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Medical research fellowship program.

Students in the Medical Research Fellowship Program

The  Medical Research Fellowship Program  (MRFP) at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) provides international medical graduates with the opportunity to enhance their research and clinical skills, preparing them to be strong candidates when applying for U.S. residency programs in the United States. Since the MRFP launched in 2012,  86% of research fellows have successfully matched into U.S. residency positions after completion of the program.

We are now accepting applications for the next program that begins in May 2024! Please refer to the information below for more details.

The goals of the program include providing opportunities for research fellows to:

  • Develop a rich and longstanding relationship with a GW faculty member
  • Create a network of professional contacts for future support in international medicine
  • Develop critical thinking, analytical, and practical inquiry skills utilizing the latest approaches in U.S. healthcare and medical research
  • Build a foundation for utilizing evidence-based medicine
  • Increase skills in critical appraisal, research design, and understanding of the entire medical research process
  • Publish articles or abstracts in peer-reviewed journals and present research posters or papers at conferences
  • Gain first-hand knowledge of the U.S. healthcare delivery and medical education system
  • Develop personal and group leadership skills necessary for advancement in clinical practice and research
  • Develop strategies for communicating clinical research and medical information in spoken and written English
  • Gain broad public speaking and presentation experience and participate in at least one professional conference in field of interest

Research : Research fellows attend weekly critical appraisal sessions to increase their knowledge of research methods, analyze the latest in medical publications, and publish letters to the editor. Research fellows also participate in individual and group research projects alongside their faculty mentor aiming to present at a national conference and publish in a peer-reviewed journal.

Clinical observation : Research fellows actively and successfully participate as members of a clinical team. While direct, hands-on patient contact is not permitted, the research fellow engages with the team in all other clinical activities. 

One-on-one mentorship : Each research fellow is matched with a GW faculty mentor in their specialty of choice. Research fellows join the faculty mentor and are integrated into the clinical team, which includes faculty, residents, and students. The faculty mentor provides counseling and guidance through weekly meetings.

U.S. residency application preparation : Research fellows are supported by IMP staff and the Program Medical Director who provide residency preparation interviews and review of curriculum vitae and personal statements. Research fellows can obtain detailed and personalized letters of recommendation from GW faculty members when appropriate. 

Professional development : Research fellows attend regular clinical department grand rounds, conferences, and lectures with their team of faculty, residents, and students. Research fellows are key members of the team and fully participate in department activities. 

Application Process

Research fellows can participate in the program for a duration of 6 months or 12 months and the recommended start date is in May. Earlier or later start dates are also considered on a case-by-case basis. 

Applicants should submit the following required documents to the Office of International Medicine Programs (IMP) at  [email protected] :

  • Headshot photograph
  • Curriculum vitae 
  • Personal statement (1 page)
  • Medical school degree
  • Medical school transcript
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • USMLE Step 1 and 2 score reports (if available)

Contact [email protected]  with any questions or to request additional information about the program fees.

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International Research Fellowship

Contact Information

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Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care (TESSCC)

165 Cambridge Street, Suite 810 Boston , MA   02114

Email: [email protected]

Explore This Fellowship

The approved applicant will hold a Massachusetts General Hospital and a Harvard Medical School (HMS) appointment as a research fellow. Applications from non-U.S. candidates are encouraged. The program involves clinical and laboratory research activities, allowing the fellow to participate in single- and multi-center studies as well as multiple clinical research projects related to retrospective, prospective and randomized controlled studies. The fellow will also participate in basic science research at the Trauma Research Laboratory and the animal operating rooms. The precise balance between clinical and laboratory research will be decided on a case-by-case basis according to the fellow’s preference and the divisional needs.

The research fellow will be assigned to one faculty member of the division and become actively involved in clinical and laboratory research. The research fellow will attend all educational programs of the division and participate in an observational capacity in clinical activities. At the end of the fellowship, the fellow is expected to have rich knowledge in trauma, emergency surgery and surgical critical care research as well as have completed multiple studies, which can be presented at major surgical meetings and published in major surgical journals.

Note:  Direct contact with patients is not allowed within this program.

Requirements

Individuals interested in applying for a research fellow position must meet the following criteria:

  • Fluent in English, both spoken and written
  • Medical degree (MD equivalent)
  • Minimum two-year commitment

Although United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores are not an absolute prerequisite for admission to the Research Fellowship Program, applicants who have taken their USMLE's are preferred. 

The research program of the division is funded by multiple federal agencies and industry. Financial support is possible through grants, but limited, and therefore cannot be promised. Evidence of external institutional financial support is highly desirable. Decisions about financial support are made on a case-by-case basis, depending on availability of funds, nature of research and performance of the fellow.

The fellow is expected to be familiar with study design and methodology as well as simple statistical analysis (univariate analysis, t-test, chi-square).

How to Apply

To apply for a research fellow position, interested individuals should submit:

  • Application Form , including current photo
  • Letter of intent (one page) describing the applicant's goals and expectations from the research fellowship. The statement should clarify whether the candidate requests full, partial or no financial support, and clearly state the intent (or lack of intent) to pursue residency in the U.S. upon the completion of the program
  • A   curriculum vitae  that is detailed and chronologically organized
  • Two (2) letters of recommendation from professors or directors at the applicant's institution (from the past 12 months)

This material should be properly ordered and compiled into one (1) PDF and emailed to [email protected] . The applicant will be notified via e-mail within five (5) business days upon receipt of the requested documentation.

Important Dates

Start dates are normally in/around July. The selection committee—chaired by George Velmahos, MD, PhD, Division Chief and John Hwabejire, MBBS, MPH, Director of Trauma Research—will review all applications and select fellows based on need and funding availability (usually, two to four fellows are selected each year). Zoom interviews will be arranged during the selection process. Important dates in the application and selection process are approximate:

  • Deadline for applications: October 14, 2024
  • Selection Committee meeting: November 18, 2024
  • Notifications to applicants: December 30, 2024

Appointment Process

If accepted, the fellow will receive a research fellow appointment package, which should be promptly completed and returned. Delays on receiving a completed appointment package may compromise the appointment. Please note that the appointment and visa process can take three to four months.

Among other forms, the package includes:

  • Application for initial appointment to professional staff of Mass General and HMS
  • Doctoral degree diploma, translated to English and notarized
  • Letter verifying source and level of any external institutional financial support
  • Visa application

Note: As part of the appointment process, candidates are required to pass a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) background check.

Selection Committee

These are the members of the selection committee for the International Research Fellowship program.

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John Hwabejire, MBBS, MPH

  • Director, Trauma Research
  • Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon

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George Velmahos, MD, PhD

  • Division Chief of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
  • John F. Burke Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Teaching Generations of Health Care Professionals

Mass General is the largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. We train future healthcare professionals in innovative therapies.

Contact the International Research Fellowship team for more information.

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Design Fellowship

CERC’s Design, Innovation and Clinical Entrepreneurship (DICE) Fellowship

CERC’s Design Fellowship provides early-career aspiring innovators and healthcare leaders an opportunity to gain knowledge, skills, and experience in health care delivery innovation that results in better care at lower cost. We are seeking postdoctoral scholars, physicians, and postdoctoral nurse scientists who are aspiring innovators and future leaders of higher value health care design.

Since the program’s inception a decade ago, 54 fellows from a wide variety of backgrounds have completed this 11-month fellowship, drawing from the fields of health care, social sciences, engineering, and behavioral and management sciences.  

