Tumor Immunology Institutional Training Grant

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一份肿瘤免疫学多学科培训计划的更新申请。该项目将继续提供肿瘤免疫学研究各方面的培训。该项目拟继续支持共9名学员（3名博士预科生和6名博士后学员）在经验丰富的教师导师的指导下进行高度结构化的研究培训。在过去的30年里，加州大学洛杉矶分校肿瘤免疫学培训项目一直是桥梁癌症和免疫学领域培训的主要校园推动者，是唯一一个综合加州大学洛杉矶分校校园培训项目，将基础分子生命科学家的关注与临床肿瘤学家的关注结合起来。在过去的5年里，肿瘤免疫学培训项目一直保持着至关重要的地位，并通过招募来自不同部门的新教师加入培训项目，提高了其在加州大学洛杉矶分校学术界的重要性。此外，该项目还促进了加州大学洛杉矶分校在利用免疫疗法和基因免疫疗法治疗各种癌症的临床试验方面的国际认可的主要中心地位。该培训项目在培养学术研究者方面非常成功；大多数受训者继续从事研究工作。因此，我们的培训计划将继续成为加州大学洛杉矶分校肿瘤免疫学基础、转化和临床研究的重要组成部分。这些独特的、互动的、高度整合的肿瘤免疫学活动为我们的学员提供了优秀的资源。

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.