Predoctoral trainees must have a strong academic background in physics, chemistry and biology along with a well-defined set of career goals and a high level of commitment to the program. Postdoctoral trainees are chosen from applicants with earned Ph.D. or M.D., Ph.D. degrees. Physician-trainees must be specialty board certified or eligible for admissions. Particular attention will be paid to recruitment and retention of persons from under-represented minority groups. The training experience includes didactic and practical courses, special colloquia, seminars and conferences with a strong emphasis on laboratory research.
Research begins with ongoing projects of the participating faculty.
As trainees advance, they are encouraged to follow avenues of their own innovation. Trainees who pursue clinically oriented research have access, after appropriate approvals, to patients of Nuclear Medicine and The Johns Hopkins Oncology Center. The strength of our program rsides not only in excellent facilities and a high level of Institutional support, but also in the experience and diversity of the fifteen participating faculty. We propose to provide a complete balanced program that trains individuals for leadership roles in fields relevant to cancer research.