Working in multi-disciplinary teams, CERC’s design fellows focus on a single health condition associated with substantial disability and health spending. The goal is an innovative a health care delivery model built to l ower population-wide health spending to the maximum extent while improving quality and experience of care.

Fellows will also receive education and mentoring related to the business side of health care innovation to best prepare them for disseminating higher value care, including training in how present to leaders of health systems, venture capital, and health plans.

The Clinical Excellence Research Center is directed by Arnold Milstein, MD, MPH, Stanford professor of medicine and a national leader in the acceleration of clinical service innovations that improve the societal value of health care. The fellowship is directed by Terry Platchek, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, with additional leadership from Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, Senior Scholar at CERC and Dr. Milstein, as well as a collaborating health economic research center at Harvard Medical School. Distinguished national guest faculty and visiting scholars also participate in the training and ongoing mentorship of fellows.

The program begins in August 2022 for a term of one year. Fellows are expected to devote a minimum of 80% of their time to fellowship activities during their fellowship period. Admission is on a rolling basis; candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. For further information and to apply, please contact Heather Cushnie at [email protected] . Applicants are asked to include a CV and cover letter describing their interest.

Scooter Plowman

"CERC has launched a whole new career for me as a subject matter expert in using technology and digital health tools to better diagnose, measure, and treat disease in novel cost-effective ways particularly as it relates to pharmaceuticals. The people I had the privilege of meeting, the skills I learned, the methodology we practiced, and the need to thrive in ambiguity at CERC, were all instrumental to helping me thrive in the fast-paced health start-up and biotech industries."

Scooter Plowman Medical Director, Head of Digital Medicine at Amgen

Through the design of care models, CERC teams uncover scalable cost-effective methods of care delivery in the US and globally. Many are enhanced via new capabilities emerging from advances in science and technology, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence. CERC also embeds features that address the most deeply felt unmet human needs of patients, families, and their clinicians.

Some program graduates continue to work at CERC and Stanford, while others have assumed leadership positions in health care delivery systems, joined industry or professional services firms, or helped launch venture-based health care startups.

Learn more about the Design Fellow alumni

Andrea Jonas

"In the ICU setting, we often see the patients who fall through the cracks of our healthcare system: the patient whose inhaler wasn't covered by insurance who now has an asthma exacerbation, or the young woman with a breast mass who delayed her mammogram out of fear of medical bills, now with widespread disease. On many days I felt that I was treating a broken healthcare system rather than my patients. The CERC fellowship provided me with the tools and insight to better understand the healthcare system around me, equipping me to become an agent of change in a complex and evolving field."

Andrea Jonas, MD Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Stanford University

Started in 2004, the DCRI Research Fellowship Training Program is a unique two-year training program that has trained over 300 postdoctoral fellows and medical students, many of whom have remained at Duke and the DCRI. The philosophy of the program is that the most successful investigators will be able to combine superior knowledge in their field of clinical specialty with quantitative principles in an interactive, teamwork-oriented environment.

Therapeutic Areas

The training program welcomes fellows in multiple therapeutic disciplines, including cardiology, infectious disease, nephrology, neurosciences medicine, pediatrics, pulmonology, rheumatology, and surgery.

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Mayo Clinic is a leading academic medical and research center with an annual research budget of $890 million, of which $565 million comes from external grants and contracts.

During your training, you have the opportunity to work on a wide range of basic, translational and clinical research projects in state-of-the-art facilities. You can also conduct clinical research in conjunction with your clinical rotations.

Most residencies and fellowships include dedicated research time designed to enhance the training experience.

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One of the cool things about Mayo Clinic is how much emphasis we put on research and innovation, and how it's not just in the lab with basic science, but it's actually translated in our clinics, and we can take part of trials and register patients in trials. You feel like you're part of what could be a therapy that changes the world.

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Clinical Research Fellowship

The Columbia University Department of Dermatology Clinical Research Fellow Program offers clinical research experience tailored to the needs of the fellow. Working with academic clinicians, the fellow will gain clinical skills that will serve them and their patients in the future. The fellow will be under the tutelage of Dr. David R. Bickers.

The clinical fellow is expected to productively participate in the clinical research activities of the Department of Dermatology, is expected to publish at least one clinical research article during their fellowship and is expected to make at least one scientific presentation.

Program Leadership

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Program Goals and Objectives

The Dermatology Clinical Research Fellow Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center Campus provides an in-depth experience in the clinical research related to Dermatology.

The goals of the fellowship are:

  • To develop skills in the planning, implementation, and conduct of clinical trials
  • To develop skills in the evaluation, management and prevention of dermatologic diseases, and data analysis
  • To gain experience with these diseases in the clinical research (practice) setting
  • To develop effective interpersonal and communication skills with study patients, their families, members of the research staff, and pharmaceutical sponsors in the clinical research setting
  • To become familiar with regulations at the Federal and State level that govern current approaches and tools for conducting clinical trials
  • To develop an understanding of the drug development process, and Good Clinical Practices

Program Objectives

Following is a comprehensive, although not all-inclusive, list of responsibilities during the 1 year:

  • Assist in all daily activities and monitoring of clinical trials, involving government agencies, pharmaceutical industry and investigator-initiated clinical trials ensuring compliance with Good Clinical Practices
  • Act as sub- investigator for all departmental clinical trials
  • Assist in recruitment and screening of study patients
  • Obtain written informed consent from each study patient and obtain HIPAA authorizations
  • Physical examinations
  • Skin evaluations
  • Determine body surface area affected and utilize validated skin assessment tools (e.g. Psoriasis Area Skin Index [PASI], Eczema Area Skin Index [EASI]) under supervision
  • Perform shave and punch biopsies under supervision
  • Perform electrosurgery under supervision
  • Perform potassium hydroxide microscopic examination for fungi, patch testing, and phototherapy under supervision
  • Administer study medications (e.g. intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous)
  • Venipuncture
  • Take medical photographs
  • Monitor study patient’s safety and drug efficacy
  • Monitor and report all adverse events
  • Assist in writing investigator-initiated protocols
  • Assist in preparation of proposals to be submitted to our local IRB
  • Assist in preparation of manuscripts for publication in medical journals
  • Present study-related information at monthly departmental meeting, at pharmaceutical meetings and at national medical meetings

General Competencies

  • Fellow is expected to have a broad-based knowledge of biomedical, clinical, and research aspects of medicine and to demonstrate the application of this knowledge to activities within the research unit.
  • Fellow is expected to develop strong interpersonal and communication skills that maximize the effectiveness of their professional relationships with research patients, their families, and other members of the research staff.
  • Fellow is expected to acquire behavior that reflects a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and an understanding and sensitivity to diversity and a responsible attitude toward their research patients.
  • Fellow is expected to demonstrate an understanding of the drug development process and Good Clinical Practices.

Fellow Supervision

 The Director and the Research Coordinator will assist and supervise the fellow in the acquisition of knowledge related to developing protocols for clinical research studies and utilizing methodology for measurement of clinical indicators, the proper conduct of observational and randomized clinical trials, and the appropriate data management.

Fellowship Requirements

  • 2 letters of recommendation
  • Scores from the USMLE Steps 1 and 2
  • USMLE Step 3 (required to obtain New York State Medical License, which must be obtained prior to start of fellowship)
  • New York State Medical License  prior to the start date of the fellowship (July 1)

Columbia University Research

Mandatory completion of the following courses for Columbia University Medical Center Research to be done at Columbia at the beginning of the year:

  • Health Sciences: Protection of Human Research Participants (GCP) – for Patient-Oriented Clinical Investigators
  • HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act Training Course
  • Conflict of Interest Statement

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  • BLS/ACLS Training
  • Infection Control and Barrier Protection
  • Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse in New York State
  • MRI Safety Training (NYPH)
  • Risk Management Training (NYPH)
  • Medication Reconciliation Course (NYPH)
  • Annual Hospital Training (NYPH)

This one year fellowship runs from July 1st of one year through June 30th of the following year.

Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Medical Benefits

Health Sciences Student Health Service coverage

Application

If you meet the above requirements and would like to apply, please email Program Director- Dr. Angela M. Christiano directly.

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Dental Clinical Research Fellowship

On this page, research areas, requirements, how to apply.

NIDCR Dental Clinical Research Fellows

NIDCR offers a clinical research fellowship to dentists interested in an academic career. An independent clinical research project with relevance to human disease or health is the focus of the fellowship.   

The NIDCR Dental Clinical Research Fellowship is a 2-3 year full-time on-site program designed to provide experience in the latest clinical and translational research methodologies. Fellowships begin on July 1 of each calendar year. 

Since 2010, NIDCR has offered fellows an individualized curriculum that supports professional development tailored to the goals of each Fellow. Fellows participate in weekly Clinical Case Conferences, Grand Rounds, career development workshops and lab-based journal clubs which highlight current research on a wide range oral and craniofacial conditions and give fellows the opportunity to interact with experts in their fields. Fellows develop a Clinicopathologic Conference based on their work and may engage in additional training and education in grant writing, research design and management, pharmacology, biostatistics, regulatory aspects of clinical research, and bioethics through the NIH Clinical Center. In the final year of their fellowship, fellows give a capstone presentation on their research and have the opportunity to serve as Chief Fellow.

Fellows have modest clinical service responsibilities in the NIH Clinical Center Dental Clinic within NIDCR’s intramural program in Bethesda, Maryland. The Dental Clinic supports clinical and translational research and offers oral medicine, oral surgery, and hospital dentistry consultation services for the unique patient population of the NIH Clinical Center. Clinical competence is expected as the Fellowship is NOT an advanced clinical training program.

Fellows also have the option of participating in the NIH-Duke Master’s Program in Clinical Research, which is one of the nation’s first training programs in clinical research. A Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Research is awarded by the Duke University School of Medicine upon completion of required coursework in research design and management, medical genomics, and statistical analysis and a final project.

Download the Dental Clinical Research Fellowship fact sheet (PDF - 1.2MB) .

Fellows work with investigators (clinical or basic science) in the NIDCR intramural research program, as well as other NIH institutes, to develop and complete an independent clinical and translational research study. NIDCR intramural clinical research focuses on salivary gland pathology, oral immunology/microbiology and periodontal disease, oral chronic graft-versus-host disease, novel approaches to pain, bone metabolic abnormalities and fibrous dysplasia, bone regeneration, bone marrow stromal stem cell therapy, and craniofacial anomalies.

For more information about possible research areas and mentors see:

  • NIDCR Labs for intramural research opportunities
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Qualified applicants must have a D.D.S./D.M.D. or equivalent dental degree and a demonstrated interest in dental, oral, and craniofacial research as evidenced by prior significant research experience beyond clinical training. U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is not required, and visas are permitted, but candidates must have relevant U.S., Canadian, or equivalent clinical licensure approved by the NIH Clinical Center Credentialing Committee.

Fellows are provided with a stipend with consideration of PGY experience. A full range of benefits is available, including health insurance, dental, and vision coverage.

Fellows may be eligible for the NIH Loan Repayment Program that repays up to $50,000 of educational debt annually.

In addition, fellows are eligible for intramural K awards and the NIH-Duke Master’s Program in Clinical Research, which leads to a Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Research, a professional degree awarded by the Duke University School of Medicine. Fellows accepted to the NIH-Duke training program may receive tuition support.

Deadline for applications: August 31, no exceptions 

Submit basic application materials to  [email protected]

  • Personal statement: should highlight the candidate’s research experience, research areas of interest within NIDCR, career goals/plans, and how the fellowship will help the candidate attain career goals
  • Copy of active dental license (translated if not in English)
  • Statement whether candidate has been clinically active within the past 6 years; brief description of scope and nature of clinical activities during the past 6 years, including hours spent/week
  • Statement of citizenship or visa status (if not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, candidates must submit documentation of visa status if invited to interview)
  • Dental school transcripts (translated if not in English; unofficial copies are fine at this stage; candidates must submit official copies if invited to interview)
  • Three letters of recommendation (dated within 6 months of application submission and on letterhead) submitted directly from recommender to the Fellowship Director

Select candidates will be invited to submit supplemental application materials including a one-page clinical research plan and interview after review of the basic application materials.

Jacqueline W. Mays, D.D.S., M.H.Sc., Ph.D.    Director, NIDCR Dental Clinical Research Fellowship DIR/NIDCR/NIH/DHHS 30 Convent Drive, Building 30 Rm 303, MSC 4340 Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 496-8800

For questions or to request assistance, contact:

Simona Simmons   Administrative Assistant  NIDCR/NIH 10 Center Drive, Building 10 Room 5-2531, MSC 1470 Bethesda, MD 20892-1470 Phone: (301) 827-7759 Fax: (301) 480-0498

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The following is a list of clinical and research fellowships at HMS-affiliated hospitals. The entrance to psychiatric fellowships require the completion of an accredited 4-year psychiatry residency , with the exception of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Many Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowships allow the resident to enter the fellowship in their PGY-4 year, thus eliminating the extra year of training.

Postdoctoral fellowships in Clinical Psychology at HMS-affiliated hospitals are listed on the separate page for training in Clinical Psychology .  

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Addiction Psychiatry Addiction Medicine Fellowship (BWH and BWFH) Mass General Brigham Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship (offered jointly through BWH, MGH, and McLean) VA Interprofessional Advanced Fellowship in Addiction Treatment (VA)

Behavioral Neurology, Neuroscience and Neuropsychiatry Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry (MGH) Neuropsychiatry/Behavioral Neurology (BWH) Sidney R. Baer Fellowship in Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry (McLean) VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Psychiatric Research/Neurosciences (VA)

Biological and Social Psychiatry Stuart T. Hauser Research Training Program in Biological and Social Psychiatry (Judge Baker Children's Center)

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Cambridge Health Alliance) Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Boston Children's Hospital) Residency in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (MGH / McLean)

Community Psychiatry and Evidence-Based Treatments Community Psychiatry Program for Research in Implementation and Dissemination of Evidence-Based Treatments (MGH) VA Center for Healthcare Organization and Innovation (CHOIR) Health Services Research Fellowships  (VA Boston)

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Fellowship  (BWH / BWFH / DFCI) Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship (BIDMC-VABHS) Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship  (CHA) Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship (MGH)

Eating Disorders Eating Disorders Summer Research Fellowship (MGH)

Forensic Psychiatry Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship (MGH)

Geriatric Psychiatry Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship (CHA) Mass General Brigham Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship (offered jointly through MGH, BWH, McLean and Hebrew SeniorLife) VA Fellowship in Advanced Geriatrics (VA)

Global Psychiatry Abundance Foundation Fellowship in Global Health Implementation Science (HMS) Dr. Mario Pagenel Global Mental Health Delivery Fellowship (HMS) Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training Program (MGH)

Health Services Research VA Center for Healthcare Organization and Innovation (CHOIR) Health Services Research Fellowships  (VA Boston) VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Health Services Research and Development (VA)

Medical Informatics BIDMC Multidisciplinary Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program (BIDMC)

