The Conquest of Cancer Through Research
January 2022 eNews
Thank You for Your End of Year Giving! Thank you to all of our donors who very generously gave at the end of the year. We can't thank you enough! As we look forward to 2022 and operating the Undergraduate Research Education Program with students back in the lab (we are already interviewing students who will make up the summer 2022 class), we rely on our donors and know that we couldn't provide this excellent program without your individual giving. Thank you very much for your support.
41st Birthday of Wood Hudson & 40th Year of UREP  While Wood Hudson Cancer Research Laboratory celebrates its 41st birthday on January 26, 2022, Wood Hudson's Undergraduate Research Education Program reaches its 40th anniversary! Over the years, 350 undergraduate students have been trained in cancer research in our laboratories. Most of our students have gone on to careers in science and medicine. 42% of our students have earned doctorate degrees in their fields, mostly M.D. and Ph.D. What an impact all our UREP participants have in their communities, near and far.
Some Thoughts from Past UREP Student Ashley Dundon  "Participating in the Undergraduate Research Education Program (UREP) at Wood Hudson Cancer Research Lab (2017) broadened my understanding of cancer biology. It allowed me to get first-hand experience in basic science research, applicable to medicine, that I would later use in medical school.
"As a student at Wood Hudson, I was involved in bladder cancer research, and as part of this research, I learned about cancer pathways. During my first and second years of medical school, several lectures on cancer were presented, and one pathway that was brought up consistently was the MAPK pathway, which I had studied at Wood Hudson. Having experience with this pathway due to my time in UREP made it easy to understand cancer pathways and drug targets for cancer, and it helped me to excel on my exam questions related to cancer. My experience also taught me more about the research process in general, and it strengthened my love of research. I’m currently involved in public health research at Creighton.
"The knowledge and experiences I gained through UREP provided me with insights I’ve used throughout medical school. UREP strengthened my knowledge base and contributed to my success."
Ashley Dundon 3rd year Medical Student Creighton University School of Medicine Omaha, Nebraska
It's that time of year again: Time to train for the Flying Pig Marathon  One of our top fundraising events will be here before we know it! Cincinnati's Flying Pig Marathon is on May 1st this year. Get out your running shoes and start logging some miles. When you run a Flying Pig race for Wood Hudson, not only will you have a blast, but you'll be making a difference for cancer research as well! 
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