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The Committee on Cancer Biology

The Committee on Cancer Biology offers an interdisciplinary program of studies leading to either a PhD degree in Cancer Biology or postdoctoral training in preparation for research and teaching in this field. The research interests of the Committee faculty are broad and dynamic, offering students and postdoctoral trainees a wealth of research opportunities.

Mission Statement - The Committee on Cancer Biology (CCB) offers an interdisciplinary program of studies leading to a PhD degree in Cancer Biology. The overall objective of the CCB and its Training Program is to provide multidisciplinary and integrated training in the basic biological sciences related to cancer research. Associated with this mission is the Committee’s commitment to foster interactions among graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty. The Committee has been successful in all aspects of its commitment during the ten years since the graduate program began. It continues to attract, enroll and train graduate students through its core curriculum and associated seminars, journal clubs, group research meetings, and symposia. The research interests of the Committee faculty are broad and dynamic, offering students a wealth of research opportunities. This fact is reflected in the approximatley 65 faculty members of the Committee who have primary appointments in almost every Department within the Division, including The Ben May Department for Cancer Research, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Health Studies, Human Genetics, Medicine, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Organismal Biology and Anatomy, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Radiation Oncology, Radiology and Surgery,

The goals of the CCB are to train students to conduct research in the broad area of Cancer Biology. By offering a core curriculum that focuses on multiple aspects of cancer biology, including the genesis, progression, treatment and prevention of cancer. The overall goal is to prepare students for research careers in academia or industry, although many other outcomes and combinations are possible, such as a career as a physician scientist or in patent law, science policy, etc.

Committee On Cancer Biology

Cancer Biology

Immunology

Microbiology

Molecular Metabolism
and Nutrition

Molecular Pathogenesis and
Molecular Medicine