Advanced Therapeutics provides outstanding training opportunities for undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, clinical fellows and oncology residents.

At the moment the program has five graduate students (all in UBC based training programs and co-supervised by clinical oncologists), five post-doctoral fellows, eight oncology residents as well as six undergraduate students from universities in British Columbia and Europe. The later is a testament to the international reputation of the members of Advanced Therapeutics and their capacity to provide oncology focused pharmaceutical training. Further, new opportunities are arising as a consequence of interactions with radiation oncology trainees interested in assessing the activity of novel agents that may interact with radiation therapy.

• Graduate Studies
• COURSE WORK
• SEMINARS
• FINANCIAL INFORMATION
• Post Docs
• Other Training
• Applications

Graduate Studies

 Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of British Columbia

 Interdisciplinary Oncology

 Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

 Pharmaceutical Sciences

COURSE WORK

Course work is completed in the first year of the program allowing the student to focus on lab work in the following years. A wide range of courses are available at the university to meet the specific interests and program requirements of each student.

SEMINARS

In addition to university course work and direct experience in the lab, students will find a rich learning environment at the BC Cancer Research Centre with many opportunities to attend seminars given by world-class speakers from within the Centre and other institutions. In addition to these seminars, students are required to attend, and in their second and subsequent years present at, the Cancer Research Centre Student Seminar Series highlighting the work of post-docs and graduate students within the Centre.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Please contact the university for more details on the  costs of tuition and other student fees for any of these programs.

Graduate students accepted for training in the Advanced Therapeutics Department are encouraged to compete for independent Studentship awards (eg. from UBC,  Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the  National Sciences and Engineering Research Council- NSERC or the  Michael Smith Foundation), but may also be funded by the supervisor's research grant and/or partial teaching assistantships. M.Sc. students are generally supported for up to two years, and Ph.D. students for up to 5 years, assuming satisfactory progress in the training program.

Post Docs

The department of Advanced Therapeutics is continually seeking qualified postdoctoral fellows at both the post-Ph.D. and post-M.D. levels. Candidates are expected to seek independent awards from sources such as the  Canadian Institutes of Health Research or the  National Cancer Institute of Canada but may also be funded through faculty research grants.

Other Training

Along with postdoctoral and graduate student training, many other opportunities exist for students to gain scientific experience in the Advanced Therapeutics Department at the BC Cancer Research Centre. Included in these opportunities are co-op programs, summer student positions and directed studies at the undergraduate level. Additional information about these opportunities can be obtained directly from the university.

Applications

Following acceptance by the Faculty of Graduate Studies at UBC, applicants interested in any training position in the Advanced Therapeutics Department, including graduate studies, should contact potential supervisors by e-mail.

For individuals interested in post-doc, graduate studies, or any other position, please send CV and the names, e-mail addresses and telephone nos. of 3 references to:

Chris Simms
Department of Advanced Therapeutics
BC Cancer Research Centre
675 West 10th Ave
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3
Phone: 604.675.8026
Fax: 604.675.8183
Email: csimms@bccrc.ca