{"id":69,"date":"2021-07-29T14:11:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T14:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dermatology.upenn.edu\/training-new\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2026-01-23T07:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:58:59","slug":"ecure-program-description","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dermatology.upenn.edu\/training\/ecure-program-description\/","title":{"rendered":"ECuRE Program Description"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-parallax  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling   container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #ffffff;  '  ><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-69'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h1><span style=\"color: #011f5b\">ECuRE: Early Cutaneous Research Experiences<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_three_fourth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; 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'><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:16px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Established in 2019 as a new Dermatology training program, the goal of ECuRE is to provide short-term opportunities in the cutaneous sciences for students who have begun high school but have not yet graduated from medical school and is inclusive of all trainees working in the department.<\/p>\n<p data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">In short, ECuRE is a home for all short-term summer research students including but not limited to ECuRE medical student interns; summer PASH students; Penn undergrads in SUIP, CURF, or similar programs; and any student (paid or volunteer) working directly with a Dermatology faculty member.<\/p>\n<p>To meet its goal of promoting cutaneous research, ECuRE 1) provides scientific enrichment, career development programming and networking opportunities for <span style=\"color: #000000\"><em style=\"font-weight: inherit\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"><strong>all<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/span>trainees doing summer research in the Department of Dermatology, and 2) funds 1-3 summer research fellowships for undergraduate or medical students.<\/p>\n<p>Funding for this program is generously provided by the Department of Dermatology.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #011f5b\">Previous Summer Program Offerings:<\/span><\/h3>\n<h6 style=\"color: #f5f551\"><span style=\"color: #990000\">Dermatology Research Flash Talks <\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Learn about research topics and techniques from Penn Dermatology trainees covering a wide array of subjects from skin and hair disorders, stem cell regulation, epigenetics, epidemiology, microbiome, evolution, cutting-edge methods, and outreach initiates.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"color: #f5f551\"><span style=\"color: #990000\">Responsible Conduct of Research Training<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Learn about research ethics and best practices related to acquisition and management of data (your lab notebooks) and research misconduct. 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