Molecular Oncology Training Grant

描述(由申请人提供)：分子肿瘤学培训计划是华盛顿大学医学院的一个独特项目，旨在培训与癌症生物学相关的跨学科研究的研究生和研究生科学家。从2006年到2010年，该项目每年通过NIH基金资助1名博士后学生和4名博士后科学家，并通过Siteman癌症中心基金额外资助6名博士后学生。该计划为学员提供为期两年的支持，让他们在21个实验室中的一个实验室进行实验室研究，这些实验室由经验丰富和富有成效的教师导师组成。此外，该计划还包括一门必修的癌症生物学春季教学课程，每隔一年强调成人肿瘤学或儿童肿瘤学。受训人员在每年秋季参加一个与癌症相关的期刊俱乐部。此外，学员每年秋季还参加临床/跨纬度指导计划，每月在八个肿瘤学领域中的一个领域学习半天：内科、放射学、妇科、病理学、放射学或外科肿瘤学、干细胞移植或基因组学/蛋白质组学/纳米技术。该计划利用学员、计划指导委员会、实验室导师以及内部和外部顾问的广泛评估机制，以应对重要的变革和改进领域。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Molecular Oncology Training Program is a unique project at Washington University School of Medicine, designed to train graduate students and postgraduate scientists in interdisciplinary research relevant to cancer biology. From 2006 to 2010, this program supported 1 predoctoral student and 4 postdoctoral scientists each year through NIH funds, and an additional 6 predoctoral students through Siteman Cancer Center funds. The program provides 2 yrs of support for trainees to conduct laboratory research in 1 of 21 laboratories of highly experienced and productive faculty mentors. Furthermore the program includes a required spring didactic course in cancer biology, with emphasis on adult oncology or pediatric oncology in alternate years. Trainees participate in a cancer-related journal club in the fall of each year. Moreover, trainees also participate in a Clinical/Translatioal Mentoring Program each fall, occupying 1/2 day each month in one of eight areas of oncology: Medical, Radiation, Gynecologic, Pathologic, Radiologic, or Surgical Oncology, Stem Cell Transplantation, or Genomics/Proteomics/Nanotechnology. The program makes use of extensive mechanisms of evaluation by trainees, program steering committee, laboratory mentors, and internal and external advisors in order to address important areas for change and improvement.