The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Membership Criteria

Membership Categories and Criteria

Criteria for Full Members:

A faculty member of the University of Nebraska who meets one or more of the following stipulations: 

  • Serves as principal investigator (PI), multiple PI, or sub-project PI for a peer-reviewed, cancer-relevant funded research project award (e.g., R01, R21, U01, or P01 Project PI), individual career development award (e.g., K08), or training grant (e.g., T32); refer to Organizations with Peer Review Funding Systems for a list of peer-reviewed funding organizations approved by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). 
  • Serves as principal investigator of an industry-sponsored trial for which the member was a primary scientific contributor to the trial’s design, implementation and monitoring. 
  • New recruit or investigator in cancer research (within the last 4 years) or researcher active in another field and has gained interest in pursuing cancer-relevant research. 
  • Holds national leadership position in NCI National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) studies (National PI or Study Chair, PI on U10 grant, NCTN (or nationally recognized consortium) Committee Chair. 
  • Holds a Cancer Center senior leadership position of Associate Director or Program Leader.

Criteria for Associate Members:

A faculty member of the University of Nebraska who is: 

  • A newly independent investigator in the cancer field with start-up support from his/her academic department. 
  • Interested in pursuing cancer research but has not yet secured external peer-reviewed funding.
  • Holds a leadership role in clinical cancer care, education and/or training. 
  • Holds a Cancer Center senior leadership position of Shared Resource Director.

Member Responsibilities

All members are expected to contribute to the strength of the Cancer Center by supporting Center-wide activities. 

Membership is limited to alignment with one research program. 

Members must: 

  • Participate in their assigned research program activities. 
  • Actively engage in intra- and inter-programmatic activities and interactions. 
  • Attend research programs and Cancer Center meetings and retreats. 

Members must provide information as requested by the Cancer Center for all internal and external reporting, including the NCI Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG). 

Requests may include: 

  • Updates on cancer-relevant extramural funding and publications. 
  • An updated NIH biosketch. 
  • Information on leadership roles at the institutional and national levels. 

Members must acknowledge the use of CCSG-funded Shared Resources, when applicable, in publications and presentations.

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