Translational Research in Clinical Oncology

The virtual Translational Research in Clinical Oncology (TRACO) course is usually held on Monday afternoons from September to November by WebEx. TRACO is designed to provide an overview of general principles of cancer biology and treatment, epidemiology, genomics, precision medicine, mechanisms of resistance, use of preclinical models, and identification of novel molecular targets. Participants will have an unprecedented opportunity to learn new information, glimpse into future developments of translational research in clinical oncology and meet leaders in cancer research. The participation of NIH Postdoctoral and Clinical Fellows is encouraged.

Registration

The 2021 TRACO registration is now CLOSED.

For more information contact Dr. Terry Moody at moodyt@mail.nih.gov or by phone at 240-276-7785.

Certificate

Participants who registered for the course, may receive a certificate of completion after attending the lectures and passing the TRACO examination.

TRACO examination
TRACO Evaluation (to be completed after passing examination)

Location and Time

Two hour sessions will usually occur on Mondays, 4-6 p.m by WebEx. In addition lectures will be videocast and archived. Each session will have two 50-min lectures in Basic and Clinical Sciences with ample time for discussion and analysis. Classes will occur from Sept. 7, 2021 to Nov. 29, 2021.

Faculty Coordinators

Irwin Arias, M.D.
Oliver Bogler, Ph.D.
Terry Moody, Ph.D.
Lyuba Varticovski, M.D.
Farah Zia, M.D.

Faculty

C. Annunziata, M.D.
J. Brudno, M.D.
S. Goff, M.D.
P. Choyke, M.D.
H. Chen, M.D.
W. Dahut
M. Dobrovolskaia, Ph.D.
S. Gopal, Ph.D.
C. Harris, M.D.
P. Hussain, Ph.D.
J. Luo, Ph.D.
E. Nichols, M.D.

R. Madan, M.D.
F. Maldarelli, M.D.
T. Moody, Ph.D.
O. Olaku, M.D.
Y. Pommier, M.D.
J. Schiller, Ph.D.
E. Szabo, M.D.
J. Smith, M.D.
A. Simeonov, Ph.D.
W. Timmer, Ph.D.
M. Verma, Ph.D.
J. Wei, Ph.D.
F. Zia, M.D.

TRACO Course Schedule
Date	Topics	Faculty
Sept. 7	Introduction Cervical cancer	T. Moody J. Schiller
Sept 13	Global Health and Cancer COVID-19 and Cancer	S. Gopal B. Dahut
Sept. 20	Ovarian cancer Immune checkpoints	C. Annunziata S. Goff
Sept. 27	Small Molecules Clinical trials	A. Simeonov J. Smith
Oct. 4	Radiation oncology Tumor imaging	E. Nichols P. Choyke
Oct. 12	Prostate cancer TBA	R. Madan TBA
Oct. 18	Genomics CAR-T cells	J. Wei J. Brundo
Oct. 25	Breast Cancer SCLC	F. Zia H. Chen
Nov. 1	K-RAS Brain Cancer	J. Luo W. Timmer
Nov. 8	NSCLC HIV	E. Szabo F. Maldarelli
Nov. 15	Epigenetics Case Reports	M. Verma O. Olaku
Nov. 22	Precision medicine Topoisomerase	C. Harris Y. Pommier
Nov. 29	Pancreatic cancer Nanotechnology	P. Hussain M. Dobrovolskaia