NCI Rising Scholars: Cancer Research Seminar Series

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center for Cancer Training hosts the virtual NCI Rising Scholars: Cancer Research Seminar Series showcasing the research of early career cancer researchers supported by the NCI.

Across all NCI training programs, we aim to catalyze the development of a workforce capable of advancing cancer research through a scientifically integrated approach. We accomplish this by providing research training and career development activities for scholars inside NCI’s research groups and by supporting funding opportunities for training in cancer research, career development, and research education. This monthly virtual seminar series is an opportunity to highlight the research and the important contributions made by NCI-supported postdoctoral scholars and early career investigators.

Speakers for the year are selected by the NCI Center for Cancer Training, Cancer Training Branch. We identify all first-author research articles each calendar year published by individuals who are postdoctoral scholars at NCI and those who hold active NCI career development awards and cite the NCI award in the article. The field citation rate and number of citations the article has received to date is taken into consideration. We aim to select research areas spanning the cancer continuum across different cancer organ sites. Additionally, we aim to invite speakers from distinct geographical locations throughout the United States.