Memorial Sloan-Kettering physicians and scientists hold a number of NIH institutional training grants that support postdoctoral fellows. These programs prepare trainees with the necessary skills and experience to become independent investigators in the field of oncology.
The trainee's level of experience determines the stipend provided. Trainees appointed under an NIH grant must be US citizens or permanent residents.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering seeks to promote greater diversity in medical training, research, and clinical care and strongly encourages underrepresented minority applicants to apply to programs of interest.
For more information about a specific training or education program, please contact the respective program director.
Clinical Scholars Biomedical Research Training Program
Thomas J. Kelly, MD, PhD, Director
Contact: cruzd@mskcc.org
The Clinical Scholars Biomedical Research Training Program provides mentored laboratory training opportunities for physicians in the areas of cancer biology and genetics, cell biology, computational biology, developmental biology, immunology, molecular biology, molecular pharmacology and chemistry, and structural biology.
Cancer Chemotherapy Training Program
Dean J. Bajorin, MD, Director
Contact: bajorind@mskcc.org
The Cancer Chemotherapy Training Program (CCTP) at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center allows physicians with a demonstrated interest in the care of cancer patients to develop the requisite skills in cancer research techniques, enabling new discoveries in the laboratory and the translation of these discoveries into new and better treatments. The CCTP supports the training of academic medical oncologists in the biology, prevention, and treatment of neoplastic diseases.
Immunology Research Training
James P. Allison, PhD, Director
Contact: agostod@mskcc.org
The Training Program in Immunology at the Sloan-Kettering Institute provides post-doctoral fellows with a solid foundation in the field of immunology and focuses their research efforts on important aspects of the immune system and its response to infectious agents, self antigens, and cancer. Areas of research training cover lymphocyte development and biology, signaling, innate immunity, infectious immunity, transplantation immunity, and cancer immunology. Trainees gain research experience under the tutelage of preceptors who are engaged in immunology research, with bearing on lymphocyte biology, cell signaling and transcription, innate immunity, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, transplantation, and cancer.
Molecular Imaging: Training for Oncology
Hedvig Hricak, MD, PhD, Director
Contact: fortunas@mskcc.org
The Molecular Imaging Training for Oncology Program provides training for basic science and clinical postdoctoral fellows in molecular biology and laboratory methods and specialized imaging methods with a focus on relevant clinical oncology perspectives. The specialized curriculum emphasizes the development of molecular imaging for oncology and includes didactic training focused on relevant molecular biology, research methodology, instruction in advanced imaging methods, and an individualized research program of basic, translational, and clinical interdisciplinary research and experience in advanced methods of nuclear, radiographic, optical, and magnetic resonance imaging/spectroscopy.
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Research Training in Infectious Diseases
Eric G. Pamer, MD, Director
Contact: pamere@mskcc.org
The Training Program in Infectious Diseases at Memorial Sloan-Kettering offers post-doctoral research training to MD and MD/PhD fellows in the following areas: infectious disease pathogenesis; host defense against infection; translational studies of human immune defenses against infection; and clinical investigation of infectious diseases in immunocompromised hosts.
Integrative Oncology Research Training Program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Barrie R. Cassileth, PhD, Director
Contact: cassileth@mskcc.org
The Integrative Oncology Research Training Program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering trains post-doctoral (MD and/or MD/PhD) fellows in complementary therapies, translational and clinical research, including symptom control, with therapies such as acupuncture, as well as lab and clinical investigation of botanical agents. Preceptors include senior Memorial Sloan-Kettering investigators from the Integrative Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Neurology, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Radiology, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services.
Psychosocial, Pain & Palliative Care, and Community Research in Cancer
Jamie S. Ostroff, PhD, Director
Contact: ostroffj@mskcc.org
The Psychosocial Palliative and Community Research in Cancer Training Program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering provides fellows with academic research training opportunities in psycho-oncology, with an increased focus on disparities in cancer control, cancer survivorship, and palliative care. The multidisciplinary training supports the further development of psychosocial and behavioral research related to cancer prevention and control.
Training in Radiation Oncology
C. Clifton Ling, PhD, Director
Contact: lingc@mskcc.org
The Training in Radiation Oncology Sciences (TROS) Program provides clinicians and scientists with research training opportunities focused on the clinical, biological, and physical investigation in radiation oncology. Radiotherapy is a multidisciplinary practice involving radiobiology, medical physics, and clinical oncology. The application of advanced physics and computer and engineering technology may also affect the success of radiotherapy treatment. Integration of these scientific and technical fields into clinical practice requires comprehensive cross-training, which is a major goal of the TROS program.
Surgical Oncology Research Training Program
Murray F. Brennan, MD, Director
Contact: brennanm@mskcc.org
The Surgical Oncology Research Training Program provides research training in oncology to young surgeons interested in independent careers as academic surgical oncologists. The program curriculum includes research training in medical oncology, radiation oncology, clinical surgical oncology, as well as basic science. Past trainees have worked in a wide variety of disciplines, including tumor immunology, cancer cell biology, immunobiology, immunophysiology, molecular genetics, angiogenesis, biochemistry, nutrition, pharmacology, molecular pathology, targeted therapeutics, therapeutic cloning, and growth and differentiation.
Head and Neck Training Program in Surgical Oncology
Jatin P. Shah, MD, PhD, Director
Contact: bennettn@mskcc.org
The Head and Neck Training Program in Surgical Oncology is an integrated comprehensive program in research and clinical surgery. It provides individuals with intensive training and research experience so that they may plan and perform high-quality, independent research in one of the following areas: head and neck oncology, molecular biology, gene therapy, carcinogenesis and chemoprevention, tumor cell metastasis, immunology, molecular pathology or endocrinology.
Urologic Oncology Research Training Grant
Peter Scardino, MD, Director
Contact: scardinp@mskcc.org
The Research Training Program (RTP) in Urologic Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering trains academic leaders in urologic oncology, which may include research in immunology, biological imaging, molecular genetics, or biostatistics. Trainees spend two years in research with a senior scientist mentor at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, or the Rockefeller University, specific research projects have included adoptive immunotherapy with genetically modified T lymphocytes, monoclonal antibodies against PSMA as imaging and therapeutic agents, and gene expression analysis of prostate cancers. Trainees receive formal instruction in clinical research methodology, biostatistics, research ethics, and human subjects regulatory issues.
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