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

HDFCCC K12 Physician Scientist Program in Clinical Oncology

Application Due Date Extended to Jan. 13

Provides salary support for protected research time plus clinical trial, career development, and leadership training. Click here for details and to apply. Must have faculty appointment when starting program.

Upcoming Career Development Opportunities

Cancer Application Review (CARE) Program - Applications due Dec. 9

Provides R01 Review for HDFCCC Faculty. Participants can submit a draft of their specific aims for feedback first, followed by a full draft, or just one complete draft. Click here for more information and to apply. (Reviewers receive a $500 stipend. Contact Jennifer Seuferer if you are interested in being a reviewer)

Travel Grants for Postdocs - Applications due Jan. 16

Now accepting applications for the Office of Education & Training Postdoc Travel Grants. Two grants of up to $1500 will be given. For one grant, priority is given to postdocs from historically underrepresented groups. You must work in an HDFCCC member's lab and must be attending a cancer specific conference. Details/Application.

HDFCCC K12 Upcoming Seminars

K12 Works in Progress Seminar - Dec. 15, 2-4pm. Open to all. Email Jennifer Seuferer for zoom link

Engaging Community in Your Work - How to Do it and Why it Matters - Jan. 26, 2-4pm

Clinical Trial Design & Data Analysis - Feb. 23, 2023, 2-4pm

Open to senior fellows and early career faculty

For information on the From Concept to Completion, Strategies for Successful Clinical Trials Certificate, click here or email Jennifer Seuferer.

Beyond Academia Seminar Series: Exploring Careers in Science Policy

Dec. 20, 2-3pm EST. Register here.

Speakers: Margaret Hitchcock, PhD, Vice President, California Colorectal Cancer Coalition and Alex Helman, PhD, Senior Program Officer National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Hosted by the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. Open to all.

Masters and Certificate in Health Data Science

Applications due March 1

A two-year program in which students learn to apply biostatistics, data science and epidemiological thinking in clinical research settings. More information here. Virtual Info Session on Dec. 2 at 12pm (Register here).

Clinically Driven Discovery Science in Cancer - From Bench to Bedside Workshop - July 2023

This weeklong workshop provides training and a rigorous foundation for hypothesis-driven patient-focused research, covering clinical and preclinical iteration. Interactive and individualized discussions culminate in a translational and/or clinical research protocol synopsis focused on testing a patient-centered hypothesis of their interest. Exact dates TBD. Email Jennifer Seuferer for more information.

Osher Collaborative Faculty Fellowship

This virtual, year-long advanced training program provides a unique opportunity to learn the pillars of integrative health and how to incorporate them into clinical practice. Open to MD/DO physicians, NP's, and PAC's of any specialty. More information here.

Precision Medicine World Conference in Santa Clara

Jan. 25 - 27, 2023. Receive a complementary pass with the only stipulation being that you volunteer for 1-2 hours at the UCSF booth. Email Nooshin LaTour with questions.

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