We now understand many characteristics of cancers and can identify therapies to slow and sometimes cure some forms of the disease. However, we still lack detailed understanding of why cancers occur and what enables them to continue to grow in new locations. To answer remaining questions, we need researchers with new approaches and new resources. The Cancer Intervention and Prevention Discoveries (CIPD) program is uniquely designed to train the innovative, team-oriented thinkers who will take cancer research to the next level. With the support and expertise of over 200 faculty mentors, CIPD trainees participate in the five scientific programs of the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center. Line...

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We now understand many characteristics of cancers and can identify therapies to slow and sometimes cure some forms of the disease. However, we still lack detailed understanding of why cancers occur and what enables them to continue to grow in new locations. To answer remaining questions, we need researchers with new approaches and new resources. The Cancer Intervention and Prevention Discoveries (CIPD) program is uniquely designed to train the innovative, team-oriented thinkers who will take cancer research to the next level. With the support and expertise of over 200 faculty mentors, CIPD trainees participate in the five scientific programs of the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center. Lines of study include developmental and cell biology; chemistry; translation of basic science knowledge to the clinic; and cancer prevention. Trainees take part in mentored basic research and clinical initiatives which engage trainees in cutting edge research where they develop critical, rigorous and ethical thinking skills. Participation in interactive seminars, presentations, and collaborative review of projects develops networking skills, key to innovative thinking. All training focuses on method and approach, and on bridging discovery science to a translational, population-based and clinical frame of reference. This focus generates intimate knowledge of cancers most frequent in North Texas as well as discoveries relevant to the Texas patient population and beyond. Because trainee diversity is critical to addressing the pressing needs of this increasingly diverse patient population, CIPD is strongly committed to recruiting trainees underrepresented in science. The knowledge, mentoring, and collaborative skills instilled through CIPD training will help build the diverse cancer research workforce who will lead the ground-breaking, independent cancer research programs of the future.

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