Molecular Oncology Training Grant

描述（由申请人提供）：分子肿瘤学培训计划是华盛顿大学医学院的一个独特项目，旨在培养与癌症生物学相关的跨学科研究的研究生和研究生科学家。从2006年到2010年，该项目每年通过NIH基金资助1名博士生和4名博士后，并通过Siteman癌症中心基金额外资助6名博士生。该计划为学员提供2年的支持，让他们在21个经验丰富且富有成效的教师导师的实验室中进行实验室研究。此外，该计划还包括必修的春季癌症生物学教学课程，重点是成人肿瘤学或儿科肿瘤学。学员们每年秋天都会参加一个与癌症相关的期刊俱乐部。此外，学员每年秋季还参加临床/转化指导计划，每月在肿瘤学八个领域中的一个领域占半天时间：医学、放射、妇科、病理、放射或外科肿瘤学、干细胞移植或基因组学/蛋白质组学/纳米技术。该计划利用由受训者、计划指导委员会、实验室导师以及内部和外部顾问进行的广泛评估机制，以解决重要的变化和改进领域。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Molecular Oncology Training Program is a unique project at Washington University School of Medicine, designed to train graduate students and postgraduate scientists in interdisciplinary research relevant to cancer biology. From 2006 to 2010, this program supported 1 predoctoral student and 4 postdoctoral scientists each year through NIH funds, and an additional 6 predoctoral students through Siteman Cancer Center funds. The program provides 2 yrs of support for trainees to conduct laboratory research in 1 of 21 laboratories of highly experienced and productive faculty mentors. Furthermore the program includes a required spring didactic course in cancer biology, with emphasis on adult oncology or pediatric oncology in alternate years. Trainees participate in a cancer-related journal club in the fall of each year. Moreover, trainees also participate in a Clinical/Translatioal Mentoring Program each fall, occupying 1/2 day each month in one of eight areas of oncology: Medical, Radiation, Gynecologic, Pathologic, Radiologic, or Surgical Oncology, Stem Cell Transplantation, or Genomics/Proteomics/Nanotechnology. The program makes use of extensive mechanisms of evaluation by trainees, program steering committee, laboratory mentors, and internal and external advisors in order to address important areas for change and improvement. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The Molecular Oncology Training Program supports a 2 yr period of training for graduate students working towards PhD and postdoctoral fellows with PhD who desire a broad education in interdisciplinary cancer research. Trainees participate each fall in a weekly cancer-related journal club, as well a Clinical/Translational Mentoring Program one half day per month in Medical, Radiation, Gynecologic, Pathologic, Radiologic, or Surgical Oncology, Stem Cell Transplantation, or Genomics/Proteomics/Nanotechnology. Each spring semester, trainees participate in a didactic course emphasizing adult or pediatric oncology in alternate years. Trainees also participate in a wide range of seminar programs supported by the Siteman Cancer Center, and basic laboratory cancer research with highly skilled and productive faculty mentors. The program has been jointly supported by the NCI training grant support mechanism with approximately matching funds from Siteman Cancer Center.