Tumor Immunology Institutional Training Grant

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一个肿瘤免疫学多学科培训项目的更新申请。 该计划将继续提供肿瘤免疫学研究各个方面的培训。 该计划建议继续支持总共9名学员（3名博士前和6名博士后学员）在经验丰富的教师导师的监督下进行高度结构化的研究培训。 在过去的30年中，UCLA肿瘤免疫学培训计划一直是癌症和免疫学领域桥接培训的主要校园促进者，是唯一一个综合性的UCLA校园培训计划，将基础分子生命科学家的关注与临床肿瘤学家的关注相结合。 在过去的5年中，肿瘤免疫学培训计划仍然至关重要，并通过从不同部门招募新的教师进入培训计划，提高了其在加州大学洛杉矶分校学术界的重要性。 此外，该计划还促进了UCLA作为利用免疫疗法和遗传免疫疗法治疗各种癌症的临床试验主要中心的国际公认地位。 培训计划在培养学术研究人员方面非常成功;大多数受训人员继续从事研究工作。 因此，我们的培训计划将继续作为UCLA肿瘤免疫学基础，转化和临床研究的重要组成部分。 这些独特的，互动的和高度整合的肿瘤免疫学活动为我们的学员提供了出色的资源。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This a renewal application for a multidisciplinary training program in tumor immunology. The program will continue to provide training in all aspects of tumor immunology research. The program proposes to continue to support a total of nine trainees (3 pre-doctoral and 6 post-doctoral trainees) in a highly structured research training experience under the supervision of experienced faculty mentors. Over the past 30 years the UCLA Tumor Immunology Training Program has served as a major campus facilitator for bridging training in the fields of cancer and immunology and is the sole comprehensive UCLA campus training program integrating concerns of fundamental molecular life scientists with those of clinical oncologists. During the past 5 years, the Tumor Immunology Training Program has remained vital and advanced its importance in the UCLA academic community through the recruitment of new faculty members from different departments into the training program. In addition, the program has facilitated UCLA's internationally recognized standing as a major center in clinical trials utilizing immunotherapy and genetic immunotherapy against a variety of cancers. The training program has been highly successful in developing academic investigators; the majority of trainees are continuing in research careers. Thus, our training program continues as a strong component of basic, translational and clinical investigations in tumor immunology at UCLA. These unique, interactive and highly integrated activities in tumor immunology serve as an outstanding resource for our trainees.