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8c Research Opportunities

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Mission Statement

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The goal of clinical and translational research in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania is to develop novel, more effective treatment regimens/paradigms for cancer based on cutting-edge scientific discoveries, leveraging particular Penn strengths. To that end, we conduct pilot, phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials. Promising new approaches are then presented to national cooperative groups to be validated in phase 3 trials.

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Our research is focused on 5 themes:

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Personalized medicine
Immunology, immunotherapy and radiation
Tumor microenvironment, and its interaction with radiation and PDT
Radiation Response Modifiers
Novel Technologies (including Protons and FLASH research)

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Faculty Leadership

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Costas Koumenis, Ph.D., Vice Chair of Research and Richard H. Chamberlain Professor
John Plastaras, M.D., Ph.D., Vice Chair of Strategic Clinical Research and Professor
Edgar Ben-Josef, M.D., Vice Chair of Translational Research and Professor

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Undergraduate research

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Summer Undergraduate Program for Educating Radiation Scientists (SUPERS)
86 SUPERS@PENN is a ten week summer research program hosted by the Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Research.
4c *Open to rising college Juniors and Seniors within and outside UPenn
Work Study positions
67 Undergraduate research assistant positions are listed on the Student Employment Office webpage
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Graduate research

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Biomedical Graduate Studies (BGS)
175 Our faculty are accepting students in the following Doctoral program graduate groups at BGS, housed within the Perelman School of Medicine: Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Cell & Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology

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Postdoctoral research

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Biomedical Postdoctoral Programs
32 Open postdoc positions will be posted here

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