Externally (NIH) Funded and Internally
Funded Interdisciplinary Programs

Training programs are available in the areas of Hematopoiesis, Gene Transfer/Gene Therapy, Immunology and Infectious Disease and Cancer Biology,  a Training Program for Medical Scientists (leading to the MD/PhD) is also available.

Cancer Biology Training Program

The Cancer Biology Training Program (CBTP) provides an interdisciplinary training environment for predoctoral and postdoctoral students to pursue a career in cancer research. CBTP faculty are members of the Indiana University Cancer Center (IU Cancer Center), the matrix organization for an extensive range of cancer efforts and activities. Faculty preceptors represent the Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Biology, Cellular & Integrative Physiology, Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology, Medical & Molecular Genetics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Surgery, and Urology. Ongoing NIH, ACS, and DOD funded research programs are focused in Molecular Carcinogenesis, Hematopoiesis, Experimental Therapeutics, and Hormone & Reproductive Oncology. The CBTP is designed to enhance the training received in any individual laboratory or department. Trainees are exposed to a broad range of cancer-related research encompassing both basic and clinical aspects of the disease. CBTP predoctoral students fulfill the requirements of their individual basic science departments and complete the Cancer Biology minor. CBTP trainees in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology have the option of completing the Cancer focus area. Postdoctoral and predoctoral CBTP trainees attend both a basic science and a clinical seminar series, cosponsored by the IU Cancer Center, and participate in the IU Cancer Center Annual Cancer Research Day. Support for training predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows is provided by a grant from the National Cancer Institute, as well as funds from the DeVault Endowment and the IU Cancer Center. These CBTP stipends are available on a competitive basis for trainees conducting their research in the laboratory of a CBTP preceptor.  

For additional information about the Cancer Biology Training Program, including how to apply and areas of interest of the preceptors please go the CBTP website: http://www.iupui.edu/~micro/body_cancer_biology.html or contact Dr. Ann Roman at aroman@iupui.edu or 317-274-7275.

Program Faculty

Robert M. Bigsby, Ph.D.
Janice S. Blum, Ph.D.
William F. Bosron, Ph.D.
Darron R. Brown, M.D.
Hal E. Broxmeyer, Ph.D.
Randy R. Brutkiewicz, Ph.D.
Yan Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
D. Wade Clapp, M.D.
Kenneth Cornetta, M.D.
Pamela L. Crowell, Ph.D.
Mary C. Dinauer, Ph.D., M.D.
Leonard C. Erickson, Ph.D.
Loren J. Field, Ph.D.
Anthony B. Firulli, Ph.D.
Pat Gallagher, Ph.D.
Maureen A. Harrington, Ph.D.
Meei-Huey Jeng, Ph.D.
Chinghai Kao, Ph.D.
Mark H. Kaplan, Ph.D
Mark R. Kelley, Ph.D.
James E. Klaunig, Ph.D.
Suk-Hee Lee, Ph.D.
Harikrishna Nakshatri, B.V.Sc., Ph.D.
Lawrence Quilliam, Ph.D.
Simon J. Rhodes, Ph.D.
Ann Roman, Ph.D.
David G. Skalnik, Ph.D.
Ronald C. Wek, Ph.D.
Jian-Ting Zhang, Ph.D.
Zhong-Yin Zhang, Ph.D.

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