What GEB Fellowships Offer
The Branch provides an exciting and collaborative environment which offers extraordinary opportunities for young scientists embarking on research careers. New fellows select a mentor who works with them to develop a research training program and guides them through the training experiences. Fellows work with researchers within the Branch and division on a variety of projects including:
- Interdisciplinary and/or multicenter collaborations,
- Conducting studies on their own,
- Participating in all branch activities, and
- Attending scientific meetings.
Our fellows gain experience in all aspects of research including protocol development, feasibility studies, data collection and data analysis. Taking course work and participating in workshops to broaden knowledge in areas related to fellows' research endeavors are encouraged and supported.
Fellows may also rotate through the branch's Cancer Genetics Clinic to gain practical knowledge about conducting clinical studies, and through a laboratory to learn basic molecular techniques and approaches relevant to interdisciplinary epidemiologic studies.
The long term goal of the program is to increase the number of investigators who use an interdisciplinary approach to identify genetic and other cancer risk factors and risk-factor interactions, thereby increasing opportunities for cancer prevention and control.
