Emperor Science Award Winner
Congratulations to Anna Harrison ’18 who was selected as an Emperor Science Award Winner for her passionate essay detailing the need to find a cure for cancer.
Anna was one of 100 high school students from across the U.S. awarded for the second year of PBS Learning Media's and Stand Up To Cancer's Emperor Science Award program.
The program is an initiative designed to encourage high school students to explore careers in science, specifically cancer research and care, through a unique mentoring opportunity. PBS LearningMedia, a digital educational resource library for teachers and students, and Stand Up To Cancer, a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, received nearly 800 applications from eligible 10th and 11th graders in 44 states throughout the U.S. who are interested in pursuing a career in science research.
Prominent scientists served as judges and evaluated the students' applications: written essays addressing why scientific research is so important in finding a cure for cancer, what scientific field they would study and why.
As an Emperor Science Award recipient, Anna will have an opportunity to conduct research in the lab of James D. Murphy, M.D., M.S., in the Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences at UC San Diego School of Medicine. Awards are made possible by grants from Genentech, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Novartis. Click here to learn more.
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The program is an initiative designed to encourage high school students to explore careers in science, specifically cancer research and care, through a unique mentoring opportunity. PBS LearningMedia, a digital educational resource library for teachers and students, and Stand Up To Cancer, a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, received nearly 800 applications from eligible 10th and 11th graders in 44 states throughout the U.S. who are interested in pursuing a career in science research.
Prominent scientists served as judges and evaluated the students' applications: written essays addressing why scientific research is so important in finding a cure for cancer, what scientific field they would study and why.
As an Emperor Science Award recipient, Anna will have an opportunity to conduct research in the lab of James D. Murphy, M.D., M.S., in the Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences at UC San Diego School of Medicine. Awards are made possible by grants from Genentech, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Novartis. Click here to learn more.
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