Thank you for your interest in Virginia Commonwealth University's National Cancer Institute T32 program within the Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. 

Program timeline: 2-years

The Integrative Training in Cancer Biology (ITCB) Program aligns and integrates with interdisciplinary cancer research efforts throughout Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center (Massey) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. Massey is encapsulated in VCU's elite-designated synergetic biomedical academic environment. 

The ITCB Program will provide training for postdoctoral and predoctoral fellows for two years, offering a comprehensive educational experience that prepares fellows for successful, independent research careers in the broad area of cancer biology. A hallmark of this program is that recruited fellows will apply community engagement into the design, implementation, and dissemination of their research. They will apply these newly developed insights to synthesize the underlying factors driving cancer outcomes. 

Fellows will have access to shared resource laboratories and state-of-the-art biomedical technologies, including: flow cytometry, transgenic/knock-out mouse models, cancer mouse models, tissue acquisition and analysis, microscopy, biostatistics, bioinformatics, and proteomics. 

Formal mentoring teams will be established for each ITCB fellow inclusive of a primary mentor and a community champion mentor. Mentors will be selected from ITCB Program Faculty.

Eligibility Criteria

Post-doc Requirements

  • Must hold a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited domestic or foreign educational institution 
  • Be a U.S. citizen or have a verifiable status as a permanent resident

Pre-doc Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in graduate programs at VCU
  • Be a U.S. citizen or have a verifiable status as a permanent resident

Expectations

  • Attend all programmatic activities and courses as outlined on the MCC Website (subject to change at the Program's discretion) 
  • Produce an extramural grant application, such as an F31, F32, K00, K99, R02, or R21, by the end of Year 1 for mock review and submit the application in Year 2
  • Submit one or two other publications in high-profile journals during the two-year training period
  • Publish one first-author publication

Application Requirements

  • Two (2) letter of recommendations, with at least one from a current or past instructor within their field of study
  • Written statement of interest 
  • NIH Biosketch or CV
  • Academic transcript

Applications are due by April 15th, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET.

If you are unable to complete the application in one sitting, you have the ability to save your progress and return to the application at a later time.

Questions?

ITCB Program Coordinator
Email: MCCCRTEC@vcu.edu

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