RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN SURGICAL AND CANCER

National Cancer Institute • National Institutes of Health The Research Fellowships in Surgical Oncology and at the National Cancer Institute encompass two time-honored programs combining bench research in Surgical Oncology with training in clinical research through direct patient care. The unique environment of the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health allows for direct bench-to-bedside and bedside-to-bench translational research under the direction of world leaders in Surgical Oncology.

Two and three year research programs are available.

The The National Cancer NIH Clinical Institute Research Center

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is one of the 27 The Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health medical research institutes that form the association of is a comprehensive hospital providing both inpatient and the National Institutes of Health. Dedicated to the study outpatient care, free of cost, to patients participating in and treatment of malignancies, the various branches of NIH clinical research protocols. From the surgical the NCI research and provide care for a broad spectrum of perspective, this allows Research Fellows direct access cancers. The Thoracic and Oncologic Branch to patient tissue for scientific study as well as the (TOSB) and the Surgery Branch (SB) are jointly opportunity to participate directly in clinical protocols responsible for the study and clinical care of cancers and administer direct patient care. The unique profile of traditionally managed by Surgical Oncologists and rare pathologies treated at the Clinical Center provides Thoracic Surgeons. These two divisions direct the exposure to and expertise in conditions unlikely to be Fellowships in Surgical Oncology and Cancer encountered elsewhere with regularity. Immunotherapy, respectively. Research Fellowship in Surgical Oncology This 2-year fellowship includes 18 months of bench laboratory experience in a thoracic or gastrointestinal malignancy laboratory and 6 months of clinical FELLOWSHIP IN CANCER rotations over three surgical oncology subspecialties. Fellows IMMUNOTHERAPY rotate through endocrine oncologic surgery, thoracic This 3-year fellowship oncologic surgery, and general under the auspices of surgical oncology services. Dr. Steven Rosenberg, a seminal leader in Clinical research opportunities are Cancer Immunotherapy, available over the entire two year period. Additional optional incorporates an additional research years may be available. year of clinical experience in the management of patients Program Director: Dr. Jeremy Davis undergoing tumor infiltrating Assistant Program Director: Dr. Jonathan Hernandez lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, a cell-based cancer immunotherapy developed in the Surgery Branch of the National Cancer Institute. Basic science experience is dedicated to work in one of multiple Immunotherapy laboratories within the NCI and participation in this fellowship is complemented by additional didactic opportunities in Cancer Immunotherapy. Laboratory Experience

Fellows are granted access to the wide variety of oncology based laboratories throughout the NCI and encouraged to pursue work based on their clinical and scientific interests. With a focus on the development of scientific inquiry, this foundational component of the research fellowships holds quality basic science training as a priority, with fellows entering laboratories across surgical and medical disciplines*. Fellows additionally have access to all core basic science facilities at the NIH and its associated laboratory sites. Multiple educational opportunities for training in traditional and novel scientific methods are available to fellows through the NIH as well.

*All fellows participating in the Research Fellowship in Cancer Immunology are required to dedicate their research time to an immunology laboratory. Clinical Research Opportunities

Various clinical research opportunities are available throughout the duration of each fellowship with use of the abundant clinical resources at the Clinical Center, including: ❖ Prospectively maintained patient databases ❖ Diverse tumor bank for translational clinical work ❖ Participation in clinical protocols from conceptual development to clinical implementation ❖ Bimonthly clinical research planning meeting to improve collaboration and publication In the past year, our fellows have written multiple papers Didactic Opportunities and presented at national conferences, including: Society of Surgical Oncology A targeted departmental lecture series covering the principles of Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association oncology and clinical research is provided in addition to multiple Society of Surgical Oncology Regional Therapies educational opportunities throughout the Clinical Center, including: Digestive Disease Week  Departmental and NIH-wide Grand Rounds American College of Surgeons' Clinical Congress  Lecture series with international leaders in biomedical research American Society of Clinical Oncology  NIH-wide visiting lecturers on a wide array of research topics  Courses in statistical analysis, grant writing, and manuscript preparation  Clinical, scientific and industry based professional development seminars

Previous Research Fellows have matched in Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowships at the following programs:  Cedars Sinai Medical Center  John Wayne Cancer Institute  Loma Linda University  MD Anderson  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center  Moffitt Cancer Center  Ohio State University  Roswell Park Cancer Institute  University of Chicago  University of Louisville  University of North Carolina  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Stipends and Benefits Eligibility and Application Procedures

Accepted candidates are appointed as Clinical Fellowships are open to surgeons and surgical Fellows with a competitive stipend based on trainees who have completed at least two years of training and experience. surgical residency. Applications are accepted year- round and positions are offered on a rolling basis. Benefits include assistance with moving expenses as well as participation in retirement and health and Applications should be submitted online at: life insurance programs available to all federal employees. Loan repayment programs are https://ccr.cancer.gov/training/clinical/surgical-oncology available for qualified applicants. or email Joanna Lamot at [email protected] to inquire further Surgical Oncology Research Fellowship NCI/TOSB

Thoracic and Oncologic Surgery Branch National Institutes of Health/NCI 10 Center Drive, Room 4-3940 Bethesda, MD 20892

Phone: 301-496-2126 Fax: 301-451-6934 Email: [email protected]

Immunotherapy Fellowship NCI/SB

Surgery Branch National Institutes of Health/NCI 10 Center Drive, Room 3-3940 Bethesda, MD 20892

Phone: 301-496-4164 Fax: 301-402-1738 Email: Dr. Steven Rosenberg [email protected], [email protected]