Jon Chung CRC Funding for Research

Jon Chung CRC Funding for Research

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  FUNDING CHALLENGES: EARLY STAGEINVESTIGATORS Jon Chung, Ph.D. Fight Colorectal Cancer Post Doctoral Fellow Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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  Career path fora cancer research scientist FELLOWSHIPS 4 YEARS Undergraduate + PROFESSOR’S GRANT 6+ YEARS Graduate student 6+ YEARS Post Doc INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ~3+ YEARS New assistant Professor R01 GRANT
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  Funding for eachcareer stage FUNDING Undergraduate PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Graduate student [AND/OR PAID FROM PROFESSOR’S GRANT] POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Post Doc [AND/OR PAID FROM PROFESSOR’S R01 GRANT] TRANSITION GRANT New assistant Professor UNIVERSITY STARTUP PACKAGE R01 Grant First R01 Grant
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  My career path UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE UK Undergraduate UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER/CANCER RESEARCH UK Graduate student UK GOVERNMENT/CANCER RESEARCH UK FELLOWSHIP JOHNS HOPKINS Post Doc DR. BUNZ R01 FIGHT COLORECTAL CANCER FELLOWSHIP
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  My career path UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE UK Undergraduate UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER/CANCER RESEARCH UK Graduate student UK GOVERNMENT/CANCER RESEARCH UK FELLOWSHIP JOHNS HOPKINS DR. BUNZ R01 Post Doc ? FIGHT COLORECTAL CANCER FELLOWSHIP TRANSITION GRANT or UNIVERSITY STARTUP PACKAGE New assistant Professor ? First R01 Grant
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  Typical costs forcancer research LARGE EQUIPMENT -Microscope: $10,000-$100,000 -Ultra cold freezer: $5,000+ -Cell incubator: $5,000+ EVERYDAY COSTS -Colorectal cancer cells: $300 per cell line (>50 colorectal lines) -Antibodies/enzymes/cancer drugs: $300 each -“Consumables”: $20,000+
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  Career path fora cancer research scientist 20 years 4 YEARS Undergraduate 6+ YEARS Graduate student 6+ YEARS Post Doc ~3-5 YEARS New assistant Professor ~15% success rate (2011 NCI) R01 GRANT
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  Fight Colorectal CancerFunded Project: Hedgehog inhibitors for colorectal cancer?
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  Fight Colorectal CancerFunded Project: Hedgehog inhibitors for colorectal cancer? Medulloblastoma trial: Rudin et al. 2009, NEJM
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  THANK YOU!