Career Enhancement Program

项目摘要 增加拥有研究知识和受过培训的研究人员人数， 床旁对于我们推进头颈癌转化研究的总体目标至关重要 （HNC）。这个职业提升计划（CEP）提供了一个优秀的结构和机制，培养 为初级和中级教师发展坚实的研究事业，他们努力将职业生涯集中在 翻译HNC研究。CEP的具体目标是为科学家提供必要的培训， 职业提升支持，以鼓励发展成功的，独立资助的 HNC领域的转化研究项目。我们的目标是培养HNC科学家，包括 医生科学家，谁将满足创新的方法，以防止和治疗这些巨大的需求 毁灭性的恶性肿瘤CEP将在任何时候支持最多三名获奖者，其中一名获奖者将获得 CEP或DRP保留给代表性不足的少数群体成员。获奖者将获得$50，000每 一年，最多两年，以支持他们在HNC领域的研究职业发展活动。程序 拥有强大的领导力，丰富的专业知识和资源，可以选择进行个性化的临床和 科学的课程，强大的优秀导师库，以及明确的招聘程序， 考核该计划将继续促进知识，技能，专业态度， 在HNC转化研究中成功的学术生涯所需的经验。过去/现在的CEP 获奖者在获得有竞争力的校外资助方面非常成功（NIH/DOD，n=10赠款）， 校内赠款（n=7）。

PROJECT SUMMARY An increase in the number of investigators who possess the research knowledge and training from the bench to the bedside is essential to our overarching goal of advancing translational research in head and neck cancer (HNC). This Career Enhancement Program (CEP) provides an outstanding structure and mechanism to cultivate the development of solid research careers for junior and mid-level faculty who strive to focus their careers on translational HNC research. The specific aim of the CEP is to provide scientists with essential training and career enhancement support to encourage the development of successful, independently funded translational research programs in the area of HNC. Our goal is to produce HNC scientists, including physician-scientists, who will meet the great need for innovation in methods to prevent and treat these devastating malignancies. The CEP will support up to three awardees at any given time, with one award for the CEP or DRP reserved for a member of an underrepresented minority group. Awardees will receive $50,000 per year for up to two years to support their research career enhancement activities in the area of HNC. The program has strong leadership, a wealth of expertise and resources, the option to embark on individualized clinical and scientific curricula, a strong pool of exceptional mentors, and well-defined processes for recruitment and assessment. The program will continue to foster the development of knowledge, skills, professional attitudes, and experience required for successful academic careers in HNC translational research. The past/current CEP award recipients have been highly successful in securing competitive extramural (NIH/DOD, n=10 grants) and intramural (n=7) grants.