Categories of Membership

Full Member

• Faculty with a full-time appointment in a department at Case Western Reserve University with demonstrated cancer research interest; and
• Have independent funding for cancer-related research from an external funding agency or have principal investigator status on an investigator-initiated clinical trial.
• Otherwise qualified applicants who are not yet faculty will be given a twelve-month grace period after acceptance to obtain a full-time faculty appointment.

Associate Member

• Junior faculty who plan to pursue an academic career focused in cancer-related research; and are eligible to apply for national peer-reviewed support; and have mentored or small grant cancer-related funding. Membership is renewable upon review every three years.
• Those who lead a shared resource or have other significant roles, or strong participation in a Cancer Center program may be approved as Associate Members. Membership is renewable every three years upon review, but is limited to the period during which they serve in these roles.

Clinical Member

• Faculty who have an active role in a Cancer Center Clinical Trials Disease Team;
• Faculty who accrue patients to cancer clinical trials.

Privileges of Membership

• Full members are eligible for secondary appointment in the Division of General Medical Sciences-Oncology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine;
• Use of shared resources;
• Information about targeted funding opportunities;
• Eligibility to apply for developmental funds;
• Eligibility to apply for interim research support;
• Eligibility to participate in planning for program development;
• Eligibility to participate in Cancer Center-sponsored special events and retreats.

Renewal of Membership

• Members will participate in and contribute to a Cancer Center scientific program;
• Members will provide to the Cancer Center an annual summary of their research activities by updating their NIH Biosketch;
• Membership will be reviewed and renewed every three years based on membership criteria. Associate members are reviewed every three years, unless criteria for full membership are met earlier.

Please download a Membership Application.

If you have any questions about the membership process, please contact Gillian Todd at 216.844.8317 or gillian.irwin@case.edu.