Opportunities for Pathology Trainees in Cancer Research

项目摘要/摘要 病理学家在为癌症研究做出贡献方面处于独特的地位。他们对疾病分类的熟悉程度 而发病机制，组织中肿瘤的物理表现，以及癌症治疗中的临床挑战意味着 这些研究人员可以为开发概括关键问题的实验模型提供重要的视角 人类疾病的各个方面。病理学实习生在癌症研究(OPTIC)项目中的机会 在约翰霍普金斯大学医学院(JHUSOM)支持博士后实习生发展 在癌症病理学方面以研究为导向的职业，并致力于为他们在 学术病理学和基于实验室的癌症研究。在第一个供资期间， OPTIME计划一直致力于吸引和招募对癌症研究感兴趣的最优秀的病理学实习生； 将他们与代表JHUSOM癌症研究非凡广度和多样性的教师导师配对； 保护他们在研究实验室中获得身临其境的体验的时间；并让他们参与到一个独特的 特定于项目的教育课程。该项目每年有四名博士后实习生，由 由非常成功的癌症学术病理学家组成的内部和外部监督委员会 研究。研究员从参与的教职员工中挑选一名研究导师-这是一个从全员招募的明星小组 该研究所的癌症研究领域的光谱。所有人都是有经验的调查人员，在 癌症实验研究和良好的实验室指导记录。除了追求 作为一项严格的研究计划，受训人员参加特定计划的教学和研讨会以发展技能 为他们独立的职业生涯，并报名参加其他课程工作为其个人兴趣量身定做，并选择 补充他们以前的经验。研究员与他们的导师一起创建独立发展计划， 每个受训人员都会召开个人进度委员会的会议，委员会成员就以下问题提供反馈 他们的进展，建议具体的近期研究目标和培训活动，通常是 可作为职业导师和倡导者。研究员离开该计划，准备过渡到有指导和 学术病理学系的独立教员职位，并做好充分准备进行高影响力 癌症研究。

Project Summary/Abstract Pathologists are uniquely positioned to contribute to cancer research. Their familiarity with disease classifications and pathogenesis, physical manifestations of tumors in tissue, and clinical challenges in cancer care mean that these investigators can provide important perspectives in developing experimental models that recapitulate key aspects of human disease. The Opportunities for Pathology Trainees In Cancer research (OPTIC) program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM) supports postdoctoral trainees developing research-oriented careers in cancer pathology and is geared towards preparing them for leadership roles in academic pathology and laboratory-based cancer research. Over the first funding period, the mandate of the OPTIC program has been to attract and recruit the brightest pathology trainees interested in cancer research; to pair them with faculty mentors representing the remarkable breadth and diversity of cancer research at JHUSOM; to protect their time for an immersive experience in the research laboratory; and to involve them in a unique and program-specific educational curriculum. With four postdoctoral trainees each year, the program is overseen by internal and external oversight committees consisting of highly successful academic pathologists in cancer research. Fellows select a research mentor from participating faculty – a stellar group recruited from the full spectrum of cancer research fields at the institution. All are accomplished investigators with an expertise in experimental cancer research and strong track records of laboratory-based mentorship. In addition to pursuing a rigorous research program, trainees participate in program-specific didactics and workshops to develop skills for their independent careers, and enroll in other course work tailored to their individual interests and chosen to complement their previous experiences. Fellows create an Independent Development Plan with their mentor, each trainee convenes meetings of an Individual Progress Committee, members of which provide feedback on their progress, recommend specific near-term research goals and training activities, and are generally be available as career mentors and advocates. Fellows leave the program poised for transitions to mentored and independent faculty positions in academic pathology departments and fully prepared to conduct high impact cancer research.