In addition to the intangible benefits such as collegial interaction with basic, clinical and population researchers, UCCCC investigators and associate investigators, members are eligible for the following:
Access to and discounted rates with UCCCC shared resources
- Biostatistics Core Facility
- Cancer Clinical Trials Office
- Cytometry and Antibody Technology Facility
- Genomics Core Facility
- Human Immunologic Monitoring-cGMP Core Facility
- Human Tissue Resource Center
- Image Computing, Analysis, and Repository Core Facility
- Integrated Microscopy Facility
- Integrated Small Animal Imaging Research Resource
- Pharmacology Core Facility
- Transgenic Mouse and Embryonic Stem Cell Facility
- Center for Research Informatics (CRI) Bioinformatics Core Facility (Developing)
- Epidemiology and Research Recruitment Core (Developing)
Start up funds for new faculty
The UCCCC partners with a member's primary department in providing start-up funds for faculty involved in cancer research, including:
- Research funds for pilot projects;
- Research funds for innovative, early phase clinical trials;
- Seed funding for data generation in preparation for large multidisciplinary, multidepartmental grants (e.g., SPORES, P01s, Center grants);
- Pre- and post-award support in the submission and administration of multidisciplinary, multidepartmental grants (e.g., SPORES, P01s, Center grants). UCCCC staff will assume responsibility for budget preparation, collection of all grant materials (biosketches, other support, etc.), grant compilation and submission, and preparation and submission of progress reports/non-competing renewals;
- Access to program-specific activities, such as seminars, retreats, journal clubs, and travel funds; and
- Access to UCCCC activities, such as the UCCCC Seminar Series and the UCCCC Translational Conference.