Mental Illness Research VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Mental Illness Research and Treatment (VA)

Palliative Care Harvard Interprofessional Palliative Care Fellowship Program

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Psychiatric Research/Neurosciences (VA)

Psychosocial Oncology Psychosocial Oncology Fellowship (DFCI)

Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Interprofessional Fellowship in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Oriented Services (VA)

Sleep Medicine HMS Clinical Sleep Medicine Fellowship

Translational Research Clinical Translational Fellowship at Pfizer (MGH) KL2/Catalyst Medical Research Investigator Training (Harvard Catalyst) VA Center for Healthcare Organization and Innovation (CHOIR) Health Services Research Fellowships  (VA Boston)

Traumatic Brain Injuries VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Psychiatric Research/Neurosciences (VA)

Women's Mental Health Women's Mental Health Fellowship (BWH) Women's Mental Health Fellowship (McLean)

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  • VECD Fogarty Global Health Fellowships The WCMC Center for Global Health recently received NIH Fogarty funding as a consortium with Vanderbilt (V), Emory (E), Cornell (C), and Duke (D) to train medical students and post-doctoral fellows in global health research. Support is provided for one year (stipend, travel, supplies) to conduct mentored clinical research at one of the Center for Global Health international sites (Haiti; Tanzania; Brazil). There will be 1-3 slots per year at Weill-Cornell and the application process is competitive. The start date of the one-year training will be in July. Interested WCMC students should contact  Dr. Dan Fitzgerald  and  Lindsey Reif . (Note: The Fogarty Global Health Fellowship Program has replaced the Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows Program.)
  • Doris Duke Charitable Foundation: Clinical Research Fellowship for Medical Students The Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship (CRF) provides support for one year of full-time clinical research training. The main goal of the program is to encourage medical students to pursue careers in clinical research. Interested medical students must be willing to take a year out from school and conduct fellowship research and training at one of 12 hosting medical schools. Six of the 12 participating schools offer international fellowship opportunities.
  • BOTUSA Project - Research Fellowship for Senior Medical Students (6+ Month Elective) The BOTUSA Project is a collaborative effort between the Botswana Ministry of Health, the  U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\Division of Tuberculosis Elimination   (CDC\DTBE), and the Global AIDS Program (GAP). The principal goal of the BOTUSA Project is to expand our knowledge of the relationship between epidemic tuberculosis (TB) and epidemic HIV disease in a resource-poor country setting so that this information can be used to develop prevention strategies for the local and global control of TB. BOTUSA staff work closely with counterparts in the Botswana National TB Programme and AIDS Control Programme. BOTUSA has a medical student fellowship to provide third or fourth-year medical students the opportunity to participate in CDC research in Botswana, as well as gain experience with clinical medicine and culture in a developing country.
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Clinical Research Fellow

Charlotte addy.

1 Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast

Judy Bradley

Lorcan mcgarvey, j stuart elborn.

Imperial College and Royal Brompton Hospital, London

Damian Downey

Introduction.

Clinicians with expertise in clinical research are essential to delivering high quality care, developing innovation and inspiring future researchers. 1 Clinical research skills are an essential part of postgraduate training, with all trainees required to complete an “academic checklist” during speciality training. 2 Specific academic training pathways are available, 3 but for those wanting to develop an interest in research without committing to a formal academic pathway, a period “out of programme” (OOP) as a Clinical Research Fellow can be undertaken. 4 Trainees can chose to do this at any stage in their career but this most commonly occurs during speciality training. 5 , 6

WHAT IS A CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOW?

A Clinical Research Fellow is a doctor employed in a research role 4 often leading to a higher degree e.g. MD/PhD. Research is usually carried out over 2-3 years. 4 Shorter term posts designed to assist in delivering larger studies are also available. 6 The diversity of roles undertaken by Clinical Research Fellows is vast with a variable balance between original research and delivering other studies. 6 Roles can encompass any part of clinical research from addressing basic science questions in the laboratory to clinical trials.

Conducting research requires new skills to complement those developed in clinical training. 5 , 6 There are a growing number of structured “training fellowships” which include specific training in research skills, alongside conducting original research. 6 These are supported by national funding bodies such as the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) 6 , Wellcome Trust 7 or Cancer Research UK 8 and by local Clinical Research Networks including the Northern Ireland Clinical Research Network (NICRN). 9

Clinical Trial Fellowships

Specific training, legislative and governance requirements are required for any researcher or “Trialist” conducting clinical trials. 10 Clinical Trial Networks provide leadership, funding, education and support for trials and the teams delivering them. In the UK the largest group supporting fellowships in clinical trials is the NIHR, with competition for NIHR funding and fellowships consistently high. 6 As the need for researchers with specific “Trialist” skills increases structured fellowships in clinical trials are also increasing. 6 - 9

The first NICRN 9 Fellowship “The James Fellowship in Clinical Trials” started in 2015. This was specifically designed to provide training and experience in delivering clinical trials combined with completion of the fellow’s own trial as part of a PhD programme at Queen’s University Belfast. This fellow participated in numerous trials, successfully delivered an original research study, published articles and presented work at international conferences. The success of this fellowship has allowed other NICRN fellowships to be created using a similar model.

Routes into fellowships

Routes into Clinical Research Fellow posts vary depending on the fellowship, associated higher degree and funding source. Posts are advertised in medical journals, online and increasingly on social media. Fellowships provided by large research bodies including the NIHR 6 , Wellcome Trust 7 and Health and Social Care (HSC) Research and Development 11 have a competitive application and interview process. Applications require a project proposal supported by a senior researcher. 6 - 8 Making contact early is essential as this process may take over a year. Evidence of commitment to research including an intercalated degree, conference presentations and publications increase the chances of a successful application.

Whilst this sounds daunting the most important thing to remember is that nothing makes researchers happier than discussing their work. Senior researchers welcome interest from juniors who want to consider undertaking research and are happy to provide guidance on where to start. Many research projects have started off with a simple conversation.

BENEFITS OF BEING A CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOW

The best aspects of being a Clinical Research Fellow are the varied opportunities on offer and the chance to develop research skills which can be taken into a future academic or clinical career. Fellowships offer the opportunity to develop research skills in a structured manner within a supportive environment. 6 Fellowships are flexible allowing better work/life balance and flexibility around outside commitments. These posts allow you to work within enthusiastic multi-disciplinary research teams and to learn from both your supervisors and the wider research team. Such posts offer the opportunity to develop your own research program and network of contacts by attending local, national and international meetings and conferences. 6 - 9 , 11 The investment of research bodies into fellowships provides additional support to encourage presentation and publication of your own research. 6 - 9 , 11

However, undertaking a Clinical Research Fellow can be challenging. Once a post is identified time “Out Of Programme for Research” (OOPR) must be planned well in advance. 4 With planned changes to postgraduate training this may become easier in the future. 5 , 6 Clinical Research Fellow posts are often fully funded with a salary but checking whether this covers University fees, study budgets and other potential expenses is vital. Fellows usually have no on call commitments, which inevitably impacts on the salary paid.

Once in post, balancing competing commitments between your own research, training and clinical commitments requires organisation and efficient time management. Logistical challenges can be encountered in ensuring appropriate access to IT systems in both the university and Trust; as well as appropriate contracts and indemnity cover for all work you may be required to do.

WHAT CAN I DO AFTER A FELLOWSHIP?

