Postdoctoral Education
Cancer Science and Engineering Track
This CCIL postdoctoral fellowship track focuses on training postdocs to bridge basic cancer science and engineering, thereby developing careers at the intersection of CCIL’s unique scientific themes. The fellows will participate in workshops such as cancer biology for engineers, -omics data analysis, and development and validation of preclinical cancer models. Selected fellows will receive an annual salary of $54K with an annual research budget of $25K and are appointed annually for up to three years.
Carle Foundation Hospital–Beckman Institute Fellows
The Carle Foundation Hospital–Beckman Institute Fellow Program is intended for a recent Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. recipient interested in conducting oncology-related research at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. Possible areas of interest include developing imaging systems for the detection and diagnosis of cancer pathologies, developing nanoparticles as contrast and intervention agents to target tumors, and engineering biological materials (e.g., imaging phantoms, microfabricated tissue cultures, and animal models of disease) for molecular imaging investigations of cancer pathologies.
F32/K99 Track
This CCIL postdoctoral fellowship track is designed to support fellows during their development of an NIH F32 proposal, which must be submitted within eight months of receiving the fellowship. The fellowship provides one year of funding for postdoctoral fellows conducting cancer-focused research.