Cell and Molecular Cancer Research Training in Nevada

描述(申请人提供)：内华达州是美国增长最快的州。1986年，雷诺向内华达大学提供了一笔T32赠款，在新的细胞与分子生物学(CMB)研究生计划中为癌症研究培训提供了两笔津贴。内华达州的第一笔生物医学培训补助金现在每年资助四名实习生，约占CMB博士前学生的16%。多萝西·胡迪格博士，免疫学教授，指导癌症研究培训计划。这场竞争续签有三个主要变化。(1)博士前培训包括参加NIH研究生合作伙伴计划的机会。(2)随着NCI计划的批准，一个为期5年的分阶段计划将增加博士后癌症研究培训，并在下一次竞争续签时产生25%的博士前学员(2名博士前，6名博士后)。(3)该计划设立了博士后职业发展校外咨询委员会，使内华达州成为一个开发成功职业发展途径的地点。研究生在晋升为候选人后被选为T32支持对象；他们的癌症研究培训包括癌症细胞和分子生物学课程、癌症研究研讨会和杂志俱乐部、接触肿瘤学患者以及与癌症相关的论文研究。上一个奖项资助了17名学生；13名毕业生和4名继续学习的学生。他们发表了38篇论文。12个T32学院赞助商分布在4个行政单位内的5个部门，拥有29项校外竞争性补助金，平均每个赞助商每年的直接成本为297,000美元。许多博士后实习生将以可晋升为研究教授的任命进入，并将获得发展其职业所需的独立资金。他们的培训包括以社区为基础的癌症研究培训，例如出席肿瘤委员会的报告和与住院医生一起参加的内科肿瘤学杂志俱乐部；培训与工作相关的技能，如人事管理；以及私人职业咨询。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Nevada is the fastest-growing state in the nation. In 1986, a T32 grant to the University of Nevada, Reno provided two stipends for cancer research training within the new Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) Graduate Program. Nevada's first biomedical training grant now supports four trainees per year, about 16% of the CMB predoctoral students. Dorothy Hudig, Ph.D., Professor of Immunology, directs the cancer research training program. There are 3 major changes in this competitive renewal. (1) Predoctoral training includes opportunities to participate in the NIH Graduate Partners Program. (2) With NCI program approval, a 5 year phase-in plan will add postdoctoral cancer research training and result in 25% predoctoral trainees (2 pre, 6 post) by the next competitive renewal. (3) The program has established an extramural Advisory Committee for Postdoctoral Career Development, to make Nevada a site to develop approaches for successful career advancement. Graduate students are selected for T32 support after advancement to candidacy; their cancer research training includes a Cell and Molecular Biology of Cancer Course, cancer research seminars and journal clubs, exposure to oncology patients, and cancer-related thesis research. Seventeen students were supported by the last award; 13 graduates and 4 continuing students. They published 38 papers. The twelve T32 faculty sponsors are in 5 departments within 4 administrative units and have 29 extramural competitive grants, with an average of $297,000 annual direct costs per sponsor. Many of the postdoctoral trainees will enter with appointments promotable to research professors and will be helped to obtain the independent funding needed to develop their careers. Their training includes community-based cancer research training, such as attendance of tumor board presentations and an oncology journal club with the residents in internal medicine; training in job-related skills such as personnel management; and private career counseling.