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Membership Information for MBRCC

Members
The Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center welcomes applications from all faculty who have cancer-related research interests.  Membership criteria and privileges are described below.

Member
  • Faculty with a full-time appointment in a department at West Virginia University with demonstrable cancer research interest; and
  • Have independent funding or funding as a significant co-investigator on a multi-investigator or program project grant, for cancer-related research from an external funding agency or have principal investigator status on an investigator-initiated clinical trial.
Associate Member
  • Faculty, especially junior faculty, who plan to pursue an academic career focused in cancer-related research; and are eligible to apply for national peer-reviewed support; and have mentored or small grant cancer-related funding.
  • Those who lead a Shared Resource or have other significant roles such as community-based research, education and training, or strong participation in a Cancer Center program may be approved as Associate Members. Membership is limited to the period during which they serve in these roles.
Clinical Member
  • Faculty who have an active role in a Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Tumor Board and/or Clinical Translational Research Program (e.g. Breast Cancer);
  • Faculty who accrue patients to cancer clinical trials.

Priveleges of Membership

  • Members are eligible for secondary appointment in the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center;
  • Use of MBRCC Shared Resources at discounted Cancer Center member rates (terms vary by facility);
  • Information about targeted funding opportunities;
  • Eligibility to apply for pilot funds;
  • Eligibility to apply for interim research support;
  • Eligibility to participate in planning for program development;
  • Eligibility to participate in Cancer Center-sponsored special events and retreats.

Renewal of Memberships

  • Members will participate in and contribute to a Cancer Center scientific program;
  • Members will provide to the Cancer Center an annual summary of their research activities by updating their narrative paragraph of research interests and NIH Biosketch.
  • Members utilizing Clinical Trial Research Unit Shared Resource are required to submit an updated CV annually.
  • Documents are to be submitted to the MBRCC approximately every November which coincides with the institutional annual activity summary academic reporting.
  • Membership will be reviewed and renewed every three years based on membership criteria.

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