Interested students are invited to apply for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's NIH/NCI-funded (5 R25CA023944-40) Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program for summer 2025. The program offers a unique opportunity for pre-doctoral students preparing for careers in the biomedical sciences, medicine, and pharmacy to gain biomedical and oncology research experience. Students participate in basic or clinical oncology research, a core lecture series designed specifically for them, as well as research and clinical conferences. All participants make a PowerPoint presentation on their research project and submit a report on their research project written in the style of a journal in which their faculty mentor publishes.
All POE program applicants must already have research experience and be full time students at the time they apply. Applications from students with strong interest in cancer research (especially those interested in careers in cancer research) are highly encouraged. Applicants must be United States citizens, non-citizen nationals, or possess a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States. All must be in at least their college sophomore year of college at the time they apply. POE medical students spend a minimum of 10 weeks in the program. The minimum tenure requirement for all others is 11 weeks. All POE applicants must have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.40 (on a 4.0 scale) in math and science (biology, chemistry, and physics) and at least a 3.40 overall. Program participants will receive a $600/week subsistence allowance. Fully furnished group housing will be provided at no cost for non-local participants.The POE home page contains links to the program application. The deadline for receipt of all 2025 application materials is February 1, 2025. Early application and submission of materials is highly recommended.
