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Featured Career Development Opportunity


HDFCCC K12 Physician Scientist Program in Clinical Oncology (PSPCO)
Applications due Dec. 1

PSPCO aims to foster the development of the next generation of clinical scientists to be effective partners with discovery scientists and conduct high impact and innovative patient-centered cancer research. Applications for our 2023 cohort of scholars are now open. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. View training plan, eligibility, and application requirements.
PSPCO From Concept to Completion, Strategies for Successful Clinical Trials - Upcoming Seminars
Open to all senior fellows and early career faculty

Protocol Structure and Review
Aug. 25, 2-4pm.

This seminar will review the structural elements of a protocol, how to integrate clinical trial protocols into clinical care, and the PRMS scientific review process. Speakers: Katie Kelley, MD, Jenny Taylor, MD, Jo Chien, MD, Bella Whalen, Protocol Development and Regulatory Manager
Types of Trials/Sponsors & General Activation Process for Clinical Trials
Nov. 17, 2-4pm

Topics include developing a clinical trial portfolio, fundamental protocol concepts and LOIs, overseeing multicenter clinical trials, managing clinical research and CRC teams. Speakers: Elliot Stieglitz, MD, Anurag Agrawal, MD, Rachel Mustain, Clinical Research Manager
For information on the From Concept to Completion, Strategies for Successful Clinical Trials Certificate, click here or email Jennifer Seuferer.
Upcoming Career Development Opportunities
HDFCCC F Grant Writing Workshop for Graduate Students and Postdocs
This free workshop meets once a month, between October and March, to review the "score-driving" sections of F grant applications, create drafts, and receive reviews. By the end you will have a completed draft to submit for the April deadline. Click here for more information and to register.

Held in Chicago on Sept 16-17, 2022, this conference is designed to amplify the lives of women in medicine and work towards gender parity in healthcare through skills development, action plans, advocacy, professional growth, education, and inspiration.
 
The Cancer Center has 5 scholarships of $1,500 to support women (faculty and clinical fellows) who are interested in attending. Please contact Jennifer Seuferer if interested.
Career Development for Faculty
LEAP Early Career Faculty Mentoring Program - Provides career mentoring to early career faculty who do not receive it elsewhere. Open to HDFCCC members who are assistant or associate professors. Mentees/Mentors will be matched mid to late October. Click here for more information and to apply.

CARE R01 Review Program - Request for reviews due Aug. 9. For faculty planning on submitting an R01 for the October due date. CARE provides R01 grant review for HDFCCC faculty who do not have access to it in their department or program. For more information and to apply, click here.
Postdoctoral Fellow Openings
Rutgers' Cancer Institute of New Jersey - NCI T32 Cancer Metabolism and Growth and Tumor Host Interactions Program seeks two postdoctoral fellows for a 2-year term. Learn more and apply here.

University of Iowa, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center - Is hosting a postdoc recruitment event on Nov. 3-4 for trainees historically underrepresented in biomedical sciences. All travel expenses covered for invited trainees. Applications due Aug. 15. Apply here.
Present Your Work at a Cancer Center Program Meeting

Starting in the Fall, graduate students and postdocs who work in Cancer Center Faculty Labs will have opportunities to present their work at Cancer Center Program Meetings. Look for emails from Cancer Center Program Leaders. For more information, email Jennifer Seuferer.
Click here for more career development resources and training
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