TRIUMPH PostDocs Oncology

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TRIUMPH Post-Docs (Oncology)

• Translational Research in Multi-Disciplinary
  Program

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Goal of the TRIUMPH Program

• Recruit talented, productive, well trained Ph.D.s
  and train them through didactic course work,
  clinical rotations and a unique mentorship
  program to pursue clinical and/or translational
  research.

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Requirements of the Program

• Didactic course work (13 units)
• To be completed in the first year
• Clinical Rotations (5)
• To be completed in the second year
• Seminars
• Through out the 3 year program

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Recruitment Criteria

• Ph.D. from an accredited US Graduate Program
• 2-3 high impact (i.e. gt5.5), first author
  publications
• 2 page essay as to why they want to enter the
  program

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Didactic Course Work (13 units)

• GS210132  Human Protocol Research (2 units)
• GS120063   Histology (2 units)
• GS120043   Principles in Pathology (3 units)
• GS210232  Translational Research (2 Units)
• GS210014  Design and Management of Clinical
  Trials (4 Units)

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Clinical Rotations (5)

• Surgical Oncology (Director, Dr. Steven Curley)
• Radiation Oncology (Director Dr. Thomas
  Buchholz)
• Pediatrics (Director-Eugenie S. Kleinerman and
  Dr. Laura Worth)
• Medicine/Oncology (Director-Robert Wolff-in
  preparation)
• Imaging
• Rotations (Director-Robert Wolfe-in preparation)

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Seminars

• Friday noon Institutional Grand Rounds
• Fellows Core Curriculum seminars on Mondays

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Mentorship

• Team of mentors
• Translational lab PI
• Clinical Research PI
• Directors of each of the rotations

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Mentorship (continued)

• Translational lab PI will be chosen upon entering
  into the program
• Clinical Research PI will be chosen at the end of
  the first year
• The mentoring team will meet with the TRIUMPH
  post-doc every six months to go over progress

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Expectations

• Pass all the didactic course work
• Attend all the rotations and seminars
• Publish 2-3 high impact papers by the end of the
  3 year training

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Commitment from GSBS

• Certificate issued by GSBS to each TRIUMPH
  post-doc who satisfactorily completes each of the
  requirements of the program

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Costs

• Post-doc will be funded at NIH level 0 or 1
  35k/year 28 FB Tuition (first year only)
  49,000 a year
• The lab the post-doc will pursue their studies
  will pay for the supplies

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Funding

• GSK (500,000) dispersed over 5 years
• 2 post/docs per year will be funded
• Have to get matching funding from other sources
  to continue the program
• Applying for T32 from NIH
• Foundation-Development funds
• Other sources of funds????

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Long Term Goal

• Produce highly competitive candidates for Faculty
  positions at academic institutions or leadership
  positions at pharmaceutical companies