Education & Training
Postdoctoral Training in Nutrition & Behavioral Cancer Prevention in a Multiethnic Population

The Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i's Postdoctoral Training in Nutritional & Behavioral Cancer Prevention in a Multiethnic Population is funded by the National Cancer Institute, which provides support for post-doctoral training fellowships. Hawai‘i's multiethnic setting offers a productive training environment for understanding cancer causation, prevention, and control in ethnically diverse populations. Trainees will experience the interdisciplinary nature of cancer prevention and control through individually tailored educational and research experiences. Trainees are awarded a yearly stipend, research funds, and medical insurance. Successful applicants will join a stimulating, interdisciplinary research environment that combines training in Epidemiology, Nutrition, Biostatistics, and Behavioral Sciences. The two-year training includes multiple mentors, formal curricular activities, seminars, journal clubs, and research experiences. Interaction with interdisciplinary program faculty and with other trainees is central to our program. Methodological and substantive topics related to cancer prevention and control research in ethnic minorities are emphasized throughout the program. The program culminates in the development of an application for a research grant or a career development award and a mock peer review experience.

Eligibility and admission requirements:

Funding Opportunity for Minority Applicants
Our R25T postdoctoral training program strongly encourages qualified applicants from underrepresented minority populations. A person is an underrepresented minority if he or she belongs to a particular group that has been determined to be underrepresented in cancer-related biomedical, behavioral, clinical or social science research. Underrepresented individuals include the following racial and ethnic minorities: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians and Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, as well as individuals who are first generation college graduates and/or socio-economically disadvantaged. These individuals may be eligible for support by an R25T CURE supplement. Please contact Karin Koga at kkoga@crch.hawaii.edu for more information.

Program Faculty
Behavioral Sciences
Cheryl Albright, PhD, MPH
Erin Bantum, PhD
Thaddeus Herzog, PhD
Claudio Nigg, PhD
Thomas A. Wills, PhD

Epidemiology
Iona Cheng, PhD, MPH
Brenda Hernandez, PhD, MPH
Unhee Lim, PhD, MS
Marc Goodman, PhD, MPH
Laurence Kolonel, MD, PhD
Loic Le Marchand, MD, PhD
Gertraud Maskarinec, MD, PhD
Abraham Nomura, MD, DrPH (Emeritus)

Nutrition
Suzanne Murphy, PhD, RD
Rachel Novotny, PhD, RD

Biostatistics
John Grove, PhD (Emeritus)
Lynne Wilkens, DrPH, MS

Laboratory-based Sciences:
Robert Cooney, PhD
Adrian Franke, PhD

 

Contact:
 Ms. Karin Koga
Research Training and Education Coordinator
Email: kkoga@crch.hawaii.edu
Tel: (808) 441-7704
Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i
1236 Lauhala Street, Room 406
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813
Fax: (808) 586-2984

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