Our postdocs enjoy a highly collaborative environment. Come join our community of investigators as they pursue some of the most difficult, high-risk problems in cancer and HIV research.
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Training Opportunities
Our innovative training programs educate and mentor the next generation of physician-scientists, from summer students to faculty members.
Overview of Our Training Programs
CCR is committed to training and supporting the next generation of diverse cancer researchers. We can help you launch your career in basic, clinical, or translational research in a training environment that is second-to-none in quality of science and quality of life.
We offer training opportunities in basic, translational, and clinical research on our three campuses in suburban Maryland, from positions for interns and those just out of college to postdoctoral fellows. Our trainees have access to world class technology, over 40 cores and other resources, and receive competitive pay and benefits.
We hope you choose to join us as we strive to create the cancer medicines of tomorrow.
Training Programs
High School*
College (Undergrad)
Gap Years
Graduate, Medical or Veterinary School
Postdoctoral or Graduate Medical Education (GME) Training
*Applicants must attend a high school located within a
30-mile radius of the NCI-Frederick campus.
Training Opportunities
Postdoctoral
CRTA Training Fellowships
Who Can Apply?
Why Train Here?
How Do I Apply?
NIH Visiting Program
Clinical Training
Long recognized as a premier clinical training program, we offer training from medical school student rotations to highly skilled subspecialty accredited fellowships. Many former trainees now serve as department chairs across the country.
Medical Research Scholars Program
Subspecialty Training
Why CCR for Clinical Training?
Predoctoral
We offer a variety of training opportunities for graduate students. Trainees may spend one year or more working with world-class biomedical researchers on NCI’s campuses in Bethesda and Frederick, Maryland.
Who Can Apply?
How Do I Apply?
Programs for Graduate Students
NIH Graduate Partnerships
UMD/NCI Partnership for Cancer Tech
Howard University - NCI Center for Cancer Research Cancer Track
Comparative Biomedical Scientist Training Program
Postbac
Recent college graduates will find a variety of opportunities in our labs, with our clinical teams and in bioinformatics. Our postbac fellows receive strong mentoring as they work with our multidisciplinary research teams.
Who Can Apply?
How Do I Apply?
NCI Master's CRTA
Summer Interns
Spend your summer training at NCI! There are several different summer internship programs for students at various levels.
CCR Cancer Research Interns
NIH Summer Intern Program
NIH Biomedical Engineering
Werner H. Kirsten Program
Veterinary Medical Students
Senior Clinician
Fatima Karzai, M.D.
To women or students of color of the next generation: if science is what you are interested in, you should pursue it wholeheartedly.
Senior Branch Manager
Lilian Yang, M.B.A.
Make sure you get to know everyone. It can be easy to just interact with groups and colleagues in your area. But if you get to know the folks in all areas outside of your immediate group, you will learn a lot.
Trainee Resources
CCR trainees can access a wealth of resources, including the CCR Fellows & Young Investigators (CCR-FYI) Association, an editorial board and more.
Promoting Diversity in Biomedical Science
NCI and CCR recognizes the importance of identifying, training, and mentoring talented researchers from populations underrepresented in science and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. We have established several programs to recruit and support undergraduate, postbaccalaureate and graduate students who are committed to careers in biomedical research.
Training the Next Generation of Cancer Researchers Throughout the United States and Across the Globe
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