Our program membership draws from Brown University, The Warren Alpert Medical School, the Brown School of Public Health, the Brown University Health Cancer Institute, Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, and the Providence VA Medical Center, among others. These research groups are intended to capture all cancer-relevant research within the university, academic medical center, and throughout the affiliated hospitals. Programs meet on a bi-weekly basis.

In addition to identifying thematic areas, these group meetings familiarize members with research across all programs. Group members are expected to collaborate and generate intra-programmatic and inter-programmatic publications. This level of engaged collaboration has been a pillar of our academic center and affiliated hospitals, and our programmatic groups help to continue the enhancement and expansion of these activities.

Member Responsibilities

The expectations of members are largely driven by our collective interest in cancer and the desire to promote intra- and inter-programmatic collaboration:

1. Effort to attend group meetings of interest and participate in discussions.
2. Willingness to collaborate with colleagues, including pursuit of translational directions.
3. Willingness to speak at meetings when invited.
4. Willingness to provide updates about their research including NIH biosketches and brief summaries.
5. Participation in multi-investigator grant submissions.

Benefits of Membership

Members of our cancer research programs are eligible to apply for certain pilot funds that will be announced periodically. Members can interact and collaborate with colleagues across the institutions and across the cancer programs. Members also receive discounted access to innovative core resources when available. NCI-funded centers allow members to compete for supplemental funds provided by the NCI each year through RFAs, access to national resources such as CTEP drugs, clinical trial resources and opportunity for membership, and access to research resources that are generated by various national consortiums. These significant benefits support the whole cancer research mission from cell lines, mouse models, chemical libraries, and support for various types of therapeutic and prevention clinical trials.

Contact Us

If you wish to be included in one of the cancer research groups, please contact:

Wafik El-Deiry, MD, PhD
Director, Cancer Center at Brown University
Associate Dean for Oncologic Sciences