Integrated PhD Training Program in Cancer Biology

描述（来自申请书）：纪念斯隆-凯特琳癌症中心Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.生物医学科学研究生院新的癌症生物学研究生课程的目标是通过引入新的癌症生物学课程来加快实验室发现转化为临床实践的步伐，旨在为博士研究人员提供他们成为成功的实验室科学家所需的基础科学培训和强大的临床观点，包括：将癌症的生物学与其临床表现、临床治疗的挑战、以患者为导向的研究工作、药物开发的过程以及对人体生理学如何影响干预模式的理解联系起来。该项目通过一个由基础科学家和内科科学家组成的团队设计的独特的综合教学课程来实现这一目标，其中包括：(i)癌症生物学核心课程，它从主要的基础科学方向过渡到更多的以生理学为基础的方向，最终以“疾病模块”为高潮，回到基础科学部分，深入探索自然历史、生物学、当前治疗和现有模型系统的基础；（二）台前科学论文研究；（iii）与临床导师进行论文项目相关的实习，作为学生在医院学术活动的指导。格斯特纳斯隆-凯特琳研究生院的教师来自癌症中心的基础科学和临床部门。

DESCRIPTION (From the application): The goal of the new Cancer Biology Graduate Program at the Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, is to increase the pace of translation of laboratory findings to clinical practice by introducing a new curriculum in cancer biology aimed at providing Ph.D. researchers with both the basic science training they need to be successful bench scientists and with a strong clinical perspective that includes:, connecting the biology of cancer to its clinical presentation, the challenges of clinical treatment, the workings of patient-oriented research, the process of development of Pharmaceuticals, and an understanding of how human physiology influences mode of intervention. The program accomplishes this with a unique integrated didactic curriculum designed by a team of basic and physician scientists that includes: (i) the Cancer Biology Core Course, which transits from a primarily basic science orientation to a more physiology-based orientation, culminating in "disease modules" that reach back to the basic science sections to explore in depth the underpinnings of the natural history, biology, current treatments, and existing model systems; (ii) bench science thesis research; and (iii) a thesis project-related apprenticeship with a Clinical Mentor, who serves as the student's guide to hospital-based academic activities. The faculty of the Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School are drawn from both the basic science and clinical arms of the Cancer Center.