fels institute for cancer research & molecular biology

The Fox Chase Scholars Program

The Fox Chase Scholars Program Overview

Timetable for the Fox Chase Scholar Graduate Student

FCCC Thesis Advisors

Temple University School of Medicine (TUSM) and Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC) have partnered to offer an exciting research opportunity for prospective PhD students. Applications for two Fox Chase Scholars graduate student positions are currently being accepted by the TUSM Biomedical Science Graduate Program. Students admitted to this competitive program will complete the Integrated Bioscience Foundation courses during their first two semesters at TUSM. Also during the first year, students will complete three 10 week lab rotations with possible thesis advisors at FCCC.   Following completion of the lab rotations, the student will select a FCCC thesis advisor, and then matriculate in the TUSM graduate program where their Fox Chase advisor is a member. In the second year in the program the student will take courses at TUSM in the appropriate graduate program while continuing research at FCCC. The PhD degree will be awarded by the TUSM graduate program where the FCCC thesis advisor holds an appointment. Students will receive a $25,000 annual stipend, health insurance and full tuition benefits.

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• Apply on-line using Apply-Yourself.  Apply to Molecular Biology and Genetics PhD program and select Fox Chase in Concentration pull down window. See below Fox Chase Scholar Application example.

• Joint admissions committee consisting of TUSM and FCCC graduate faculty will offer admission to two highly qualified applicants.

• The accepted Fox Chase Scholars will meet FCCC faculty in August to identify potential labs for their rotations.

• Semesters 1 and 2 students will take coursework at TUSM (Fundamentals of Bioscience core courses) and complete 3 10-week lab rotations at FCCC.

• Summer of year 1 the students will select a thesis advisor at FCCC and begin their thesis project.

• Semesters 3 and 4 students will complete required coursework at TUSM and continue thesis research at FCCC.

• The student will complete the requirements for elevation of PhD candidacy no later than the end of semester 5.

• Thesis research at FCCC with 1 research review meeting with the Thesis Advisory Committee per semester until defense of the doctoral thesis.
  

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• Gregory Adams, PhD

• Alfonso Bellacosa, MD, PhD

• Gregory Enders, MD, PhD
  

• Steven Feigenberg, MD

• Thomas Hamilton, PhD
  

• Harvey Hensley, PhD

• Vladimir Kolenko, MD, PhD
  

• Warren Kruger, PhD

• George Markham, PhD

• Tara Morrison, MD

• Heinrich Roder, PhD

• Jose Russo, MD
  

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Contact Information:

Fels Institute for Cancer Research & Molecular Biology

Temple University School of Medicine

3307 N. Broad Street

Room 154 Pharmacy Allied Health Building

Philadelphia, PA  19140

T: 215-707-4300

F: 215-707-1454