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Student Intern Program (SIP)

 

Suggested Clothing Attire for Students

Female Students: Jeans/slacks, dresses and skirts (3” or less above the knee), acceptable shorts, sneakers/athletic shoes

Do Not Wear:  Tight clingy or sheer clothing, “short” shorts, halter or spaghetti strap tops, anything that reveals your belly button area

Male Students:  Jeans/pants, acceptable shorts, sneakers/athletic shoes

The Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern Program (SIP) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at Frederick is designed to expose high school seniors to research and administrative management in a health care environment. The scientific interns experience the basic methods of cancer research through “hands-on” laboratory training. The students in the Internships in Support of Science/Research are assigned projects in budget, personnel, information technology, graphics and media.

Students must attend a school within the Frederick, Carroll or Washington County Public School Systems, Saint John’s Catholic Prep (Frederick, MD), Frederick Christian Academy (Frederick, MD), Poolesville High School (Montgomery County, MD) or Jefferson High School (Jefferson County, West Virginia). Students home schooled in the counties participating in the SIP are eligible also.

Scientific interns work full-time (40 hours per week) for eight consecutive weeks during the summer (training period) and receive a stipend of approximately $3,500.

Students in the Internships in Support of Science/Research are not required to work during the summer and, therefore, do not receive a stipend.

All interns work three hours per day during the school year as a student volunteer (no stipend) and receive credit towards their diploma.

To be eligible for the SIP, a student must be at least 16 years of age and a junior in high school (when applying), have an overall grade point average of 3.0 or greater, and the candidate must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Dr. Werner H. Kirsten
Werner H. Kirsten

Dr. Werner H. Kirsten served as Associate Director of the National Cancer Institute at Frederick (NCI-Frederick (formerly the NCI-FCRDC)) for four years until his sudden death in December 1992. Prior to joining the NCI, Dr. Kirsten was Chairman of the Department of Pathology at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Dr. Kirsten is best known for his discovery of one of the first known cancer-causing viruses, the Kirsten sarcoma virus, while at the University of Chicago. Research on cancer-causing viruses, including the Kirsten virus, led to the discovery of human genes that play a role in causing cancer. In addition to his research at the University of Chicago and his leadership at the NCI-Frederick, Dr. Kirsten also served an as officer of the Association of Pathology and the Leukemia Society of America.

References
Kirsten WH, Mayer LA.

Malignant lymphomas of extrathymic origin induced in rats by murine erythroblastosis virus.
J Natl Cancer Inst. 1969 Sep;43(3):735-46

Kirsten WH, Schauf V, McCoy J.
Properties of a murine sarcoma virus.
Bibl Haematol. 1970;(36):246-9.

McCoy JL, Fefer A, McCoy NT, Kirsten WH.
Immunobiological studies of tumors induced by murine sarcoma virus (Kirsten).
Cancer Res. 1972 Feb;32(2):343-9.

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How to apply for the Student Intern Program (SIP):

Please view the application above and follow instructions to apply to the program. You may contact the appropriate school contact or Emily Molder at 301-846-1106 or e-mail emoler@mail.ncifcrf.gov with questions.

Brunswick High Bill Turney (240)236-8600
Catoctin High David Gadra (240)236-8100
Frederick High Bonnie Walters (240)236-7000
Poolesville High School Billie Bradshaw (301)972-7976
Governor Thomas Johnson High Robert Griffin (240)236-8200
Linganore High Jennifer Radil-Harris (240)-566-9442
Middletown High Jim Zimmer (240)236-7400
Tuscarora High Elizabeth Mummert (240)236-6400
Urbana High Deirdra DeWaal (240)236-7600
Walkersville High Barry Burch (240)236-7200
Washington County Public School System Sandra Graff (301)766-2924
Century High School Stacy DeSalvo (410)386-4400
Francis Scott Key Jenny Adcock (410)751-3320
Liberty High School Lee Immler (410)751-3560
South Carroll High School Tim Karr (410)751-3575
CCCTC William Hill wrhill@k12.carr.org
St. John's at Prospect Hall Marc Minsker (301)662-4210
Frederick Christian Academy Bryan Fry (301)-473-8990
Jefferson High School (West Virginia) Marsha McDaniel (304)725-7751