Educational workshops and special courses provide young investigators with opportunities to develop skills in clinical trial design, molecular biology, pathobiology, and related fields. These programs provide opportunities for individuals with some career experience to sharpen their skills and expand their expertise. Many educational workshops and special courses are supported by grants from the National Cancer Institute and educational grants from corporate supporters.
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Accelerating Anticancer Agent Development and Validation Workshop
May 16-18, 2012 • Bethesda, MD
Application opens in January 2012
An intensive and interactive workshop in how to design effective strategies - from clinical trial initiative, to enabling trials, to pivotal efficacy trials - to develop new anticancer and prevention agents, taught by a distinguished faculty from across the academic, industry, consumer and government (FDA) sectors.
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Methods in Clinical Cancer Research (Europe)
June 23-29, 2012 • Flims, Switzerland
Application deadline: Monday, February, 13
Errors made in the design and conduct of a clinical trial can make it impossible for the trial to provide a definitive answer about the effectiveness of a new approach. Poor design can thus lead to the abandonment of promising avenues of research that are based on sound basic scientific work and to delays in the introduction of new treatments into the general practice of medical oncology. ECCO, AACR, EORTC and ESMO have responded to this problem by designing jointly a program that will (1) introduce junior clinical oncologists in any oncology subspecialty to the principles of good clinical trials design; i.e., give them the tools they need to conduct clinical trials that will yield clear results which investigators can use to proceed to the next level of research; (2) expose junior clinical oncologists to the full spectrum of challenges in clinical research, from conventional antineoplastic agents and multidisciplinary treatment regimens to gene therapy, in the expectation that they will then want to devote all or a portion of their future careers to some aspect of clinical research; and (3) develop a cadre of well-trained, experienced researchers whose expertise will foster better clinical trial designs and thereby hasten the introduction of improved regimens for cancer therapy and prevention into everyday medical practice and patient care.
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Cancer Research Imaging Camp
June 24-29, 2012 • Nashville, TN, USA
Application deadline: Friday, February 10
Postdoctoral fellows and early career-level faculty in fields related to basic cancer biology are invited to apply for a special intensive course on in vivo imaging techniques. Through lectures and hands-on laboratory sessions, participants will gain experience with a wide range of imaging modalities, including advanced optical imaging, MRI, PET, SPECT, CT, and ultrasound. After this course, participants will be able to select and apply the appropriate in vivo imaging technique necessary to investigate a biological hypothesis and to interpret the resulting imaging data.
Sponsored by the Cancer Imaging Program of the NCI in partnership with the American Association for Cancer Research.
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21st Annual AACR Aspen Workshop: Molecular Biology in Clinical Oncology
July 16-22, 2012 • Snowmass, CO, USA
Application deadline: Monday, March 12
An intensive, one-week workshop on the latest developments in molecular biology relevant to clinical oncologists, from those in the early stages of laboratory training to those who are ready to transition to junior faculty positions.
Supported by a generous grant from the National Cancer Institute.
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AACR/ASCO Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop
July 28-August 3, 2012 • Vail, CO, USA
Application deadline: Friday, March 16.
An intensive workshop in the essentials of effective clinical trial designs of therapeutic interventions in the treatment of cancer for clinical fellow and junior faculty clinical researchers in all oncology subspecialties, including radiation and surgical oncology and radiology.
Supported by a generous grant from the National Cancer Institute and educational grants from corporate supporters.
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ACORD – Australia & Asia Pacific Clinical Oncology Research Development Workshop
September 9-15, 2012 • Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia
Application deadline: Monday, February, 27
An intensive workshop in the essentials of effective clinical trial designs of therapeutic interventions in the treatment of cancer for clinical fellow and junior faculty clinical researchers in all oncology subspecialties from Australia and the Asia Pacific region.
Collaborating Organizations: Medical Oncology Group of Australia, American Association for Cancer Research, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Cancer Council Australia, Clinical Oncological Society of Australia, and European Society for Medical Oncology.
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Translational Cancer Research for Basic Scientists
November 26-December 1, 2012 • Boston, MA, USA
This workshop will introduce the full spectrum of translational cancer research to late-stage Ph.D. candidates, early-career Ph.D.s, and established Ph.D.s in transition to translational research. The weeklong immersion course will feature: 1) didactic lectures; 2) offsite interactive visits to radiology and pathobiology departments, an IRB session, and outpatient cancer treatment clinics; and 3) small group discussion sessions. The extensive facilities of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Cancer Center will serve as the primary teaching venue for the “real world” offsite interactive visits. Participants will gain insights into clinical research and networking opportunities to foster their transition into the world of translational cancer research.
For updated information or questions on any of these workshops, please contact the AACR Program Development Department at (215) 440-9300 or programs@aacr.org.