Education Resources at Markey
At Markey, there are a variety of resources available for advancing education and expertise. Learn more by exploring the opportunities offered by the Oncology Career Enhancement Program below. For more information, please contact the Associate Director of Cancer Education and Mentoring, Dr. Kathleen O’Connor or the Cancer Education Coordinator, Dr. Katelyn Jones.
Markey Cancer Trainee Network
If you would like to stay in the loop about training-related networking opportunities and resources, please contact the Education Coordinator Dr. Katelyn Jones and ask to join the Cancer Trainee Network. You can also subscribe to the monthly MCC Trainee Newsletter here.
Individual Fellowship Resources
Individual resources are available to help you as you work toward submission.
The Markey Cancer Center’s Office of Education and Mentoring hosts a grant writing boot camp for graduate students and postdocs who are interested in submitting individual fellowship and career development proposals. The boot camp consists of a series of didactic lectures and small group discussions outlining the scientific, organizational, and administrative aspects of preparing a competitive application. With the support of Markey mentors and reviewers, trainees are able to prepare complete, well-reviewed applications that are ready for submission. For more information about the boot camp, contact Dr. Katelyn Jones.
The Markey Cancer Center’s Research Communications Office (RCO) was created to help cancer researchers secure grants and publish their findings. The RCO staff offers a variety of services including grant and presentation editing, graphic design, web development, and event planning.
The Proposal Development Office (PDO) is a support unit at the University of Kentucky focused on the pre-award stage of funding. They provide a wide range of support to faculty, staff and students across all stages of their grant and fellowship applications.
For assistance identifying funding sources, obtaining fellowship examples, or learning about our Fellowship Boot Camp, please contact Cancer Education Coordinator Dr. Katelyn Jones.
Trainee Travel Resources
MCC Scientist in Training Travel Award
Markey offers $500 competitive cancer-specific travel awards for trainees to attend scientific meetings to present their work, attend workshops, or travel to other laboratories to learn about their best lab skills and practices.
Travel Award application and details can be found below.
Purpose of the award
The Markey Cancer Center (MCC) is committed to furthering the research interests of young investigators and to developing their research skills through networking at national meetings. This program specifically supports the travel of MCC trainees to present an abstract at a national scientific conference or meeting.
Amount of the award
Up to 12 awards of $500 each will be funded yearly. Awards will be presented on a rolling basis throughout the academic year until funds are exhausted.
Eligibility
Trainees are eligible to apply for this award provided he/she:
- Is an undergraduate student, graduate student, postdoctoral scholar, postdoctoral fellow, medical resident or medical fellow
- Works in the lab of and/or is mentored by a Cancer Center member or affiliate
- Is first author on an abstract selected for oral or poster presentation
How to Apply
Email the completed application, meeting abstract, and official e-mail or invitation from the conference stating that you have been invited to present to Kate Jones (katelyn.jones13@uky.edu) by the 15th day of the month prior to the month of travel.
Request a letter of support from primary mentor stating applicant’s qualifications, contribution to the project, and how the travel experience will enhance the applicant’s training and/or career. Letters must be emailed directly to Kate Jones from the mentor by the 15th day of the month prior to the month of travel. Mentor letters should be no longer than one page (1/2 page preferred).
Criteria for selection of awardees
Award recipients will be selected based on the scientific quality of the abstract, the relevance and significance of the research to the Cancer Center mission, as well as letter of support from primary mentor.
Additional Information
Trainees may not receive more than one travel award per fiscal year.
If awarded, we ask that you acknowledge MCC for travel funds: This research was supported by travel funding provided by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center’s Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA177558).
All journal articles, manuscripts, or other peer-reviewed articles resulting from this travel award are required by NIH public access policy to obtain a PMCID upon publication. All publications should also contain an acknowledgement of support from the Cancer Center Research Grant and should acknowledge the specific Markey Shared Resource Facilities that aided in your research. We request that you provide outcome details of your abstract if your work results in a publication.
Please contact Dr. Jones before making travel arrangements or purchases.
Funds are available to doctoral graduate students for assistance with expenses relating to travel to present research at professional meetings only.
Several Colleges offer funding for undergraduate research opportunities and research travel grants for students accepted to present their research at conferences and professional meetings, including:
Junior Faculty Resources
This program offers research training and funding opportunities for junior faculty to foster a career in clinical/translational research.
The key to this program is the interaction between the awardees and their mentorship team. The goal is to help awardees obtain an individual career development award (i.e. K) or an independent investigator (i.e. R01) award.
Several pilot funding opportunities are offered directly through the cancer center.
The CCTS program at UK provides multiple types of pilot funding opportunities to stimulate collaborative, translational research. These funding mechanisms prioritize multidisciplinary research and projects that focus on health disparities, particularly in Appalachia.
The COCVD at UK offers pilot project grants through the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE). These grants assist investigators in generating research data on the relationship between obesity and cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer or neurodegenerative diseases to be competitive for extramural funding. Junior faculty members are especially encouraged to apply.
MCC Journal Clubs
MCC offers several journal clubs to support transdisciplinary collaborations among MCC faculty and trainees. Trainees are encouraged to attend to increase their knowledge and promote communication and dialogue among MCC programs.
The journal clubs meet monthly in HKRB 410 from 12-1 p.m. and lunch is provided. See below for the schedule and faculty contact.
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| DNA Repair | Fourth Thursday | Eva Goellner |
| Stem Cell | Third Thursday | Xia Liu |
| Cancer Biology | Third Tuesday | Elizabeth Duncan Luksana Chaiswing |
If you are interested in learning more about MCC journal clubs, please contact Dr. Katelyn Jones.
General Education Resources
In addition to visiting our programs and fellowship opportunities, we recommend taking advantage of the following resources.
Shared Resource Facility
In publications, always be sure to acknowledge a shared resource facility (SRF) if their services were used in any way for your research. Learn more about each SRF by visiting the webpages below.
- Biospecimen Procurement and Translational Pathology
- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
- Cancer Research Informatics
- Flow Cytometry and Immune Monitoring
- Oncogenomics
- Patient-Oriented and Population Sciences
- Redox Metabolism
Weekly research email
The UK College of Medicine’s weekly research email offers the latest highlights and opportunities available within the College of Medicine. Contact Cancer Education Coordinator Dr. Katelyn Jones to subscribe to the weekly email.
Individual Development Plan
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine has created an Individual Development Plan (IDP) for use with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The IDP is a tool that helps students and mentors define academic and scientific progress, identify professional development needs, and establish career objectives.
- Visit the ScienceCareers webpage to develop your myIDP plan and explore career possibilities.
UK Society of Postdoctoral Scholars
The Society of Postdoctoral Scholars (SOPS) is an organization of postdocs at the University of Kentucky. SOPS assists current, past or incoming postdocs with career advice, professional development, and networking opportunities. SOPS is a UK student organization and has wide variety of members from colleges across campus and are always looking for postdocs who want to participate in SOPS leadership roles.
Visit their website to learn more about their mission and the resources they provide.
National Postdoctoral Association
The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) is a non-profit organization providing a unique, national voice for postdoctoral scholars.
Visit their website to learn more about their mission and the resources they provide.
Interested in cancer research education at Markey?
Contact Cancer Education Coordinator Dr. Katelyn Jones to be matched with researchers, mentors and/or clinicians.