After finishing a Clinical Research Fellow post trainees can return to clinical training 1 , 3 or if inspired to pursue a research career consider an academic training pathway. 1 , 5 , 6 Reviews of postgraduate and academic training highlighted the need for increased flexibility 3 , 5 , 6 leading to academic pathways becoming available at all stages of training. 4 , 5 , 6 An Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) or lectureship (ACL) combining clinical training with an ongoing research role can be applied for during core/speciality training. 4 , 5 , 6 Later in your career skills developed as a Clinical Research Fellow may allow negotiation of research time within a Consultant job plan or open up the possibility of a clinical academic post with time split between the NHS and a University. 6 National research bodies including the NIHR 6 and Academy of Medical Sciences 12 are increasingly supporting structured fellowships for post-doctoral researchers wanting to pursue an academic career. The drive to promote flexibility within academic training is likely to further increase the academic career options available. 5 , 6

HOW DO I FIND OUT MORE?

There is a wealth of information on Clinical Research Fellow posts available on the NIHR website 6 and information on OOPR can be found the Royal College websites. 4 , 13 It is easiest to start by talking to other local trainees who have undertaken a Clinical Research Fellow post or look out for research showcase events aimed at trainees in your local area. In NI there is an annual Trainees research day with representatives from across the spectrum of clinical research supported by the Ulster Medical Society. Meet the expert events, conferences and guest lectures are also all useful places to make contact with research teams.

Acknowledgements

The “James Fellowship in Clinical Trials” is kindly supported by the NI Clinical Research Network and a philanthropic donation from the James Family to support research into Respiratory Disease within Northern Ireland.

UMJ is an open access publication of the Ulster Medical Society ( http://www.ums.ac.uk ).

Clinical Fellow

A Clinical Fellow is an NIH employee who possesses an M.D., D.D.S., or D.O. (or equivalent clinical degree) and is on a time-limited, renewable appointment. The purpose of the Clinical Fellowship is to provide junior-level physicians, surgeons or dentists experience in biomedical research relevant to the Institute or Center’s (IC) program needs. To be eligible for the Clinical Fellowship, a candidate must: 1) be a graduate of an accredited medical, dental, or osteopathic school, and 2) have satisfactorily completed a prescribed period of post-graduate training approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals, the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, or the American Dental Association, or have completed at least one year of residency in a program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or another nationally recognized accreditation organization; or 3) be accepted into an ACGME- accredited NIH-sponsored graduate medical education training program. The candidate must have demonstrated outstanding scholastic achievement and the ability to conduct successfully, with minimal supervision, pre-established programs in both clinical and laboratory research.

This position has both clinical and laboratory components, with some time spent in direct patient contact supporting the performance of clinical protocols, and the rest in laboratory research related to these protocols. In some cases, Clinical Fellows may receive approved credit towards residency training, advanced subspecialty training, or Board certification. Clinical Fellows participate in protocol-based clinical research as well as laboratory research. Scientists with considerable experience beyond postdoctoral training (PGY-9 equivalent or beyond) may be designated Senior Clinical Fellows provided they fulfill the competitive selection requirements.

Because Clinical Fellows perform services for NIH in addition to the training experience, these positions apply against the IC’s Full-Time Equivalent Employment (FTE) ceiling.

A Clinical Fellow (Visiting Program [VP]) is a foreign national, who has U.S. clinical credentials to allow them direct patient contact at NIH facilities. Clinical Fellow (VP) appointments are normally made for two years, but may be made for a shorter period, depending on their NIH-provided visa restrictions. Appointments may be renewed; however, the total length of an appointment may not exceed the visa maximum length restrictions. All renewals are subject to applicable visa restrictions.

Both Clinical Fellows and Clinical Fellows (VP) are Full-Time Equivalent Employment (FTE) positions.

Approvals (Process)

Clinical Fellows are appointed using Title 42(g) and approved by the delegated authority in each IC. Clinical Fellowships are traditionally approved by the Scientific Director (SD) for an initial 2-3 year period. Depending on salary level and other pay components proposed, review and approval is required from both the IC Title 42 Standing Committee and the NIH Compensation Committee (NCC). Please consult the Title 42 Pay Model for additional information.

All Clinical Fellows require clinical credentialing. An additional approval must be received from the Director, CC (or delegate) after recommendation by the Clinical Center (CC) Credentials Committee and the Medical Executive Committee (MEC). For further information, please contact the Office of Credentialing Services, Clinical Center (OCS/CC) at [email protected] or 301-496-5937.

Additional approvals and requirements for Visiting Program fellows can be found at the Division of International Services (DIS) .

Check Sheets / Checklists

There is currently no Deputy Director for Intramural Research (DDIR) -approved check sheet or checklist for the Clinical Fellow designation. Individual ICs may have additional requirements and check sheets. Please contact your Administrative Officer (AO) or HR Specialist for additional guidance.

Intramural scientists at the NIH, as is true for all scientists, should be committed to the responsible use of scientific tools and methods to seek new knowledge. While the general principles of scientific methodologies are universal, their detailed application may differ in various scientific disciplines and circumstances. All research staff in the Intramural Research Program should maintain exemplary standards of intellectual honesty in formulating, conducting, presenting, and reviewing research, as befits the leadership role of the NIH.

Within the NIH IRP, the ethical conduct of researchers is governed by the following three disciplines:

  • Research Ethics
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Ethics information may also be available through your specific IC. Please contact your Ethics Counselor for additional guidance.

Pay / Compensation

Pay and compensation for Title 42(g) appointed Clinical Fellows is based on the Title 42 Pay Model . Clinical Fellow salary ranges are in Band I. Depending on salary level and other pay components proposed, review and approval is required from both the IC Title 42 Standing Committee and the NIH Compensation Committee (NCC).

In most situations, a Clinical Fellow will be paid at the entry-level rate; for additional clinical training experience, higher salaries within the band may apply for specially qualified fellows who are also Board-Eligible or Board-Certified.

Recruitment Process / Appointment Mechanisms

Recruitment of a Clinical Fellow is made via Title 42 or Commissioned Corps . Please be aware that Title 38 provisions may be applicable. Appointment of a Clinical Fellow position applies against the IC’s FTE ceiling.

Clinical Fellowships are traditionally approved by the Scientific Director (SD) for an initial 2-3 year period. The maximum length of the appointment may not exceed eight years – the duration is determined by the length of time spent at NIH in all fellowship capacities – unless the scientist is approved for a tenure-track or another permanent NIH appointment. Please refer to the 5/8 Year Duration Policy for additional information.

Official position descriptions are not required. However, the supervisor must prepare a narrative statement fully describing the duties and responsibilities required. The narrative statement should be reviewed periodically and updated as necessary to ensure that the duties are commensurate with the level of compensation. The review should also ensure the narrative statement accurately reflects the work being performed.

Non-citizens may be appointed as permitted by 42 U.S.C. § 209(h). The non-citizen must have an appropriate work visa. Appointments and/or extensions of non-citizens may not exceed the duration of their visas.

