Clinical and Translational Oncology Program (CTOP)

Oncologist in a lab with a microscope and test tubes

CTOP Specific Aims

  • Engineer and translate novel cellular therapies to elicit robust and potent anti-tumor responses against adult and pediatric cancers
  • Discover and repurpose molecular therapies that overcome identified mechanisms of resistance in refractory and/or relapsed cancers
  • Design technologies for diagnosis, early detection, and monitoring response to therapy
CTOP Specific Aims

CTOP Future Directions

  • Foster more interdisciplinary partnerships across CTOP aims to drive innovation, improve research outcomes, and maximize shared resource utilization
  • Increase multi-principal investigator grants by fostering interdisciplinary partnerships with CBIP and CCHE members and improving grant application support
  • Encourage and support researchers to develop and conduct more Investigator-Initiated Trials (IITs), enhancing the GW Cancer Center’s clinical research portfolio with an emphasis on catchment-responsive trials
  • Develop a K-like scholar program to support junior faculty in developing translational research careers

 

Program Members