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The Committee on Cancer Biology offers a graduate program of study leading
to the Ph.D. in Cancer Biology, and is supported by an NCI-sponsored training
grant for predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees in cancer biology. The
program provides multidisciplinary training for students interested in
pursuing a research career in any aspect of Cancer Biology, focusing on
mammalian (particularly human) biology as well as the study of genes and
processes in other eukaryotic organisms. The program provides doctoral
students with the most up-to-date knowledge and research training in molecular
and cellular aspects of Cancer Biology and prepares the students for leadership
positions in the academic community. The broad range of interests and
expertise of the 49 faculty members of the Committee on Cancer Biology
enables students to concentrate in multiple areas of Cancer Biology, including
cancer genetics, cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, signal transduction,
DNA repair, drug development, tumor metastasis and invasion, angiogenesis,
tumor immunology and immunotherapy, and animal models for cancer.
The Committee on Cancer Biology is a member of the Biomedical Sciences
Cluster, which also includes graduate programs from the Committee on Immunology,
the Committee on Human Nutrition and Nutritional Biology, the Committee
on Microbiology, and the Department of Pathology. The five academic units
share a joint admissions committee, several common courses, and additional
common events for students and faculty within the cluster. The goal of
the cluster system is to encourage interdisciplinary interactions among
both trainees and faculty, and to allow students flexibility in designing
their particular course of study. Admission to the Biomedical Sciences
Cluster allows students to choose the program in which they plan to take
their degree during the first year in residence.
In addition to formal course work, the program sponsors a student-led
journal club, the Student/Postdoctorate Research Meeting, ten joint group
meetings with established research groups, and an annual retreat in which
students and trainees present their research findings. In addition, the
program co-sponsors the Cancer Biology Symposium with the Ben May Institute
for Cancer Research. This symposium brings speakers of international renown
to campus. Students and trainees also have the opportunity to attend national
meetings and cancer biology workshops off campus. Through the auspices
of the Ben May Cancer Research Institute, the Section of Hematology/Oncology,
and the University of Chicago Cancer Research Center (an NCI-designated
Cancer Center), there are several additional seminar series and a Clinical
Cancer Research/Basic Science Research Translational conference. Thus,
there is a thriving, interactive community of cancer researchers.
Admission
Students interested in obtaining the Ph.D. in Cancer Biology should apply
directly to the Biomedical Sciences Cluster by December 28 of each year
and indicate Cancer Biology as their field of specialization.
This text was last revised on 9/08/2003.
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