Qualifications for a Clinical Fellow appointment include the following:

  • A Clinical Fellow is a doctoral-level health professional with interest in biomedical research relevant to NIH program needs, who is employed on a time-limited appointment renewable subject to the 5-year/8-year rule . Clinical Fellows participate in protocol-based clinical research as well as laboratory research. Scientists with considerable experience beyond postdoctoral training (PGY-9 equivalent or beyond) may be designated Senior Clinical Fellows provided they fulfill the competitive selection requirements.
  • To be eligible for the Clinical Fellowship, a candidate must be a graduate of an accredited medical or osteopathic school and have satisfactorily completed an internship approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals, the American Medical Association, or the American Osteopathic Association. The candidate must have demonstrated outstanding scholastic achievement and the ability to conduct successfully, with minimal supervision, pre-established programs in both clinical and laboratory research.
  • Candidates who have completed part or all of their education outside of the United States must, in order to meet qualification requirements, have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in the United States. It is the responsibility of the candidate to provide written proof of his/her foreign education accreditation prior to appointment. In addition, the servicing human resources office is responsible for verification.
  • Foreign educated scientists from certain countries (e.g., China) may be unable to provide official transcripts. In those rare cases, a copy of the diploma, with official English translation, if necessary, may be accepted. However, if the diploma does not indicate the field in which the doctorate is awarded (e.g., indicates only Doctor of Philosophy), then copies of transcripts or listings of courses, with official translation, are required.
  • Foreign education must be evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that it is comparable to education received in the United States. ICs may wish to consult with the Division of International Services, ORS, and with OIR for preliminary advice on the equivalency of foreign degrees with U.S. doctorates. Simply because a degree is identified as a doctorate does not mean it is equivalent.
  • Foreign educated scientists must have U.S. clinical credentials to allow them direct patient contact at NIH facilities.
  • A minimum of two references is required from professionals in the field, attesting to the candidate’s scientific qualifications, credentials and accomplishments. Additional references may be required depending upon OIR or OER policies and the IPD or EPD proposed.

Clinical Fellow appointments are made via Title 42(g) and renewed in 1-year increments, according to the 5/8 Year Duration Policy . The maximum length of the appointment may not exceed eight years – the duration is determined by the length of time spent at NIH in all fellowship capacities – unless the scientist is approved for a tenure-track or another staff NIH appointment.

A Clinical Fellow is not granted independent resources by their Institute. Clinical Fellows may access all trainee resources offered by the NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education, Office of Intramural Research.

Termination

Clinical Fellow appointments may be terminated before their expiration date for cause (e.g., personal or scientific misconduct), unsatisfactory performance, or administrative reasons, including but not limited to, programmatic changes and/or budgetary considerations. Terminations of a Clinical Fellow must follow the policies and processes appropriate to the Title 42(g) appointment mechanism.

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AACR-AstraZeneca Cancer Research Fellowships

The AACR-AstraZeneca Cancer Research Fellowships represent a joint effort to encourage and support postdoctoral and clinical research fellows to conduct cancer research and to establish a successful career path in this field. Research projects may be basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature.

2023 Grantees

Jenny Hogstrom, PhD

Jenny Hogstrom, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow Beth Israel Deaconess New York City, New York, USA Mechanisms of succinate-mediated drug resistance in HR+ breast cancer

Hormone receptor positive (HR+) breast cancer patients are usually treated with targeted therapies, including CDK4/6 inhibitors. Despite initial encouraging responses, tumors usually become resistant. In addition to intrinsic resistance that tumors develop, tumor-extrinsic factors, such as cancer-associated fibroblasts residing in the tumor microenvironment, also contribute to treatment-resistance. Dr. Hogstrom seeks to elucidate the function of CAF-secreted metabolites in stimulating treatment resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitors in HR+ breast cancer. To accomplish this, she has established a library of patient-derived organoid cultures and matching cancer-associated fibroblasts from primary and metastatic HR+ breast cancer.

Dr. Hogstrom received her doctorate at University of Helsinki in Finland, where she studied gene regulation in intestinal stem cells and colorectal cancer. After completing her graduate studies, she joined Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center as a postdoctoral research fellow. Her research focuses on the metabolic interaction between the breast tumor and tumor microenvironment in HR+ breast cancer.

Acknowledgement of Support

“I’m truly honored to receive the AACR-AstraZeneca Breast Cancer Research Fellowship. This fellowship will help me advance my postdoctoral training in understanding how the tumor microenvironment influences treatment resistance and will be invaluable for my transition from a fellow to an independent investigator.”

Milos Spasic, PhD

Milos Spasic, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow Brigham & Women’s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts, USA Understanding how age-associated changes in immune function impact TNBC

The risk of developing most cancers increases with age. Despite over 50% of breast cancer patients being over 60 years old, less than 20% of clinical trial enrollees fall in this age bracket. Further, most preclinical work is performed in young mice. Dr. Spasic’s preliminary data demonstrate that triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) progression and response to chemotherapy (paclitaxel) and immune checkpoint blockade (anti-PD-L1) is distinct between immunologically young and aged mice and is driven by age-associated differences in immune cells. Dr. Spasic proposes to use a novel DNA barcoding system to investigate clonal dynamics to uncover tumor intrinsic drivers of age-associated TNBC progression and manipulate interferon gamma signaling to direct immune cell function to improve responses to therapy.

Dr. Spasic received his undergraduate degree in bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego in 2012. He then completed his doctorate in 2018 in biomedical engineering at Columbia University, where he studied strategies to promote bone regeneration for the treatment of osteoporosis. Currently, Dr. Spasic is a postdoctoral fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Spasic’s research focuses on understanding how age impacts the immune system to dictate breast cancer progression and response to therapy.

“Through the incredible support of this fellowship, I will have the ability to continue my work understanding how age impacts triple negative breast cancer progression and response to therapy to help us get closer to improving outcomes for all breast cancer patients.”

2022 Grantees

Qin Luo, PhD

Qin Luo, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas

Boosting Immunogenic Cell Death to Enhance Breast Cancer Immunotherapy

Immune checkpoint blockade therapy (ICBT) has relatively limited use in breast cancer patients due to the lack of pre-existing immunity in the tumor microenvironment. Dr. Luo and her colleagues previously found that suppression of RNase activity of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress sensor IRE1a by IRE1 inhibitor ORIN1001, in combination with taxane, promotes immunogenic lytic cell death.  In this project, Dr. Luo aims to elucidate how the ORIN1001/taxane combination induces inflammasome-dependent pyroptotic cell death, and to design a mechanism-based novel breast cancer immunotherapeutic strategy.

Dr. Luo received her PhD at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (Fudan University, China), where she showed how Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) and cancer-associated fibroblasts fuel hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) initiation and metastasis. She is currently a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine. Her long-standing interest has always been in cancer immunology and tumor microenvironment. She seeks to expand her research and training to breast cancer stress responses and immunotherapy, and aims to develop mechanism-based novel therapies to transform metastatic breast cancer into a manageable chronic disease.

I am extremely honored to receive the 2022 AACR Breast Cancer Research Fellowship. This provides critical support for me as I seek to uncover the mechanisms behind how ORIN1001 and taxane convert PD-L1-negative immune-cold breast tumors to immune-hot ones. Also, this funding support sets me on the path towards an independent scientific career.

Minh Tung Phung, PhD

Minh Tung Phung, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

 The Regents of the University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Early-onset breast cancer and research on the environment

Early-onset breast cancer (EOBC) is the most common cancer among young adult women. The incidence rates of EOBC are higher among Black compared to White individuals, and among people living in urban compared to rural areas. The impact of environmental exposures on EOBC risk is notably understudied. Dr. Phung and his colleagues are set to conduct a population-based case-control study in Michigan to examine the impact of environmental factors on EOBC risk, not only for the general population but also for different groups stratified by race/ethnicity and other social determinants of health. Environmental exposures of interest include personal-level factors (e.g., smoking, and pesticides) and location-related factors (e.g., air pollution, and metals). Given that many exposures are modifiable, this study has tremendous potential to identify EOBC primary prevention opportunities and improve health equity.

