USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
An NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
Leadership
Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC)
Director
Josh Neman-Ebrahim, PhD
Associate Director of CRTEC
Dr. Neman-Ebrahim will create and oversee cancer research education and training initiatives across the continuum from pre-collegiate to faculty training. Supported by the National Cancer Institute, CRTEC’s mission is to prepare the next generation of basic, translational, clinical, and population scientists, with a focus on convergent minds, inclusion, and diversity.
Internal Advisory Committee (IAC)
The committee is composed of ten faculty members at USC who provide feedback on education activities at specific levels of training.
W. Martin Kast, PhD
K – Grade 12
Reginald Hill, PhD
Undergraduate
Anat Epstein, MD, PhD
Graduate
Caroline Piatek, MD
Post-Doctoral
Jorge Nieva, MD
Faculty Development
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, PhD, MPH
Professionals
Myles Cockburn, PhD
Graduate
Yali Dou, PhD
Post-Doctoral
Chanita Hughes Halbert, PhD
Faculty Development
Christopher Loertscher, MA AD for Admin & CAO
Professionals