Program areas at Cancer Biology Training Consortium
The national Cancer Biology Annual Retreat (CABTRAC 2022), held October 21-22-23, 2022 on Nashville, Tennessee, served 101 member attendees, 26 virtual member attendees, 36 trainees, 2 invited speakers, and 6 National Cancer Institute representatives (total participation 171 persons). The three-day program covered topics including training grants, career development, mentoring, diversity, recruiting, retention, grant writing, CV/resume writing, scientific communication skills, scientific posters, CRTEC, etc. Note: total 2022 calendar-year expenses and revenue include amounts for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 annual retreats.
Production of monthly Career Round Table Zoom podcast for trainees at member institutions. Each month, two former cancer biology trainees were interviewed to share their experiences in navigating career paths including those in academia, pharma, non-profit, biotech, government, scientific communications, science policy, science writing, and other research areas, etc.