Multi-Disciplinary Training grant in Cancer Research

节目概要 越来越多的新技术和学科被应用于翻译的挑战 将癌症研究的基本发现转化为有意义的临床结果。多学科 癌症研究培训补助金（MTCR）是一个既定的博士前培训计划， 由NIH/NCI T32-009594支持的芝加哥大学，旨在提供严格的 培训和相关经验的研究生谁将弥补下一代的 癌症研究的领导者和先驱。导弹技术管制制度的核心使命是培训我们最 有才华的博士预科生来解剖和设计新的方法来攻击癌症作为一种疾病， 无论是通过更好地理解 癌症的发生和发展，开发新的工具来监测和调节癌细胞 对治疗干预的反应，或利用有关人类癌症的更多信息， 数据集和新的计算方法，以确定最脆弱的癌症途径。 导弹技术管制制度领导层在2014年进行了一次战略审查， 方案目标，以现代化的培训提供给博士前癌症研究的学生在 芝加哥大学。通过更严格地挑选教员培训员和引进新的 癌症转化研究、化学生物学、分子生物学、 导弹技术控制制度（MTCR）计划提供的培训是多方面的， 学科和强调基于问题的学习和实践经验。导弹技术管制制度还 通过MyCHOICE计划和Polsky计划促进职业发展机会 芝加哥大学的创业与创新中心，我们的学员所在地 通过研讨会、讲习班和实习，接触到与职业相关的技能， 生物技术、科学新闻和其他研究密集型职业。我们还 制定了更有效的机制，从不同背景中招收学生 通过部署现有的学员和我们的校友网络，结合更多 招聘的整体规则。由于过去所有这些不同的程序变化， 周期，我们的计划已经显示出提高了生产力，减少了毕业时间， 培训成果，包括出版物、研究金和受训人员进入 研究密集型和研究相关的职业。在接下来的5年里，随着新的资金， 我们的目标是建立在我们成功的培训方法，最终目标是确保 下一代癌症研究人员拥有的知识、技能和工具， 对我们这个时代消除癌症死亡的集体目标产生有意义的影响。

Program Summary Increasingly, new technologies and disciplines are being applied to challenges in translating fundamental cancer research findings into meaningful clinical outcomes. The Multi-disciplinary Training grant in Cancer Research (MTCR) is an established pre-doctoral training program at the University of Chicago supported by NIH/NCI T32-009594 that seeks to provide rigorous training and relevant experience to graduate students who will make up the next generation of cancer research leaders and pioneers. The core mission of the MTCR is to train our most talented pre-doctoral students to dissect and design new ways of attacking cancer as a disease, whether that be through achieving a better understanding of the mechanistic underpinnings of cancer initiation and progression, developing novel tools to monitor and modulate cancer cell responses to therapeutic intervention, or to exploit increased information about human cancer datasets and new computational methods to identify the most vulnerable cancer pathways. MTCR leadership carried out a strategic review in 2014 resulting in a re-alignment of programmatic goals to modernize training provided to pre-doctoral cancer research students at UChicago. Through more stringent selection of faculty trainers and introduction of new coursework and training elements in translational cancer research, chemical biology, molecular engineering and computational approaches, the MTCR program provides training that is multi- disciplinary and emphasizes problem-based learning and hands-on experience. The MTCR also promotes career development opportunities through the MyCHOICE program and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the University of Chicago where our trainees are exposed through seminars, workshops and internships to skills relevant to a career in biotechnology, science journalism and other research-intensive careers. We have also developed more effective mechanisms for recruitment of students from diverse backgrounds through deployment of current trainees and our alumni network, in combination with more holistic rubrics for recruitment. As a result of all these various program changes in the past cycle, our program has shown enhanced productivity with reduced time to graduation, improved training outcomes in terms of publications, fellowship awards and percent trainees going into research-intensive and research-related careers. Over the next 5 years with renewed funding, we aim to build on our successful training approaches, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that the next generation of cancer researchers have the knowledge, skills and tools to make a meaningful impact on the collective goal of eliminating cancer deaths in our time.