Lincoln University – Fox Chase Partnership in Cancer Research and Training (P20)

Objectives of the partnership:

1. Expose Lincoln University faculty and students to first-class research conducted at Fox Chase in the areas of cancer biology and population science;
2. Enhance Fox Chase's and Lincoln's collaborative research efforts and networking opportunities through increased participation in scientific conferences;
3. Introduce basic cancer principles through organization of workshops, seminars, lectures, community/university outreach, and academic instruction;
4. Publish joint research publications;
5. Incorporate team-based projects that will generate a steady pipeline of students to continue advanced studies in top graduate institutions within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and nationwide.

The instruction of minority and majority scientists at Lincoln and Fox Chase about cancer health disparities will increase the sensitivity toward this issue and augment the number of capable researchers available to eliminate this health problem by 2020.

For more information on the Lincoln University – Fox Chase Partnership in Cancer Research and Training contact Theresa Berger at 215-214-1597 or Theresa.Berger@fccc.edu.

Located in Chester County, PA, Lincoln University is the first historically black university in the country. Lincoln University demonstrates a long-standing history of preparing students for leadership roles. Noted Lincoln alumni include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, poet Langston Hughes and educator Melvin B. Tolson, portrayed by Denzel Washington in the 2007 film "The Great Debaters."