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 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institution/Organization: Dept. of Oncological Sci., Mt Sinai School of Med
Job Location: New York, U.S.A.
Job Type: Postdoctoral
Contact Person: Dana Bovbjerg, PhD
Date Posted: April 18th, 2005
Web Site: http://www.mssm.edu/cancerctr/prevention_postdoc_t...


Cancer Prevention and Control, Department of Oncological Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.

Openings summer 2005 for postdoctoral training. The 1-2 year program is designed to provide trainees with a comprehensive appreciation of the complex interactions among biological/ genetic, behavioral/psychological, and social/cultural variables in cancer prevention and control. The goal of the fellowship program is to teach trainees to “talk the talk” of the multiple relevant disciplines through one-on-one interactions with experienced mentors, lectures, seminars and journal clubs. The program also emphasizes learning to “walk the walk” of doing interdisciplinary research, through hands-on participation in federally-funded research programs under the tutelage of experienced mentors, to provide the skills necessary for a career in cancer research. Applicants will have: an advanced degree in Medicine, Psychology, Public Health, or a related discipline, have demonstrated research abilities, and shown a strong commitment to a research career.

Mentors include investigators in: Biobehavioral Medicine, Cancer Prevention and Control, Clinical Oncology, Community Medicine, Epidemiology, Geriatrics, Human Genetics, Integrative Behavioral Medicine, Medicine, Molecular Epidemiology, Psychology, Psychooncology, Radiology, Surgery and Urology.

Current areas of funded research include: Race, Behavior and Genetics in Early/Aggressive Breast Cancer; Genetic factors and Persistent Smoking Behavior; Treatment and Screening Decision Making in Prostate Cancer; Intervention to Increase Breast Cancer Surveillance Among African American Survivors; Psychobiological Analysis of Familial Cancer Risk; Behavioral Intervention for Surgical Treatment; Intervention for Colon Cancer Screening; Psychobehavioral Impact of Genetic Counseling; Expressive Writing Intervention with Daughters of Breast Cancer Patients; Stress-Induced Consequences of Familial Cancer Risk and Gene Testing; Development & Application of Multimedia Educational Software in Cancer; Maternal Distress, Cognitive Processing and Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant; Racial and Economic Disparities in Cancer; Behavioral Influences on Responses to Chemotherapy; Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Fatigue During Radiation Therapy; Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors.

See our website for more information:

http://www.mssm.edu/cancerctr/prevention_postdoc_training.shtml

Stipends start at $47,500 plus benefits. Send letter of interest and CV to: Dr. Dana Bovbjerg, Dept Oncol Sci. MSSM, Box #1130, 1425 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10029; dana.bovbjerg@mssm.edu.



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