Clinical Investigator Pathway Program
The Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Clinical Investigator Pathway Program (Winn CIPP) offers medical students (MD, DO, MD/PhD, DO/PhD) a 6-week summer service-learning externship in community-based clinical research sites. The Winn CIPP is designed to expose students to clinical research, community engagement experiences and leadership development.
Ola Dinakin
Rising M2, VCU School of Medicine
Mentor: Andrew Poklepovic, M.D.
Focus: Phase I study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of neoadjuvant gemcitabine plus DTIC and hypo-fractionated radiation in resectable non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma
Grace Guzman
Rising M2, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine
Mentor: Emily Kinsey, M.D.
Focus: Phase II study of doublet therapy with fianlimab and cemiplimab after Y90 radioembolization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Angelica Johnson
Rising M2, VCU School of Medicine
Mentor: Keri Maher, DO
Focus: Impacts of cardiovascular disease in adverse risk acute myeloid leukemia
Alsten Jones
Rising M2, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Mentor: Keri Maher, DO
Focus: Impacts of cardiovascular disease in adverse risk acute myeloid leukemia
Jackie Nkrumah
Rising M2, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Mentor: Emily Kinsey, M.D.
Focus: Phase II study of doublet therapy with fianlimab and cemiplimab after Y90 radioembolization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
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James D. Popp Student Research Fellowship
The James D. Popp Student Research Fellowship supports talented first year medical students who are interested in conducting cancer-related research. Fellows are paired with a Massey mentor and are assigned to a cancer research laboratory for the summer (minimum of 8 weeks) following their first year of medical school.