THE ALBERT EINSTEIN CANCER CENTER and the Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care received a Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Institutional Research Training Grant from NIH, which will provide $1.18 million in funding over five years.
This new competitive program is designed so that surgical residents in training spend two additional years in hands-on training as research fellows focused on the study of malignant tumors, the role of the immune system in tumor growth inhibition and the identification of emerging novel targets.
The 15 faculty members guiding this training, both as educators and mentors, represent six clinical and four basic science departments. Participating research fellows are expected to submit at least two abstracts to national meetings and at least one original manuscript for peer review by the completion of their training.
