CAPAC (Cancer Prevention and Control Research Training Program)

CAPAC Training Program

Funder: Centro Comprensivo de Cáncer de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (CCCUPR), funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Program Type: Research training program for graduate students

Geographic Scope: Puerto Rico and United States

Program Description

CAPAC (Cancer Prevention and Control Research Training Program) is designed to train the next generation of researchers specialized in cancer prevention and control. The program offers training in cancer research with durations ranging from 10 to 15 weeks during the summer.

Eligibility

• Target Audience: Graduate students pursuing Master's degrees (Public Health and Sciences) and health profession students
• Disciplines: Medicine, Pharmacy, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and related health professions
• Geographic Origin: Students from both Puerto Rico and the United States

Program Features

• Personalized mentoring by scientific mentors aligned with research interests
• Research in clinical-translational, basic, and population-based science
• Access to research at prestigious institutions in Puerto Rico including:
- Centro Comprensivo de Cáncer de la UPR - Recinto de Ciencias Médicas - Recinto de Río Piedras - Universidad Central del Caribe - Ponce Health Sciences University - Escuela de Medicina de San Juan Bautista

Track Record

• Since 2021, 75 students have participated
• Participants have advanced to doctoral studies, published in peer-reviewed journals, and presented at national and international conferences
• Multiple "Scholar-in-Training Awards" received at the 16th AACR Conference on Cancer Health Disparities (2023)

Contact Information

• Phone: 787-772-8300 ext. 1421
• Website: http://www.cccupr.org/programas/capac-training-program/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/capacpuertorico

Program Directors:

Dra. Ana Patricia Ortiz (Program Director)

Dra. Marcia Cruz Correa (Executive Director, CCCUPR)

Dra. Marievelisse Soto-Salgado (Associate Director and Mentor)