In its seventh year, the Prevention Is The Cure (PITC) environmental and primary prevention campaign has mobilized community minded people in a broad based “coalition of concern” to enact change for the generations to come. During the summer of 2007, the organization proudly launched its Students & Scientists Environmental Research Scholarship Program. Following themodel of a highly successful grassroots summer scholarship mentor program for high school students created by the Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition, the Students & Scientists Environmental Research Scholarship Program made its maiden voyage.

Read about our three outstanding High School students, who dedicated a month this summer to conduct scientific research at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Shirou Wu, Emily Lope, Zach Rotter.

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTEND THE 5TH ANNUAL EARLY ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES CONFERENCE IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, NOVEMBER 2008 (more)

Emily Lopes, Shirou Wu, Zachary Rotter gave presentations based on their individual study projects conducted during their summer internship at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Click here to see full article and to see their Presentations.

To learn more about the program - visit Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition

Below are prior students and their essays.

Regina Roofeh - 2008 read essay
Karolina Woroniecka - 2008 read essay
Jonathan Salm - 2007 read essay
Heidi Park - 2007 read essay
Sofie Einbinder - 2006 read essay
Monika Lalezarzadeh - 2006 read essay
Karen Brachot - 2005 read essay
Leah Goldman - 2005 read essay