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Fellowships & Training

Educational offerings that effectively train future leaders in epidemiology and genetics

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Meet Current Fellows

DCEG fellows work with world-class scientists to explore the environmental and genetic causes of cancer. Fellows design, conduct, analyze and publish population, family, and laboratory-based studies.

The Office of Education (OE), created in 1999 by Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr., M.D., Division Director, and led by Jackie Lavigne, Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief of OE, oversees training and career development for various levels of scientific staff, coordinates the recruitment of fellows, develops and oversees training partnerships with schools of public health and departments of epidemiology, and evaluates training policies and practices.

How To Apply

Fellowship Application Process
Fellowship applications are accepted on an ongoing basis for flexible start dates.

Summer Application Process
Information about DCEG summer research fellowships in cancer epidemiology, biostatistics, and genetics. 

DCEG Fellows Group

Networking for current and former fellows at the National Cancer Institute's Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics.

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