Contact:
Dr. Maria Agelli
Cancer Training Branch
Office of Centers, Training, and Resources
National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 700
Bethesda, MD 20892-8346
Rockville, MD 20852 (for express/courier service)
Telephone: 301-496-8580
FAX: 301-402-4472
Email: agellim@nih.gov
Objective of Project:
The objective of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) mentored Career Development Award in Cancer Prevention, Control, Behavioral, and Population Sciences (K07) is to support the career development of doctorally-trained investigators whose research interest focuses on the different aspects of cancer prevention and control.
Description of Project:
The goal of this award is to support the career development of investigators who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on cancer prevention, control, behavioral, and population sciences. This mechanism provides support for specialized didactic study and mentored research for individuals with health professional or science doctoral degrees who are not fully established investigators and who want to pursue research careers in the cancer prevention, control, behavioral, and population sciences. Examples of relevant disciplines for this initiative include any aspect of human cancer prevention (modifiable risk factors, new animal models and extrapolation of these models to human cancer, genetic predisposition to cancer and detection of precursor lesions, chemoprevention trials in human populations, and behavioral research and behavioral intervention trials in cancer prevention), epidemiology (classical, genetic, molecular), biostatistics, human cancer genetics, clinical oncology, human nutrition, behavioral and social sciences, health promotion, health services and health policy research; medical decision analysis, survivorship, and quality of life as they relate to cancer.
The award provides support for three to five consecutive 12-month periods. A minimum of 75 percent effort must be devoted to the program. The remaining 25 percent can be divided among other clinical and teaching activities and coursework only if these activities are consistent with the program goals, i.e., the candidate's development into an independent investigator. Both the didactic and the research phases of the award are expected to develop necessary knowledge and research skills in scientific areas relevant to the candidate's career goals in cancer prevention, control, behavioral, and population sciences research. The recipient must receive appropriate mentoring throughout the duration of the program.