Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program

Director's Message

Preventing cancer is one of the most important scientific and public health goals of the 21st Century. To achieve that goal, the Nation needs leaders: scientists and health professionals...

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Portrait of CPFP Director, David E. Nelson, MD, MPH

CPFP Video

The Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program trains future leaders in the field of cancer prevention and control. This video will highlight unique features of the CPFP through testimonials from current fellows and alumni, remarks from the director, and reflections from the Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI. Watch the CPFP Video »

Our Catalog

The overarching goal of the CPFP is to provide a strong foundation for scientists and clinicians to train in the field of cancer prevention and control.

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Independent Association of Postdoctoral Training with Subsequent Careers in Cancer Prevention

The purpose of this study was to examine the career paths of alumni from the CPFP and specifically what proportion of the alumni were currently performing cancer prevention-related activities. Read the report »

Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

We are pleased to report that Sudhir Srivastava, PhD, MPH has been selected to receive the 2016 CPFP Distinguished Alumni Award. He currently serves as the Chief of the Cancer Biomarkers Research Group in the NCI Division of Cancer Prevention, a position he has held since 2000...Read more »

A National Cancer Institute (NCI) postdoctoral Fellow works in a laboratory at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Slide 1 of 5: Director's Message – Preventing cancer is one of the most important scientific and public health goals of the 21st Century. To achieve that goal, the Nation needs leaders: scientists and health professionals. View the Director's Message

Slide 2 of 5: CPFP Video: The Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program trains future leaders in the field of cancer prevention and control. This video will highlight unique features of the CPFP through testimonials from current fellows and alumni, remarks from the director, and reflections from the Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI. Watch the CPFP Video »<-->/li>

Slide 3 of 5: Our Catalog – The overarching goal of the CPFP is to provide a strong foundation for scientists and clinicians to train in the field of cancer prevention and control.

View Our Catalog

Slide 4 of 5: Independent Association of Postdoctoral Training with Subsequent Careers in Cancer Prevention

Read the report »

Slide 5 of 5: Become a CPFP Fellow – If you are interested in applying to the CPFP and meet the eligibility requirements, you must submit your application online through our secure website at https://cpfp.cancer.gov/.

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Our Fellowship Program

Outstanding opportunities for cutting-edge research in the basic, quantitative, social and behavioral sciences, and in clinical cancer prevention, have been the hallmarks of the CPFP since its inception.

The deadline for applying was August 25, 2016. Returning users can log in and check the status of their application.

If you would like to become a fellow in June 2018, the next application period is between May 1, 2017 and August 25, 2017.

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Our Summer Curriculum

The registration process is OPEN to all applicants. The deadline for all applicants is February 15, 2017.

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Principles and Practice of Cancer Prevention and Control Course

A four-week summer course provides specialized instruction in the principles and practice of cancer prevention and control.

Learn more about the Principles Course

Molecular Prevention Course

This one week course introduces timely topics in cancer biology and molecular epidemiology with relevance to cancer prevention.

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Colloquia Series

Force and Breast Cancer Risk

Thumbnail portrait of Valerie M. Weaver, PhD

Valerie M. Weaver, PhD of the University of California, San Francisco
WHEN
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
11:00 am - noon

WHERE
NCI Shady Grove
Conference Room 2W-032/034
This lecture will be available via WebEx.

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2016 Annual Advances in Cancer Prevention Lecture

Polyvalent Vaccines Targeting Oncogenic Driver Pathways

Thumbnail portrait of Mary L. (Nora) Disis, MD

Mary L. (Nora) Disis, MD
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine

View the NIH VideoCast from July 21, 2016.