HDFCCC Career Development Resources for Faculty, Trainees and Staff

Connecting the UCSF cancer community with education, mentoring, and career development across all trainee levels.

Featured Career Development Opportunity

Cancer Application REview Program (CARE) R01 Grant Review for HDFCCC Faculty

Applications due April 7

This program provides HDFCCC faculty with feedback on their R01 applications. Participants can either 1st submit their specific aims, followed by a complete draft or submit the entire draft, including specific aims, at the same time. You will be paired with two HDFCCC faculty reviewers who will review your grant and meet with you to discuss. Click here for more information & to apply.

Upcoming Career Development Opportunities

Cancer Health Disparities: UCSF DREAM Lab Research & Resources

March 15, 3pm-4:30pm

Researchers from the UCSF DREAM Lab present their multidisciplinary work that is studying and addressing health disparities at the population level. Open to all. Part of the HDFCCC Postdoc Professional Development Series. More Info/Register

Postdoc Travel Grants - Apply Now!

Apply to receive up to $1500 to use towards attending a cancer related conference. Two grants available. For one priority is given to postdocs from historically underrepresented groups. More info/application. Applications due March 30. Open to all postdocs who work with a HDFCCC member.

Cancer Immunology Mini Course for HDFCCC Staff

Week of March 20

This introductory mini course in cancer immunology is taught by HDFCCC faculty and is open to all post-baccalaureate HDFCCC staff members. Sessions are 1 hour long, every day for 1 week. Click here for more information, full schedule and registration link.

Building, Leading, and Sustaining an Effective Team - April 6, 2pm-4pm. Topics covered include best practices for recruiting/hiring team members, conflict resolution, funding for your team, and resources available to help you manage your team. Speakers: Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS; Jennifer Grandis, MD; Daniel Johnson, PhD; Lawrence Fong, MD. Open to fellows and early career faculty. More info/registration.

Clinically Driven Discovery Science in Cancer - From Bench to Bedside Workshop - July 25-28, 2023. Provides training and a rigorous foundation for hypothesis-driven patient-focused research, covering clinical and preclinical iteration. Open to postdocs, graduate students, senior clinical fellows and early career faculty. More info/registration.

AACR Cancer Disparities Research Fellowship

Applications due March 23

Applications now being accepted for this 2-year, $120,000 grant to support a postdoc or clinical fellow conducting cancer disparities research. Basic, translational, clinical, or population research is eligible. More info/application.

Workshop on Open and Reproducible Research for Social Scientists and Epidemiologists

March 10, 8:40am -11:20am (virtual). Hosted by the UCSF Training in Reproducible Aging Science for Social Scientists and Epidemiologists Program. Speakers from the Center for Open Science will discuss the keys to making your research more transparent and reproducible. Register

And more.....

7th Annual Precision Imaging of Cancer & Therapy (PICT) Symposium - April 5, 12-5pm
NIH Inclusive Participation in Clinical Research Workshop - March 30-31
NIEHS Environmental Risk Factors and Women's Cancer Postdoc Fellowship Opening
Identifying Barriers and Supports in STEM Recruitment Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth and Young Adults - Webinar, March 29, 1pm - 2pm. Register

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