Career Development in Cancer Prevention Research at FCCC

描述（由申请人提供）： 福克斯蔡斯癌症中心（FCCC）的人口科学部提供了一个多学科的环境，重点是癌症预防和控制研究;行为和心理研究;人类遗传学研究;生物统计学研究;分子流行病学研究;致癌和临床前生物标志物研究;和化学预防研究。 这项研究集中在一个三层楼高的120，000平方英尺的建筑（癌症预防馆），专门用于FCCC校园的预防研究。 一楼有一个等候区，16个检查/咨询室，三个小会议室，一个病人和家庭教育室，以及行为科学调查员和高风险诊所医务人员的办公室。 上面两层包含致癌作用，人类遗传学，癌症流行病学和临床前化学预防计划的实验室和办公空间以及核心支持设施。 该计划的目的是：1）在癌症预防和控制研究的多学科方法中培养两名博士后科学家/年; 2）培养训练有素的临床，翻译或实验室研究人员，他们渴望在综合癌症中心从事癌症预防/人口研究。 培训内容包括：1）向所有学员介绍癌症预防原则的专业课程; 2）强调应用临床和人口预防研究的教学讲座和研讨会; 3）由两名或两名以上经验丰富的工作人员指导的为期两年的研究项目;以及4）完成IRB批准的研究计划，可以竞争同行评审的资金。 一个教育咨询委员会将监督招聘程序，提供该计划的现场，证明候选人培训的完成，并评估该计划的有效性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Population Science Division of the Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC) provides a multidisciplinary environment which focuses on cancer prevention and control research; behavioral and psychosocial research; human genetics research; biostatistics research; molecular epidemiology research; carcinogenesis and preclinical biomarker research; and chemoprevention research. This research is concentrated in a three-story 120,000 square foot building (Cancer Prevention Pavilion) dedicated to prevention research on the FCCC campus. The first floor has a waiting area, 16 examination/consultation rooms, three small conference rooms, a patient and family education room, and offices for Behavioral Science investigators and for medical staff involved in the High Risk clinic. The two upper floors contain laboratories and office space for the Carcinogenesis, Human Genetics, Cancer Epidemiology, and Preclinical Chemoprevention Programs plus core support facilities. The purpose of this program is: 1) to train two postdoctoral scientists/year in a multidisciplinary approach to cancer prevention and control research and; 2) to produce well-trained clinical, translational or laboratory investigators who aspire to a career in cancer prevention/population studies research in a comprehensive cancer center. The training includes: 1) a specialized curriculum which introduces all trainees to the principles of cancer prevention; 2) didactic lectures and seminars that emphasize applied clinical and population prevention research; 3) a two-year research project mentored by two or more experienced staff; and 4) completion of an IRB-approved research proposal which can compete for peer-reviewed funding. An Education Advisory Committee will monitor recruitment procedures, provide oversite of the program, certify completion of candidate training, and evaluate effectiveness of the program.