Training Program in Oncogenic Signals and Chromosome Biology

描述(由申请者提供)：博士后培训计划利用了DC Davis癌症中心分子肿瘤学项目的综合优势，以及参与培训的教职员工在癌基因信号和染色体生物学领域的杰出专业知识和培训记录。由于这是一个新的应用程序，我们特意选择了重点领域的培训。尽管如此，参与培训的20名高级和初级教员提供的实验室培训涉及多个学科，包括分子生物学、遗传学、细胞生物学、肿瘤生物学和毒理学以及癌症诊断和治疗方面的生物技术。癌症中心强大的临床研究部分将促进该计划的翻译方面。一名主任和两名联席主任将管理该项目，并由执行委员会对学员进行指导和评估。除了负责任地进行研究和人类受试者研究的正式课程外，还提供了丰富多样的研讨会、会议和讨论小组，如癌症生物学研讨会系列、癌症交叉研讨会、年度癌症中心研讨会、分子肿瘤学杂志俱乐部和临床癌症研究研讨会。还有一个专门为T32学员设计的培训论坛，在那里他们将介绍研究进展，并获得关于拨款申请、独立职位申请等方面的实用知识。完成此培训计划后，博士后学员应准备好在学术或研究机构、生物技术行业或政府实验室担任初级教师。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The postdoctoral training program takes advantage of the integrated strength of the Molecular Oncology Program of the DC Davis Cancer Center and the exceptional expertise and training records of the participating faculty members in the area of Oncogene Signals and Chromosome Biology. As this is a new application, we intentionally selected training in a focused area. Even so, the laboratory training provided by the 20 senior and junior participating faculty members cuts across disciplines including molecular biology, genetics, cell biology, tumor biology and toxicology as well as biotechnology in cancer diagnosis and therapeutics. A strong clinical research component at the Cancer Center will facilitate the translational aspect of this program. A director and two co-directors, with guidance and evaluation of trainees by the executive committee, will administer the program. Besides formal coursework in the responsible conduct of research and human subjects research, a rich and diverse array of seminars, conferences, and discussion groups are available, such as the Cancer Biology Seminar Series, the Cancer Crosstalks, the Annual Cancer Center Symposium, a molecular oncology journal club and the Clinical Cancer Research Seminar. There is also a Training Forum specifically designed for the T32 trainees, where they will present research progress and gain practical knowledge about grant writing, application for independent position etc. Upon completion of this training program, postdoctoral trainees should be prepared to take positions as junior faculty in academic or research institutions, biotechnology industries or government laboratories.