USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Associate Director of CRTEC
In this position, Dr. DeClerck oversees and enhances all education and training activities at the Cancer Center. DeClerck works with three assistant directors who form the CRTEC Leadership Team. A renowned basic scientist, Yves DeClerck MD is Principal Investigator (PI) for a long-standing NCI-funded T32 post-doctoral Program and program director of a K12 Pediatric Scientist Program. Dr. DeClerk leads this program to achieve our mission: “To prepare the next generation of basic, translational, clinical, and population scientists, with a focus on convergent science, inclusion, and diversity”
CRTEC Assistant Director
Dr. Kast is the director of the Cancer-STEM Education Partnership Program (C-SEPP) for elementary schools serving underrepresented minority students. He is responsible for all programs that target pre-collegiate students.
CRTEC Assistant Director
Dr. Offringa is the co-director of the NCI-funded Care2 education core, and Associate Dean for Graduate Education. She has responsibility for all CRTEC activities that target graduate and post-doctoral trainees.
CRTEC Assistant Director
Dr. Unger coordinates the K-R Grant Club program for faculty members whose research focuses on population science and has oversight on the development and implementation of the CREATE database initiative which tracks current and former trainees at USC Norris.
The committee is composed of eight faculty members at USC who provide feedback on education activities at specific levels of training.
K – Grade 12
Graduate
Graduate
Junior Faculty
Post-Doctoral
Post-Doctoral