Research News

Course Directors

Amato Giaccia, PhD
Professor of Radiation Oncology
Associate Director
Stanford Cancer Center

Ginna Laport, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Stanford University

Karl Blume, MD
Emeritus Professor of Medicine
Senior Cancer Research Program Advisor
Stanford Cancer Center

Course Overview

The Stanford Cancer Center invites graduate students and postdoctoral students (residents, clinical fellows and research fellows) from Stanford University, the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) and San Francisco State University (SFSU) to attend the Third Annual Comprehensive Cancer Research Training Program. In particular, trainees from the respective schools of Medicine, Schools of Engineering and the Schools of Humanities and Sciences from the three universities are encouraged to participate.

The Stanford Cancer Center will host this course Monday, September 28, to Friday, October 2, 2009, at the Quadrus Conference Center on 2400 Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California.

This dynamic, educational initiative features one plenary session and 32 didactic lectures on current topics of basic, translational and clinical cancer research. Nationally and internationally renowned Stanford, UCSF and SFSU faculty will present the program. In addition, registered trainees are invited to present their own research posters on Tuesday, September 29.

Registration

Attendance is limited, and early registration is encouraged. Attendees may register by mail, fax or email until July 31, 2009.  No tuition fees will be charged.  A registration fee of $75 is required and may be paid by check or department transfer. Complete registration instructions are located on the registration form in the brochure that is downloadable on this web page.  

Download the 2009 CCRTP Registration Brochure (PDF) for course schedule, faculty list, complete registration instructions and registration form.

Download the 2009 CCRTP Syllabus