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The mission of Clonegene is to generate antibodies that can be used in the molecular
diagnosis and therapy of cancer.
However, it is well acknowledged that the successful
adoption of such diagnostic reagents and the identification of novel therapies
for defined cancers will require a new generation of clinical investigators .
Thus, Clonegene
believes that it is critical to foster the development of a new generation of
clinicians trained in both clinical medicine and advanced molecular sciences. The
importance of this has long been recognized at the federal level by the establishment
of MD/PhD training programs in prominent Medical Schools. Such programs are
attractive in that they provide Medical School tuition and a graduate stipend
to support independent medical research.
However, Clonegene believes that training in basic science
skills and their direct clinical application should be introduced at the high
school and undergraduate level. Thus,
Clonegene has sponsored a unique program called, Workshops in Molecular Medicine.
In each workshop, a real clinical
problem will be discussed in concert with novel laboratory exercises that
illuminate the basic science. Thus, this program provides both an appreciation
of disease mechanisms and key lab bench skills. The approach will be multi disciplinary with
discussions covering physics, chemistry, molecular biology, human genetics,
cell biology and genomics. No
previous experience in molecular biology techniques is required.
It is also important to note that such early exposure to a
basic science skills workshop will likely significantly enhance the ability to successfully compete for admission to excellent MD and
MD/PhD and PhD programs.
The first workshop: Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and DNA Cloning will be
held in Hartford, Connecticut in December 2011.
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