The primary goal of this training program is to provide postdoctoral training in cancer biology for highly qualified individuals who wish to pursue an academic career in cancer research. The training faculty have expertise in many areas of cancer research including signal transduction, gene regulation, molecular biology of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, carcinogenesis, cancer therapeutics, cancer immunology, and viral oncology. Trainees will be selected based on their potential for a productive research career in cancer biology and will be supported for two years. In addition to the research experience in the laboratory of a faculty mentor, the training program has unique features that have been designed to enhance the education of trainees in many aspects of cancer biology. Trainees will be required to attend lectures in the cancer biology course, this course will include a clinical experience segment designed specifically for the trainees. Additionally, trainees will attend a seminar series in cancer biology, a journal club in cancer signal transduction, and will participate in a research forum specifically tailored to postdoctoral students. Trainees will also attend a meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research and will be encouraged to attend other meetings that focus on cancer research. Programs for the recruitment of minority trainees and formal instruction in the principles of scientific conduct and practice are in place in the training program. ? ?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Institutional National Research Service Award (T32)
Project #
1T32CA101690-01
Application #
6659517
Study Section
Subcommittee G - Education (NCI)
Program Officer
Gorelic, Lester S
Project Start
2003-08-01
Project End
2008-07-31
Budget Start
2003-08-01
Budget End
2004-07-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2003
Total Cost
$147,627
Indirect Cost
Name
Oregon Health and Science University
Department
Anatomy/Cell Biology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
096997515
City
Portland
State
OR
Country
United States
Zip Code
97239
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