Predoctoral and postdoctoral research opportunities in laboratory-based research at the Masonic Cancer Center

Opportunities are available for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to obtain rigorous laboratory-based training in the biology of cancer at the Masonic Cancer Center. An NCI-awarded Cancer Biology Training Grant provides financial support and a specialized program of training that will allow students and fellows to establish themselves as independent investigators who will pursue research into the etiology and treatment of cancer. Research opportunities in the laboratories of 30 preceptors at the Masonic Cancer Center cover the broad areas of cell metastasis/angiogenesis, immunology and cancer, cancer genetics/etiology, and cancer therapy. Research is conducted in state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, including the Masonic Cancer Research Building (MCRB) (formerly named Cancer Center Research Building) and the Basic Sciences and Biomedical Engineering Building (BSBE). Trainees also have access to the numerous core facilities provided by the Masonic Cancer Center. The Cancer Biology Research Club meets weekly so that trainees can obtain advice and feedback on their research, learn more about the research ongoing in other laboratories, and to gain experience with presentations.

All trainees supported by the Cancer Biology Training Grant must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Courses

• MICa 8004: Biology of Cancer. Learn more at the 8004 Web site.
• MICa 8012: Integrated Topics in Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology. (Visit again for a link to the 8012 Web site.)

Seminars

• The Cancer Biology Research Club meets weekly from 3:30 to 4:30 on Fridays. Please check the schedule.
• The Cancer Center Seminar Series is held every Tuesday at Noon in Room 450 CCRB. Please check the schedule.

For more information on the Cancer Biology Training Grant Contact:

Yoji Shimizu, Ph.D.
Director, Cancer Biology Training Grant
University of Minnesota Medical School
Mayo Mail Code #334
312 Church St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-626-6849 Fax: 612-625-2199
E-mail: shimi002@tc.umn.edu