The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is offering several internships for students interested in cancer research.
Students will work under the direction of a senior scientist and in concert with other researchers, fellows, and technicians. Interns will have the option to attend seminars on topics relating to basic, clinical, biomedical and behavioral research, human health, healthy lifestyles, and health disparities.
All interns are provided with travel expenses and summer housing. Housing will be available from mid-May through late August. Individual internship start and end dates are mutually agreed upon between intern and investigator. If an intern elects to start before or after the period during which housing is available, he/she will be responsible for their own housing during those periods of time. In addition, interns receive monthly stipends that are based on their educational level. All interns are required to carry health insurance. No-cost health insurance is available for interns who work a minimum of three months. Interns who stay beyond the summer period for a post-baccalaureate position are responsible for housing costs for the remainder of their internship.
Applications are rigorous for these competitive positions and are due to NCI by November 20, 2008. Visit https://icrc.nci.nih.gov/app.jsp to start work on your application today!
For more information on this position or other research opportunities in the life sciences, contact Kerry Kidwell-Slak in The Shriver Center at kerryk@umbc.edu or 410-455-2493.
complete an online application.
NCI has facilities in Bethesda, Rockville, and Fredrick, Maryland. You may be matched with an investigator at any of the locations. Housing will be provided at a convenient location so that a car will not be required.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of eight agencies that comprise the Public Health Service (PHS) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The NCI, established under the National Cancer Act of 1937, is the federal government's principal agency for cancer research and training. The National Cancer Act of 1971 broadened the scope and responsibilities of the NCI and created the National Cancer Program. Over the years, legislative amendments have maintained the NCI authorities and responsibilities and added new information dissemination mandates as well as a requirement to assess the incorporation of state-of-the-art cancer treatments into clinical practice.
The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients. Specifically, the Institute:
* Supports and coordinates research projects conducted by universities, hospitals, research foundations, and businesses throughout this country and abroad through research grants and cooperative agreements
* Conducts research in its own laboratories and clinics
* Supports education and training in fundamental sciences and clinical disciplines for participation in basic and clinical research programs and treatment programs relating to cancer through career awards, training grants, and fellowships
* Supports research projects in cancer control
* Supports a national network of cancer centers
* Collaborates with voluntary organizations and other national and foreign institutions engaged in cancer research and training activities
* Encourages and coordinates cancer research by industrial concerns where such concerns evidence a particular capability for programmatic research
* Collects and disseminates information on cancer
* Supports construction of laboratories, clinics, and related facilities necessary for cancer research through the award of construction grants
Additional information on the National Cancer Institute can be found online at http://www.cancer.gov/