NCI announces a course for postdoctoral Fellows: Translational Research in Clinical Oncology (TRACO)

Overview
Recent advances in understanding cancer biology are beginning to be translated into improvements in diagnosis and treatment of cancer. In the post-genome era, we increasingly rely on strong collaboration between basic and clinical scientists to develop novel approaches for treatment of human disease. The Center for Cancer Research (CCR) of the NCI is one of the largest centers for cancer research in the world, with approximately 250 Principal Investigators, and has a major role in development and implementation of many of new technologies, such as genomics and proteomics.

The Translational Research in Clinical Oncology (TRACO) course will be held on Monday afternoons from September to December at the Bethesda Campus, Bldg. 50 ground floor auditorium. TRACO is designed to provide an overview of general principles of cancer biology and treatment, epidemiology, mechanisms of resistance, metastasis, use of preclinical models, and identification of novel molecular targets. Participants will have an unprecedented opportunity to learn new information, glimpse into future developments of translational research in clinical oncology, meet leaders in cancer research, and interview cancer survivors. The participation of NIH Postdoctoral and Clinical Fellows is encouraged.

Links and Related Training Opportunities
This course is part of a developing curriculum for training NCI clinical and postdoctoral fellows. TRACO complements other topics in human diseases and therapies covered in "Demystifying Medicine for PhDs" which runs from January to May: http://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/show_list_archives. For more information contact Dr. Irwin M. Arias. In February, a course in “Statistical Analysis of Research Data” (SARD) is offered for NCI Clinical and Postdoctoral fellows. Additional classes offered by the CCR Office of Training and Education include: “Redox Biology (RB), Mouse Research Models (MRM), Cancer Biotechnology (CB), Teaching In Medical Education (TIME), Scientific Management Training (SMT) and Cancer Scientific Writing (CSW). For additional training opportunities at NIH view http://www.training.nih.gov.

Location and Time
Two hour sessions will be on Mondays, 4-6 p.m., Bldg. 50 ground floor auditorium (Rooms 1227/1233) with videoconferencing to NCI Frederick (Bldg. 549, Rm. A). In addition lectures will be videocast and archived (http:videocast.nih.gov). Each session will have two 50-min lectures in Basic and Clinical Sciences with ample time for discussion and analysis. Some lecturers will present patient and case-reports. A handout for each lecture will be distributed on site. .

Registration
There is no registration fee. The deadline for Registration is August 30, 2007. For more information contact Dr. Terry Moody, by e-mail (moodyt@mail.nih.gov) phone (301-451-9451).

Certificate
Participants, who register for the course, may receive a certificate of completion after attending the lectures and completing a computer-based examination.

CCR
Course registrants can attend NCI tumor boards, Grand Rounds, and/or visit technical facilities. Please contact Dr. Moody (moodyt@mail.nih.gov) to make appropriate reservations.

Faculty
Coordinators:	Faculty:
Irwin Arias, MD	S. Ambs, PhD	K. Hunter, PhD
Pierre Henkart, PhD	C. Harris, MD	J. Janik, MD
Terry Moody, PhD	J. Khan, MD	F. Cuttitta, PhD
Jonathan Wiest, PhD	K. Camphausen, MD	E. Kohn, MD
Lyuba Varticovski, MD	N. Caporaso, MD	L. Korde, MD
	P. Choyke, MD	T. Moody, PhD
	N. Caplen, PhD	F. Maldarelli, MD
	W. Dahut, MD	L. Neckers, PhD
	G. Giaccone, MD	J. Schiller, PhD
	J. Green, MD	E. Szabo, MD
	M. Gutierrez, MD	M. Verma, PhD
	E. Hawk, MD	J. Viner, PhD
	P. Henkart, PhD	W. Wilson, MD

Schedule and Speakers
Date	Lecture	Speakers: 4 p.m., 5 p.m.
Sept. 10	Introduction, Lung Cancer	T. Moody, G. Giaccone
Sept. 17	Clinical Trials, Metastasis	J. Janik, K. Hunter
Sept. 24	Lymphoma, Mouse Models	W. Wilson, J. Green
Oct. 1	HIV, Ovarian Cancer	F. Maldarelli, E. Kohn
Oct. 8	COLUMBUS DAY HOLIDAY
Oct. 15	Prostate Cancer, Genomics	W. Dahut, J. Khan
Oct. 22	Breast Cancer, Angiogenesis	N. Korde, F. Cuttitta
Oct. 29	Tumor Imaging, Hsp90	P. Choyke, L. Neckers
Nov. 5	Colon Cancer, Chemotherapy	J. Viner, M. Gutierrez
Nov. 12	VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY
Nov. 19	Radiation Therapy, Immunology	K. Camphausen, P. Henkart
Nov. 26	siRNA, Lung Cancer	N. Caplen, E. Szabo
Dec. 3	Epidemiology, Epigenetics	S. Ambs, M. Verma
Dec. 10	P53 and Inflammation, Epidemiology	C. Harris, N. Caporaso
Dec. 17	Vaccines, Translational Research	J. Schiller, E. Hawk

PowerPoint Presentations (only available on the NCI network)
Date added	Title	Size
9/10	TRACO Introduction	~12MB
9/10	Small Cell Lung Cancer	~5MB
9/17	Genetics of Tumor Metastasis	~25MB
9/17	Clinical Trails Overview	~2MB
9/24	Lymphomas	~3MB
9/24	Applications of Mouse Models	~16MB
10/1	Breast Cancer Overview	~3MB
10/1	Retroviruses	~8MB
10/15	Translational Omics in Cancer	~1MB
10/15	Prostate Cancer	~9MB
10/22	Angiogenesis Part A Part B	~4MB, ~31MB
10/22	Ovarian Cancer	~11MB
10/29	Imaging of Cancer	~26MB
10/29	Hsp90 A, B, C, C2, D
11/5	Alkylating Agents	< 1MB
11/5	Epidemiology & Prevention	18MB
11/19	Radiation Therapy	~8MB
11/19	Immunology	~4MB
11/26	Lung Cancer	~6MB
11/26	siRNA	~15MB
12/4	Epidemiology	~28MB
12/4	Cancer Health Disparity	~3MB
12/10	Epidemiology	~8.5MB
12/10	P53 and Inflammation	~21MB
12/17	Vaccines	~10MB
12/18	Translational Research	~13MB