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Interdisciplinary Translational Education and Research Training (ITERT) offers a Translational Molecular Pathology (TMP) Fellowship Program. This fellowship is offered on a competitive basis to outstanding postdoctoral fellows and/or M.D. pathology fellows interested in a career in translational molecular pathology of cancer. TMP fellows are expected to present their research at departmental seminars and national meetings as well as to write competitive grant applications to further their careers as independent investigators at the completion of the fellowship.

Organizer: Rama Soundararajan, Ph.D.
Contact: Humberto Shaw or Ebonie Hatfield 

Translational Molecular Pathology (TMP) Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series consists of monthly seminars delivered by invited speakers who are leading authorities in areas relevant to various disciplines of translational science. The goal of this seminar series is to promote interaction of the TMP faculty and trainees with the speakers in order to advance the programmatic efforts of the department. These interactions can include either collaboration or consultation with the speakers in both ongoing and proposed peer reviewed funded projects (such as SPORE, EDRN and P01, etc.).

Schedule: 2nd Thursday of each month
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: LSP9.4101-4104
Organizers: Krishna Bhat, Ph.D., Lawrence Kwong, Ph.D., Subrata Sen, Ph.D., and Kanishka Sircar, M.D.

The Translational Molecular Pathology (TMP) Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series also features a Trainee Luncheon session with our invited Distinguished Speaker. This luncheon is exclusive to our trainees and offers a structured interactive environment for trainees to learn about our invited speakers, their career tracks, scientific endeavors and expertise, and strategies for successfully navigating the academic course.

Schedule: 2nd Thursday of each month
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Location: LSP9.1007
Organizer: Rama Soundararajan, Ph.D. 

Contact for both: Ebonie Hatfield, 713-745-2464

The Translational Molecular Pathology (TMP) Department Research Seminars is a monthly department research presentation forum. This platform provides the regular opportunity for all trainees to present their ongoing research at length, improve presentation skills and receive real-time feedback, troubleshooting help and overall direction for their project/s from faculty and peers alike.

Schedule: 2nd Thursday of each month
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: LSP9.4101-4104
Organizers: Sendurai A. Mani, Ph.D., and Petra Den Hollander, Ph.D.
Contact: Ebonie Hatfield, 713-745-2464

The Translational Molecular Pathology (TMP) Department Retreat is an annual two-day event, held at MD Anderson in June and organized by a rotating retreat committee. This retreat is dedicated faculty/student/fellow/staff collaboration in which faculty present their research in an informal setting while staff help in the organization and serve as session chairs. There is an extremely active poster session, and from this event, prizes are awarded for the classified-, graduate student- and postdoctoral/M.D. Fellow category with the winners in each category being endowed travel funds to present their work at a national meeting.

Organizer: Alicia James
Contact: 713-745-4668