Union City Students & Teachers Participate In Rutgers Cancer Institute Research Symposium

Among the participants at last week’s Rutgers Cancer Institute’s Research Symposium were two Jose Marti STEM Academy students and two Union City teachers.  Hudson TV attended the New Brunswick event to learn what cancer research projects they were conducting.

The Rutgers Cancer Institute’s 4th Annual Research Symposium features 28 participants who spend two summers working on their individual projects.  These include both students and teachers.

              This summer, two students from Union City’s Jose Marti STEM Academy, senior Adriana Morono and junior Adriana Camacho, along with Union City High School chemistry teacher Paul Orbe and Jose Marti STEM Academy teacher Natalia Coleman were among the participants.

              Research projects ranged from studying bladder cancer to focusing on skin cancer among the Hispanic population.  One of the projects evaluated lung cancer screening practices among primary care physicians to inform future interventions.

How about the role of STING in GI-Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors?  Pretty heavy stuff being researched by some highly intelligent teenage students and high school teachers.

Having these individuals participating in the Rutgers Cancer Institute’s Research Symposium shows the commitment that the Union City Board of Education has to providing the best possible STEM education for its student body.