abidin's research will provide data and rationale for the clinical application of autophagy inhibition in the treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer. Vanessa Mewani's research focuses on understanding the role of TRIM24 in DNA damage response and the implication of this pathway for treatment of neoplastic disease.
Both students have completed their third year of medical school and are spending the 2011-2012 academic year conducting research toward a master's degree in clinical and translational science. They will resume their fourth year of medical school in September 2012.
Read more about the AMA Seed Grant Program and Caitlin's and Vanessa's research.
