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The Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is committed to providing outstanding research opportunities for all of our fellows. Indeed, all fellows are expected to become active participants in research projects during their training on the Infectious Diseases Service. While the first year of fellowship is largely focused on clinical training, fellows have the opportunity to explore a variety of research options during the clinical year. The Program Director, the Service Chief, and other faculty will speak with each fellow regarding potential projects in the first months of fellowship. By fall of the first year of fellowship, fellows generally have identified a few areas of potential interest and a specific mentor for each area. The second year of fellowship is designed to provide Infectious Diseases fellows with ample contiguous blocks of time to pursue their research interests.
Clinical Research
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Infectious Diseases fellows can become involved with and may initiate a broad range of clinical studies. Research projects may vary from clinical reports to case series to epidemiologic investigations. All research projects will be supervised by faculty members within Memorial Sloan-Kettering, or faculty members from Rockefeller University or Weill Medical College associated with the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Infectious Diseases Service. Though most clinical studies typically occur within the Infectious Diseases Service they often cross borders with other disciplines. Thus, collaborative studies with other clinical services (Lymphoma, Leukemia, Transplant) are commonplace and encouraged. The close relationship between the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory and the Infectious Diseases Service provides many opportunities for fellow-initiated research projects. Infectious Diseases fellows interested in clinical research also have the opportunity to obtain an MPH degree during the course of their fellowship training.
Laboratory Research
The research laboratories of the Infectious Diseases Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering are focused on the immune response to infection by bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens. The pathogenesis of mycobacterial infections is also actively investigated. Interested fellows are encouraged to work in the laboratory on research projects that characterize the interface between the mammalian immune system and pathogens in the setting of infectious disease. Fellows are provided with on-site training in laboratory investigation and also have opportunities to participate in basic science course work. Infectious Diseases fellows with interests in Microbiology, Cell Biology, and other fields have a panoply of research options at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, and at Rockefeller University and Weill Medical College.
- How To Apply
Thank you for your interest in our Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program.
To request an application, please write us at:
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
1275 York Avenue, Box 288
New York, NY 10065
or e-mail us at
infectious@mskcc.org
- Additional Information
- Please visit the Infectious Diseases Service Web pages for more information.
