Educational workshops and special courses provide young investigators with opportunities to develop skills in clinical trial design, molecular biology, pathobiology, and related fields. The "Summer Workshops"; Methods in Clinical Cancer Research, Molecular Biology in Clinical Oncology, Cancer Biostatistics, and Pathobiology of Cancer, are held each year from late June to early August, with similar workshops co-organized by AACR throughout the world. 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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August 31 - September 6, 2008 • Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia
Applications are no longer being accepted for this workshop. The application deadline was February 28, 2008.
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.
Conducted by the Medical Oncology Group of Australia in collaboration with the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia.
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July 5 - 12, 2009 • Snowmass, CO, United States
Information and application instructions for the 2009 workshop will be available in January.
An important educational opportunity for predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows contemplating careers in basic cancer research.
Supported by a generous grant from the National Cancer Institute.
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July 17 - 24, 2009 • Aspen, CO, United States
Information and application instructions for the 2009 workshop will be available in January.
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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August 1 - 7, 2009 • Vail, CO, United States
Information and application instructions for the 2009 workshop will be available in January.
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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Cancer Biostatistics Workshop
Dates and location for the 2009 workshop to be announced
This is an intensive one-week workshop in statistical methods in oncology and collaborative interactions between biostatisticians and clinical oncologists. It is designed to update the expertise and increase the number of biostatisticians working on oncology-related problems to improve their ability to use new biological information, develop valid research designs for new therapies, and increase the number and quality of clinical trials.
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Methods in Clinical Cancer Research
Dates and location for the 2009 workshop to be announced • Flims, Switzerland
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 and ASCO 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.
AACR members will receive brochures for all workshops and courses as soon as they are available. All others should submit requests to:
American Association for Cancer Research
615 Chestnut St., 17th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106-4404
Telephone: (215) 440-9300
Fax: (215) 440-9313
E-mail: programs@aacr.org