Training Opportunities
SPORE Career Enhancement Programs
The three SPOREs at Yale Cancer Center harnesses the strengths of academic cancer centers by bringing together experts in oncology, immunobiology, pharmacology, molecular biology, pathology, epidemiology, and addiction science to collaborate on projects. As part of each SPORE, the Career Enhancement Programs (CEPs) attract, foster, and support new investigators and educate the next generation.
ACS Center for Diversity in Cancer Research (DICR) Training
The American Cancer Society (ACS) Center for Diversity in Cancer Research (DICR) Training aims to increase diversity and inclusion in the cancer workforce by providing training and support to students who are currently underrepresented in the health-science field because of race, ethnicity, gender, ability, or low socioeconomic status.
The DICR program’s first initiative is an internship program that targets URM undergraduate students to expose them to cancer research as a strategy to ultimately increase the number of URM people who enter the cancer research field. In June 2022, the ACS approved 12 institutions and 83 applicants for funding, including four students to work with members of Yale Cancer Center:
- Erinda Aidoo (Illinois State University)- worked in the lab of Katie Politi, PhD
- Corazon Avila (University of Illinois at Chicago)- worked in the lab of Ryan Jensen, PhD
- Nicole Constante (Northwestern University)- worked in the lab of Joseph Contessa, MD, PhD
- Gina Luca Lupica-Tondo (Vanderbilt University)- worked in the lab of Marcus Bosenberg, MD, PhD
Applications for the 2023 session are now closed. Applications for the 2024 session will open in the fall of 2023, and eight new students will receive funding. If you have any questions, please contact faye.rogers@yale.edu.