Dr. Phung obtained his master’s degree in public health from the University of Auckland, and his doctoral degree in epidemiology from the University of Michigan. His masteral thesis work was focused on the development of a risk prediction model for breast cancer survival in New Zealand. In his doctoral training, he formulated a risk stratification model for precision prevention of ovarian cancer. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan, where he continues his breast cancer and ovarian cancer research emphases.

Acknowledgment of Support

I am extremely honored to receive the AACR-AstraZeneca Breast Cancer Research Fellowship. This fellowship will advance my research and goal to become an independent researcher in cancer epidemiology. This fellowship will also provide opportunities to build a foundation in research on environmental factors and early-onset breast cancer.

Shalom Lerrer, PhD

Shalom Lerrer, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Columbia University

New York, New York

Despite the striking success of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies, most patients do not respond to PD-1 blockade, and many experience immune-related adverse events. Clearly, the need for therapeutics that go beyond interference with ligand binding is critical.  By utilizing mass-spectrometry data and tumor models, the kinase VRK2 was established as a downstream mediator of PD-1. With a long-term goal of developing clinically useful VRK2 inhibitors, Dr. Lerrer is set to define the roles of the kinase domain and protein/protein-interaction domain of VRK2 in mediating PD-1 functions, and uncover the inhibitory roles of VRK2 in different T cell subsets.

Dr. Lerrer obtained his doctoral degree from the Faculty of Life Sciences of Tel Aviv University, where he studied the inflammatory phenotype and pro-malignant functions of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSC) in the context of the breast tumor microenvironment. Currently a postdoctoral research scientist, he is studying the basic mechanisms underlying PD-1 signaling and functions in T cells, with the anticipation that a better understanding of PD-1 biology will allow for better treatment of cancer patients.

My long-term goal is to develop VRK2 inhibitors that will be clinically useful to overcome resistance against current PD1 inhibitors. The AACR-AstraZeneca Immuno-oncology Research Fellowship will allow me to further establish VRK2 as a target, while expanding my skills and knowledge in the field of cancer immunology.

Ksenija Nesic, PhD

Ksenija Nesic, PhD

Research Officer

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Parkville, Australia

CRISPR screens to find novel targets to overcome PARP inhibitor resistance

Homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair deficiency is a frequent event in ovarian cancer (OC). While PARP inhibitors (PARPi) are effective targeted drugs for HR-deficient OC, most women eventually stop responding. A comprehensive understanding of mechanisms of PARPi action and resistance are critical to improving outcomes for women with OC. To address this, Dr. Nesic is using genome-wide CRISPR screens to identify both novel PARPi resistance mechanisms and PARPi synergy targets in OC cell line models with different HR defects. Validated screen hits will be explored in vivo using a highly characterized cohort of OC patient-derived xenograft models.

Dr. Ksenija Nesic graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne in 2012 and went on to complete a master’s degree with Professor David Thorburn at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (Melbourne, Australia), where she developed a sequencing-based test for mitochondrial DNA mutations in children with mitochondrial disease. She completed her PhD in at WEHI (Melbourne, Australia), where she studied diverse mechanisms of PARP inhibitor resistance in ovarian cancer PDX and cell line models. She is continuing this work as a postdoctoral researcher.

The AACR-AstraZeneca Ovarian Cancer Research Fellowship is giving me the opportunity to complete fundamental research started during my PhD, that has the potential to improve outcomes for many women diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I am extremely grateful for the support that this fellowship provides, and excited about the research to come.

Anna Salvioni, PharmD, PhD

Anna Salvioni, PharmD, PhD

University Cancer Institute 

Toulouse Oncopole

Toulouse, France

HRD effect on T-cell exhaustion in ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy. Despite its immunogenic nature, response rates to immune checkpoint blockade monotherapy are low. Patients with Homologous Recombination Deficiency (HRD), whose tumors display higher infiltration by T cells, do not experience a significant response to anti-PD-1 treatment. Dr. Salvioni’s colleagues previously identified two populations of antigen-specific exhausted CD4 and CD8 T cells that play key roles in the response to anti-PD-1 treatment in epithelial malignancies. By characterizing these populations in ovarian cancer samples with different HRD status, Dr. Salvioni aims to elucidate how HRD shapes the immune landscape of tumors.

Dr. Salvioni completed her Pharmacy training at the University of Padua, Italy, and her doctoral degree at Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse, France. Her doctoral research, both in Toulouse and at the University of California Berkeley, as a visiting student, focused on adaptive immunity mechanisms in host-pathogen interactions. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University Cancer Institute of Toulouse Oncopole and the Cancer Research Center of Toulouse. She is focused on characterizing the impact of homologous recombination deficiency on T-cell exhaustion in ovarian cancer, laying the groundwork for efficient combination therapies that can help overcome resistance to immunotherapy.

I am honored and grateful to be a recipient of the AACR-AstraZeneca Ovarian Cancer Research Fellowship. This grant provides an invaluable opportunity to study the influence of homologous recombination deficiency on T-cell exhaustion in ovarian cancer. This support is pivotal for my path towards being an independent researcher in onco-immunology.

2021 Grantees

Xue-Yan He, PhD

Xue-Yan He, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow  Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory  Cold Spring Harbor, New York  Targeting stress-induced neutrophil extracellular traps prevents metastasis  

Research Emerging evidence has shown a link between chronic stress and tumor metastatic recurrence. Dr. He aims to elucidate how elevated stress hormone glucocorticoids contribute to tumor metastasis via neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) and how stress-induced NETs influence cancer therapies. To accomplish this, Dr. He is set to 1) use mouse models to determine how stress-triggered NETs promote breast cancer metastasis and 2) uncover how glucocorticoid-induce NETs promote metastasis, using RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, and in vitro screening.

Biography Dr. He obtained her doctoral degree at the Model Animal Research Center of Nanjing University, where she studied the role of tumor suppressor p53 in the tumor microenvironment. She is currently pursuing postdoctoral studies on breast cancer immune response at the cancer center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, with the support of a fellowship awarded by the state of New York. Her goal is to understand how stress promotes breast cancer recurrence via modifying immune response.

Acknowledgment of Support I am very grateful and greatly honored to be selected for the AACR-AstraZeneca Breast Cancer Research Fellowship. Receiving this fellowship will help advance my postdoctoral training in understanding the mechanisms underlying tumor progression and targeting them for therapeutic benefit and lay a solid foundation for my scientific career development.

Samantha Van Nest, PhD

Samantha Van Nest, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate  Weill Cornell Medicine  New York, New York  The impact of hypoxia on radiation induced anti-cancer immunity  

Research A profound challenge limiting the success of immunotherapy in breast cancer is the inherently low immunogenicity of this disease. Radiation therapy has been shown at the preclinical level to enhance antitumor immunity by exposing tumor antigens that can be recognized by T cells, converting a previously immune hidden tumor into one that can be systemically targeted. However, breast cancers commonly develop hypoxia, which has been implicated in suppressing antigen processing and presentation. Dr. Van Nest aims to determine how hypoxia modulates radiation’s effects on antitumor immunity.

Biography Dr. Van Nest has dedicated her career to advancing the next generation of radiation therapy, advocating for personalized and systemic treatment approaches. She obtained her PhD from the University of Victoria, where she established Raman Spectroscopy as a technique for tracking radiobiological responses. She is currently a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Her research operates at the interface between radiobiology and immunology, investigating the impact of radiation on the immunopeptidome and potential exposure of neoantigens to promote anti-tumor immunity

Acknowledgment of Support It is truly an honor to receive the AACR-AstraZeneca Breast Cancer Research Fellowship and have the opportunity to advance our understanding of the role of hypoxia in radiation induced immunogenicity. It is my hope to provide important rationale for targeting hypoxia in the context of this novel treatment approach.

