The St. Baldrick’sFoundation funds childhood cancer research grants throughout the United States and may be best known for their lighthearted fundraising efforts where donors get to shave their heads in solidarity with cancer patients! The money goes to research labs, first year medical students, new doctors, young researchers and clinical trials amongst many other things. We are fortunate this year to have a medical student participate in our lab work through collaboration with the Department of Pediatrics Summer Internship Program directed by Dr. Amy Skinner under the auspices of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation Summer Fellowship.
Melanie Jackson is a (soon-to-be) second year medical student here at Oregon Health and Science University with basic research experience in skeletal biology. Her primary goal is a career in academic medicine where she will create a much needed link between research findings and clinical practice.
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