McLean, Va. (October 25, 2023) – The Center for Excellence in Education’s (CEE) Teacher Enrichment Program presents “Taking a Bite Out of Cancer,” a cost-free online seminar about innovative research on cancer. It takes place on Thursday, October 26, 2023, 5-6:00 p.m. ET via Zoom. Register online.
Distinguished speaker:
Dr. Sharnise Mitchell is Research Program Manager, Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. She earned her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at The Ohio State University. Dr. Micthell started her career as a Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Lab Specialist at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a global leader in the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other life-threatening diseases of childhood.
CEE’s Teacher Enrichment Program provides unique STEM opportunities for high
school teachers and their students. All TEP resources and professional development events are cost-free to participants. To date, more than 4,000 teachers from over 1,400 schools have participated. The program has reached nearly 600,000 underserved rural and urban students to encourage STEM careers. A playlist of previous TEP webinars is on YouTube. For more information, visit https://www.cee.org/programs/teacher-enrichment-program.
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About the Center for Excellence in Education
CEE, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was founded in 1983 by the late Admiral H.G. Rickover and Joann P. DiGennaro, President of the Center. The Center’s mission is to nurture high school and university scholars to careers of excellence and leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and to encourage collaboration between and among scientific and technological leaders in the global community. CEE sponsors the Research Science Institute (RSI), USA Olympiad (USABO), Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP), and STEM Lyceums. For more information, visit www.cee.org.
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