Research Admin Offices:

• HRS

Opportunity Type:

• Fellowship

Value:

$3,000 grants for medical students to spend the summer conducting brain tumor research with an esteemed scientist mentor.

Disciplines:

• Health Sciences

Sponsors:

• McMaster

Deadlines:

Description:

The American Brain Tumor Association seeks applications from medical students who intend to spend a summer conducting brain tumor research.

• Fellowships are conducted in a laboratory within a mentorship setting.
• The goal of the program is to provide an introductory learning experience that will motivate and empower talented medical students by providing them with the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue a career in neuro-oncology research.

We seek research projects focused on all brain tumor types, benign or malignant, primary or secondary (metastatic), and that will have an impact on pediatric, adult, or both patient populations. Appropriate research projects include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

• Biomarkers of Risk, Disease Burden, and/or Treatment Response
• Brain Tumor Biology
• Clinical Research
• Diagnosis
• Drug Delivery
• Etiology
• Genetics
• Imaging
• Molecular/Genetic Epidemiology
• Novel Therapeutics
• Risk Assessment

Resources:

Additional Details.

Contact:

If applying from the Faculty of Health Sciences, unless otherwise indicated, you no longer need to send documents to HRS Intake. Your first point of contact is your assigned Senior Grants Advisor.