Raphael Mattiuz, PhD

Raphael Mattiuz, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai  New York, New York  Determining the regulation and role of mreg DC in tumor immunity

Research The key steps leading to subversion of the immune system and tumor escape are still obscure. A molecular state of dendritic cells (DCs) upon tumor antigen uptake named “mature DCs enriched in immunoregulatory molecules”’ (mreg DCs) has been recently described. mreg DCs express not only maturation genes associated with T cell stimulation but also genes associated with immunoregulation. Dr. Mattiuz aims to identify molecular drivers of the regulatory module expressed by mreg DCs and to exploit this knowledge to enhance DC immunogenicity and antitumor immunity. In addition, he aims to determine the significance of the spatial distribution of mreg DCs to T cell dependent antitumor immunity.

Biography Dr. Mattiuz completed his PhD at the Centre d’Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (Aix-Marseille University, France), where he studied the role of type 1 conventional dendritic cells in breast cancer immunosurveillance He is currently conducting his postdoctoral work at the Precision Immunology Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, determining the regulation and role of mreg DCs in tumor immunity in mice and patients.

Acknowledgment of Support It is a great honor to become an AACR-AstraZeneca Immuno-oncology fellow. I am truly grateful to the committee for selecting my research project. It is a crucial step to pursue my research career. I am really looking forward to contributing to the AACR mission by my research in enhancing patient antitumor immunity.

Joseph G. Schroers-Martin, MD

Joseph G. Schroers-Martin, MD

Postdoctoral Fellow  Stanford University  Stanford, California  Noninvasive early detection & characterization of post-transplant lymphoma  

Research Patients receiving solid organ transplants are at high risk for cancer, with up to 25% of deaths after heart transplantation due to malignancy. The most common cause of death is post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD), an aggressive lymphoma associated with immunosuppression. There is no established clinical method to screen patients for this cancer. In collaboration with several transplant centers, Dr. Schroers-Martin will use “liquid biopsies” to evaluate early PTLD detection via DNA shed by emerging lymphomas and associated viruses.

Biography Dr. Schroers-Martin worked as a software developer and pursued bioinformatics and virology training before receiving his medical degree from the University of Hawai’i. He completed internal medicine residency followed by a post-doctoral research year at Stanford University. As a clinical hematology and oncology fellow at Stanford, he utilizes cell-free DNA to study the early detection and biology of lymphomas.

Acknowledgment of Support The 2021 AACR-AstraZeneca Lymphoma Research Fellowship is a great honor, and I am deeply grateful for this opportunity to continue my work in noninvasive cancer detection and lymphomagenesis. This critical support will provide a foundation for my transition from fellow to independent translational investigator.

2020 Grantees

Timothy J. Voorhees, MD

Timothy J. Voorhees, MD

Hematology and Oncology Fellow The University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, North Carolina Pilot study of anti-PD-1 therapy following CD30 directed CAR-T cell therapy

Research Hodgkin Lymphoma is a B-cell malignancy characterized by CD30+ multinucleated Reed-Sternberg cells within an extensive, ineffective immune infiltrate. While clinical response rates to CD30.CAR-T therapy in relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma patients have been high, some patients have developed recurrent disease. These recurring patients have shown promising responses to rechallenge with anti-PD-1 therapy. Dr. Voorhees is set to conduct a prospective pilot study to determine the clinical activity and immunomodulatory effect of rechallenge with anti-PD-1 therapy in patients with relapsed Hodgkin Lymphoma after CD30.CAR-T therapy.

Biography Dr. Voorhees completed his medical school and internal medicine training at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He is currently completing his hematology and oncology fellowship at the University of North Carolina. He has been supported by the UNC-Duke Immunotherapy T32 and has been the recipient of several clinical and research achievement awards during his fellowship.

Acknowledgment of Support I am very honored to be awarded the 2020 AACR-AstraZeneca Lymphoma Research Fellowship. This award will provide essential support to complete my research focusing on anti-PD-1 therapy after CD30.CAR-T therapy in Hodgkin Lymphoma and will provide a strong foundation as I transition from a fellow to an independent investigator

2019 Grantee

Silvia Pineda, PhD

Silvia Pineda, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) Madrid, Spain Exposure factors associated with tumor microenvironment in pancreas cancer

Research Dr. Pineda is developing analytical methods to integrate molecular and exposure data in pancreatic cancer. Dr. Pineda’s goal is to integrate tumoral immune infiltration features with exposure data (lifestyle, environmental factors, morbidities, and microbiome) to elucidate new factors that affect different subtypes of pancreatic cancer.

Biography Dr. Pineda earned her PhD with a joint position between the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) and the University of Liege (Belgium), developing and applying advanced statistical techniques in omics integration in bladder cancer. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at CNIO.

Acknowledgement of Support It is my distinct honor to receive the 2019 AACR-AstraZeneca Immuno-oncology Research Fellowship. This fellowship will allow me to carry out novel research in data science applied to pancreas cancer and to contribute to the research of this devastating disease. I hope that this prestigious award will help me in becoming an independent scientist in the immuno-oncology field.

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Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Columbia University Medical Center
  • Opening on: Nov 17 2023
  • Job Type: Officer of Administration
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  • Hours Per Week: 35
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  • Salary Range: 58,500-86,400

Position Summary

The Transplant Clinical Research Center (TCRC) in the Department of Surgery is seeking an individual for the position of Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) who will report directly to the Associate Director of the Transplant Clinical Research Center. The main role of the CRC will be to operate & maintain the day-to-day operational duties of their assigned clinical trials and clinical research study database.

Responsibilities

  • Clearly and effectively communicate with potential study subjects, clinicians, and other health care providers, ancillary staff, sponsors, and research office staff.
  • Complete and maintain the required training for participation in clinical research, including but not limited to, Human Subjects Protection training and Clinical Research Coordinator Course.
  • Work with regulatory coordinator in submitting new protocols, amendment, renewals and other regulatory bodies
  • Work with Program Coordinator in preparation of study budget, submitting pharmacy cost estimates, ensuring compliance with research billing and processing stipends for subject’s participation in studies.
  • Coordinate day-to-day aspect of study relayed procedures, including, but not limited to scheduling visits and procedures, data entry, preparation for research visits, research visit documentation, maintenance of regulatory binders and study files, creation and/or maintenance of source documentation, and preparation for monitoring visits, site initiation/closeout visits and audits as needed.
  • Rotate in an “on call” system for studies where reach procedures are required on weekends or after hours.
  • Prepare for, participate in, contribute to meetings with the TCRC, PIs, and sponsors.
  • Processing of specimens for trials as required per study specific protocols.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent in experience.

Other Requirements

  • Candidate will ensure integrity and compliance with all regulatory, institutional, and departmental requirements
  • The ability to take initiative and work independently is required
  • The ability to effectively work in a complex matrix is required
  • Outstanding technical writing skills and understanding of medical terminology/research
  • Advanced understanding of data management processes
  • Ability to understand and follow scientific research protocol and procedure
  • Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) required
  • Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills
  • Ability to understand and follow complex, detailed technical instructions
  • Ability to foster a cooperative & collaborative work environment
  • The ability to be flexible with scheduling is mandatory; willingness to work evenings and weekend hours in unusual or emergent situations required.
  • Working knowledge of MS Office, specifically Word and Excel are required.

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