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Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute (PSHCI)

Research Membership Criteria and Benefits

 

Membership Criteria: Applicants must hold a faculty appointment at the Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey Medical Center, or at a PSHCI partner or affiliate institution.

Acceptance/Approval of a membership application is based on the following criteria:

  • Major laboratory, clinical, or population research interest in cancer
  • Peer-reviewed cancer research funding
  • Publications on cancer-related subjects
  • Desire for active collaboration with other PSHCI investigators
  • Willingness to participate in PSHCI activities and committees

 It is not mandatory for acceptance of initial membership application to meet all criteria; reasonable criteria are based on the nature of the application and determined by the Scientific Leadership Committee and respective Program Leader(s). Members will be reviewed on an annual basis to determine compliance with the above criteria.

 Benefits of Membership:

  • Eligibility for annual PSHCI developmental funding (one year waiting period for new applicants)
  • Request tissues from Tissue Bank
  • Receive clinical research protocol support
  • Utilize Shared Resources Core Facilities and cite the core in publications
  • Receipt of PSHCI calendar of events, program and seminar announcements via PSU listserve
  • Opportunities for collaboration with other members
  • Inclusion on PSHCI website

 

Click Here to download a membership application

 

 

 
       
       
   
Last Updated on February 25, 2008. (c) 2008, Pennsylvania State University.