Staff Scientists: The Swiss Army Knife of NCI

In this episode of Inside Cancer Careers, we have Dr. Swati Choksi, a Staff Scientist at NCI Center for Cancer Research, and Dr. Christophe Marchand, Deputy Associate Director in the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis and former Staff Scientist, sharing insights about their roles in cancer research. They talk about the advantages and responsibilities of being a staff scientist, such as mentoring and training early career researchers and conducting their own experiments. They emphasize the importance of staff scientists in fostering collaborations within and outside the research team. Additionally, they delve into the transferability of skills, potential career paths for staff scientists, and more. 

SHOW NOTES Swati S. Choski, Ph.D.: https://ccr.cancer.gov/staff-directory/swati-s-choksi Center for Cancer Research: https://ccr.cancer.gov/ Christophe Marchand, Ph.D.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophemarchand/ Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis: https://dtp.cancer.gov/organization/oad/default.htm NCI Intramural Research Program: https://irp.nih.gov/about-us/our-programs/nci NIH Staff Scientists & Staff Clinicians: https://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/personnel/ipds-appointment-mechanisms/staff-scientist NCI Staff Scientists and Staff Clinicians Career Enrichment Program (SCEP): https://www.cancer.gov/grants-training/training/idwb/career-enrichment-program CCR Staff Scientist & Staff Clinician Organization: https://ccrod.cancer.gov/confluence/display/CCRSSSCArchive/By-Laws NIH Assembly of Scientists: https://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/committees-advisory-ddir/assembly-scientists-aos AD—NanCI–Connecting Scientists mobile application: https://www.cancer.gov/grants-training/training/nanci-app Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/  And The Band Played On: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106273/ Center for Research Strategy: https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crs

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