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.
In this section , we offer reagents that will facilitate the delivery of such novel Inquiry based laboratory exercises in Schools and Colleges
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