Cancer Training Grant
Cancer Training Grant
Training Grant in Quantitative Sciences for Cancer Research
As the result of sweeping technological changes, both cancer care and cancer research now generate large and complex data. Many of the opportunities and challenges we face as a cancer research community involve using these data to accelerate discovery and optimize implementation of cancer prevention and treatment approaches. More than ever, cancer research is a fertile area for quantitative sciences to exert a substantial impact on health.
The mission of the Training Grant in Quantitative Sciences for Cancer Research, now in its 34th year, is to provide trainees with a deep interdisciplinary experience that will enable them to contribute, through quantitative science skills, to progress in cancer research. The program draws upon a highly distinguished faculty, consisting of quantitative scientists, as well as experts in cancer research. It enables students to seamlessly participate in training and research activities across the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and other Harvard institutions.
Training Grant Outcomes
Training Grant students who have entered the program post-Bachelors have completed their doctoral degrees with a typical completion time of 5.2 years.
For students who entered the program between fall 2007 and fall 2017, the graduation rate was 100%.
Events
The training grant sponsors a bi-monthly seminar series. Speakers present work on computational methods to address specific problems arising in cancer research. Students supported on this grant are expected to attend these seminars.