Nanotechnology and Physical Science Training Program in Cancer Research

参见说明）： 该培训计划旨在培养新一代的科学家、工程师和医疗从业人员 谁是受过训练，拥有知识和技能，整合创新的纳米技术和物理 癌症的诊断和治疗。由于癌症疾病的复杂性， 过去几十年在这一领域取得的进展。很明显，纳米的参与 肿瘤学的科学和技术可能会从根本上改变我们诊断和治疗这种致命疾病的方式。 疾病然而，我们意识到，目前严重缺乏有能力进行研究的研究人员。 这些高度跨学科的活动，并在纳米医学在过去十年中取得的进展， 主要取决于研究人员将知识扩展到相关领域的巨大努力 他们的专业知识，当需要出现。我们相信，通过准备我们的学生和博士后研究员， 知识和技能在这个新兴领域的早期阶段的职业发展，我们将能够 在未来几年内大力推进这一奋进。为此，我们精心组织了一个 由40名不同背景的教师组成的跨学科导师团队， 研究兴趣是肿瘤学，工程学和物理科学之间的跨学科领域， 华盛顿大学（UW）和弗雷德哈钦森癌症研究中心（FHCRC）的六个部门。 这种独特的混合专业知识，结合精心设计的课程，将使学员接触到 这是基础研究和临床癌症研究的完美结合。主要成分 我们的培训活动包括：1）实验室或临床研究，每个学员将共同建议， 至少两名教员，一名来自医学背景，一名来自科学或工程; 2） 参加必修和选修研究生课程; 3）参加研讨会和临床 肿瘤委员会; 4）学生在年度研讨会上介绍他们的研究进展; 5）一套 丰富活动，包括期刊俱乐部，以及道德行为和领导技能培训; 6）经常 教员对学员的反馈以及执行委员会的年度进度评估。我们要求 在项目期间，每年支持2名博士前学生，5名博士后和2名MD研究员 每个学员都将获得为期两年的支持。该计划的参与机构和教师有 在征聘任职人数不足的少数族裔方面有着良好的记录。培训计划将与现有的 在这两个机构的方案，并作出额外的方案具体努力，以招募少数民族学员。 相关性（参见说明）：

See instructions): This training program aims to produce a new generation of scientists, engineers and medical practitioners who are trained to possess the knowledge and skills to integrate innovations in nanotechnology and physical sciences to cancer diagnosis and treatment. Due to the complexity of cancer disease, there has been limited progress made in the field during the past few decades. It has become clear that the involvement of nano science and technology in oncology may fundamentally change our ways to diagnose and treat this lethal disease. We realized, however, that there is a serious lack of researchers who are competent of pursuing these highly interdisciplinary activities, and that the progress made in nanomedicine during the past decade depends mostly on researchers' tremendous effort in expanding their knowledge to the related areas beyond their expertise when the needs arise. We believe that by preparing our students and postdoctoral fellows for knowledge and skills in this emerging field in the early stages of their career development, we would be able to significantly expedite such endeavor in the next few years. To this extent, we have carefully assembled an interdisciplinary preceptor team consisting of 40 faculty members of different backgrounds and whose research interests are in the interdisciplinary areas between oncology, engineering, and physical sciences in six departments at University of Washington (UW) and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC). This unique blend expertise, combined with a carefully designed curriculum, will expose trainees to an excellent combination of fundamental as well as clinically-oriented cancer research. The major components of our training activities include: 1) laboratory or clinical research in which each trainee will be co-advised by at least two faculty members, one from medical background and one from science or engineering; 2) participation in a required and an elective graduate course; 3) attendance in seminar programs and a clinical tumor board; 4) presentations in annual symposium by students on their research progress; 5) a set of enrichment activities including a journal club, and training on ethic conduct and leadership skills; 6) frequent feedback from faculty to trainees and annual progress evaluation from an executive committee. We request support for 2 predoctoral students, 5 postdoctoral and 2 MD fellows every year in the duration of the program with each trainee receiving a two-year support. The participating institutions and faculty of this program have strong records in recruitment of underrepresented minorities. The training program will work with existing programs at the both institutes and make additional program specific efforts to recruit minority trainees. RELEVANCE (See instructions):