December 10, 2007
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY STUDENT WINS NATIONAL
AWARD
AT ANNUAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE
LINCOLN
UNIVERSITY, PA ~ Lincoln University sophomore Osemeke Edobor
has been honored in the category of poster presentation at
the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students
(ABRCMS) held in Austin, Texas.
Edobor’s presentation was titled “Adhesion Mediated
Chemoresistance of Prostate Cancer Cells to Docetaxel” and
was supported by a Department of Defense prostate cancer
research grant awarded to the University of Delaware in collaboration
with Lincoln University and Delaware State University.
“It’s gratifying to know that the research I
did is applicable, useful, and important in the medical field,” said
Edobor, a chemistry and biology major from Nigeria. “It
was great to be among so many bright and talented students
and scientists.”
Dr. Carlton R. Cooper, assistant
professor of biological sciences at the Center for Translational
Cancer Research at the University of Delaware, served as
the advisor for Edobor’s presentation.
Dr. Karen Baskerville, assistant
professor of biology and a mentor to Edobor, was hardly
surprised at her student’s
achievement. “Osemeke is a very good student,” she
said. “He does all his work on time, and he makes
A’s on his exams. He is just a dedicated student.”
ABRCMS is an annual event organized
by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and supported
by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical
Sciences (NIGMS). Now
in its seventh year, ABRCMS is the largest, professional
conference for biomedical and behavioral undergraduate, post
baccalaureate and graduate students.
For many students, the ABRCMS
is a transforming experience. As
Edobor puts it, “I couldn’t wish for a better
experience to prepare me for a career in research-based medicine. Overall,
it was overwhelming and interesting to be among more than
2,000 students who share the same goal and spirit.”
About 2,500 individuals attended
this year’s conference,
including 1,525 students, 513 faculty and program directors
and 426 exhibitors. The conference is designed to encourage
underrepresented minority students to pursue advanced training
in the biomedical and behavioral sciences and provide faculty
mentors and advisors with resources for facilitating students’ success.
During the four-day conference over 1,100 students participated
in poster and oral presentations in ten scientific disciplines
in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. All undergraduate
student presentations were judged and those receiving the
highest scores in each scientific discipline were given awards
during the closing banquet. A total of 84 undergraduates
representing 56 universities and colleges around the country
received monetary awards of $250 for their outstanding presentations.
Founded in 1854, Lincoln
University is a premier, historically Black University that
combines the best elements of a liberal arts and sciences-based
undergraduate core curriculum and selected graduate programs
to meet the needs of those living in a highly technological
and global society. The University is nationally
recognized as a major producer of African Americans with undergraduate
degrees in the physical sciences (biology, chemistry and physics);
computer and informational sciences; biological and life sciences. Lincoln
has an enrollment of 2,423 undergraduate and graduate students.
Lincoln
University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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