Cancer Research in the Media
Application Site Now Closed
Thank you for your interest in the U.S. National Cancer Institute’s second annual Cancer Research in the Media: Inter-American Workshop for Scientific Journalism. The July 15th deadline for this workshop has passed, and the application site is now closed.
Questions? Email NCICRMedia@mail.nih.gov.
The U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) presents the second annual Cancer Research in the Media: Inter-American Workshop for Scientific Journalism, which will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico, November 7-8, 2011. We invite you to submit an application to join in this workshop where participants will develop skills and knowledge necessary for good medical and health reporting.
The Cancer Research in the Media workshop is an opportunity to meet with leading cancer experts as well as highly regarded health and science journalists from both the United States and Latin America.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic, translational, clinical, and behavioral cancer research
- Determine the strength of cancer research results and assess the relevance to the public
- Evaluate the source and credibility of cancer research
- Identify resources for finding accurate, up-to-date, cancer research and information
- Write an article synthesizing cancer research results for the public
There is no cost for the workshop. All meals and lodging are provided. Travel costs will also be covered by the meeting organizers.
This workshop is made possible by support from, and in collaboration with, the Universidad de Guadalajara and the United States- Latin American Cancer Research Network (US-LA CRN). The US-LA CRN is made up of partner institutions in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, and the United States.
