Our rigorous cancer training program has several required key elements that help integrate trainees into the cancer research community. These elements create broad and deep exposure to modern cancer research, including both state-of-the-art science and areas in which better research is needed.
- Two cancer-focused didactic courses (Molecular Biology of Cancer and Clinical Cancer Biology) sponsored by and developed for the MCRTP
- 6500 Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer
This course was offered Spring of 2008 and will be offered again in Spring 2009. The course reviews current understanding of the molecular and cellular biology of cancer and how this knowledge relates to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer. - 6510 Clinical Cancer Biology (1.5) Instructor: Scott Kuwada, MD
This course complements the Molecular Biology of Cancer course. It is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in basic science and clinical departments with an interest in modern principles and practice of oncology. The course will focus on general principles and new developments in cancer etiology, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. It addresses specific diseases, using advances in each area to highlight various principles.
- Monthly attendance of one of Huntsman Cancer Institute’s clinical tumor boards, aided by a clinician-scientist guide
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MCRTP Suggested Tumor Boards |
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Tumor Board |
Faculty Contact |
Meeting Place |
Time & Date |
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Breast |
Buys and Ward |
HCH Altaview |
7:30 am Thursdays |
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GI |
Mulvihill |
HCI 2 South |
7:00 - 9:30 am Tuesdays |
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Head/Neck |
Bentz |
HCI 2 South |
7:30 – 9:30 am Fridays |
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Melanoma |
Grossman and Leachman |
HCI 2 South |
4:30-5:30 pm every 2nd Monday |
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Neuro-oncology |
Couldwell, Fults, Jensen |
HCH Altaview |
3 pm Wednesdays |
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Pediatric Brain Tumor |
Lessnick and Trede |
PCMC Classroom B |
8:00 am 3rd Friday of the month |
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Pediatric Solid Tumor |
Lessnick, Trede, Buys, Ward |
PCMC Auditorium |
7:30 am 1st Friday of the month |
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Sarcoma |
L. Randall |
HCI 2 South |
7:30 -9:30 am Mondays |
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Thoracic/Lung |
Akerley |
HCH Altaview |
8:00 - 9:00 am first and third Tuesday |
- Weekly attendance of the Cancer and Cell BiologyJournal Club.
- The Cancer and Cell Biology Journal Club (CCBJC) Meets the first three Mondays of each month from 1:00 – 2:00 pm in HCI 3 South. The last Monday of each month is the Developmental Biology Research in Progress meeting. All trainees are required to attend each week and to give one presentation. For CCBJC information, please contact Tonya Avery, (587-9084, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
- Participation in weekly MCRTP Research in Progress seminar series held in the spring
- Participation in the annual MCRTP retreat held in the fall
- Training in research ethics
- 7570 Case Studies in Research Ethics (1) Crosslisted as PHIL 7570.
This course addresses research integrity and other ethical issues involved in scientific research. Topics may include scientific fraud, conflicts of interest, plagiarism and authorship designation, and the role of science in formulating social policy. This course is designed for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and regular faculty in the sciences.
- 7570 Case Studies in Research Ethics (1) Crosslisted as PHIL 7570.
