UPCI Academy

UPCI Academy An 8-week summer program geared toward high school students who have an interest in cutting-edge res

In this eight-week, hands-on summer program, high school students, primarily rising juniors and seniors, engage in cutting edge cancer research by working in laboratories directed by dedicated faculty at six sites across the University of Pittsburgh campus and one site in Germany. Over the course of its history, The UPCI Academy has become an award-winning STEM program that prepares college-bound teenagers for successful careers in science and medicine. Scholars in The UPCI Academy explore complex questions within a particular area of cancer research. The majority of their time is spent working in the lab with their assigned mentors. The remaining time is spent receiving didactic instruction; touring facilities dedicated to clinical cancer care and research; participating in journal clubs; and attending cameo presentations by accomplished professionals in the field. At the end of the program, each scholar delivers a ten-minute oral presentation and participates in a poster symposium that reflects their findings in the lab. Those who participate in The UPCI Academy have the opportunity to do the following:
- Receive college and career preparation through our professional development and enrichment activities
- Interact with leading scientists and doctors
- Have a fun, rewarding summer in a unique research and training experience

We will be hosting another webinar to go over program and application information today. This will be the same as our we...
01/06/2021

We will be hosting another webinar to go over program and application information today. This will be the same as our webinar in December.

Webinar 2 - January 6th @ 5:00 PM

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01/03/2021

Happy New year to all of our alumni, applicants, and partners. Thanks to all of you for working with us during these hard times and continuing to maintain and grow our program. We look forward to another year of research, learning, and discovery.

Application to the 2021 Hillman Academy are now open. https://hillmanacademy.upmc.com/apply-now/Our apologies for the la...
12/07/2020

Application to the 2021 Hillman Academy are now open.
https://hillmanacademy.upmc.com/apply-now/

Our apologies for the lapse in communication this year because of COVID, however we are still commited to offering an authentic research experience for students whether we are virtual or in person.

Apply today to the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Academy.

Due to Covid our summer program did not go on as planned this year. we were able to take only a fraction of the students...
07/01/2020

Due to Covid our summer program did not go on as planned this year. we were able to take only a fraction of the students we had hoped to accept.

However we are excited to share out lectures and some materials with any students who did not make it in or are just interested on STEM and research. Visit the Hillman Academy Lecture series page for videos and more. we will be adding to this throughout the summer and hope to make it a regular part of our program.

This page is where you can go to access our online program. We will post lectures, modules, and other information here. As we create more content we will be adding them to this page so please check back if you…Read more ›

Congraualtions to Kiran for her performance at the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair. UGA Cellular Biology Department...
07/01/2020

Congraualtions to Kiran for her performance at the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair. UGA Cellular Biology Department Award, Best in Category for Cellular and Molecular Biology, and First Honors Ribbon.
https://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/sites/default/files/gsef-2020-announcement-awards.pdf

For thos interested in how science fairs and posters are being presented during COVID, here is a video of the presentation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9VtQQ3Xo1o&feature=emb_title

03/02/2020

Our application for the 2020 Summer Program is closed. We are thrilled at the volume of applications sent in and look forward to reviewing each and every one. We hope to have our decisions sent out by April if not earlier. Good luck to everyone who applied!

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