Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Symposium

Florida Memorial University has always been committed to fostering academic excellence and promoting experiential learning among its students.

In alignment with this vision, FMU held its inaugural Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program in the Center for Teaching & Leaning in the Nathan Collier Library on Friday.

With the theme, Research with Purpose: Transforming Ideas into Impact, the SURE scholars shared the listed research findings in the presence of their faculty mentors, marking a significant milestone in the university's efforts to enhance undergraduate research opportunities.

Perceptions and Experiences of Diversity among Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Students Daijonae Grant and Saavik Linder… Faculty Mentors Venise Predestin Carrier and Edward Stephenson

Using Algorithms to Derive Combinatorial Formulas: Student Maranda Saunders… Faculty Mentor Amalya Mihnea

Prognosis of Ovarian Cancer Pathogenesis with CD54 and CD44 Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells Biomarkers: Students Malcolm J. Lovett, Maya S. Saunders, and Juan E. Anderson… Faculty Mentor Jayanta Das

The Use of Cancer Stem Cell Biomarkers for the Detection of Lung Cancer Prognosis: Students Malcolm J. Lovett, Maya S. Saunders, and Juan E. Anderson… Faculty Mentor Jayanta Das

Environmental and Socioeconomic Determinants of Cancer in Florida: A County-Level Analysis: Students Cemya Brooks and Morgan Cameron… Faculty Mentor Eric Cruz

The Prognostic Significance of CD44 and CD80 Biomarkers in Pancreatic Cancer Patients using Immunofluorescence Staining: Students Juan E. Anderson, Maya S. Saunders, and Malcolm J. Lovette… Faculty Mentor Jayanta Das

The SURE program is an eight-week immersive experiential learning initiative designed to deepen the understanding of students and their chosen fields to prepare them for future academic and professional endeavors by developing their research, analytical, and presentation skills. As the first of its kind at FMU, the SURE program represents a significant step towards institutionalizing undergraduate research.

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