In this episode of Inside Cancer Careers we feature Dr. Swati Choksi, a staff scientist at the NCI Center for Cancer Research, and Dr. Christophe Marchand, deputy associate director in the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis and former staff scientist, sharing insights about their role in cancer research. They talk about the benefits and responsibilities of being a staff scientist, such as mentoring and training early-career researchers and conducting their own experiments. They emphasize the importance of staff scientists in promoting collaboration within and outside the research team. In addition, they delve into skills transferability, potential career paths for staff scientists, and more.

SHOW NOTES
Swati S. Choski, Ph.D.: https://ccr.cancer.gov/staff-directory/swati-s-choksi
Center for Cancer Research: https://ccr.cancer.gov/
Christophe Marchand, Ph.D.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophemarchand/
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis: https://dtp.cancer.gov/organization/oad/default.htm
NCI Intramural Research Program: https://irp.nih.gov/about-us/our-programs/nci
NIH Staff Scientists and Staff Clinicians: https://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/personnel/ipds-appointment-mechanisms/staff-scientist
NCI Staff Scientists and Staff Physicians Career Enrichment Program (SCEP): https://www.cancer.gov/grants-training/training/idwb/career-enrichment-program
CCR Staff Scientist and Staff Physician Organization: https://ccrod.cancer.gov/confluence/display/CCRSSSCArchive/By-Laws
NIH Assembly of Scientists: https://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/committees-advisory-ddir/assembly-scientists-aos
AD—NanCI–Connecting Scientists mobile application: https://www.cancer.gov/grants-training/training/nanci-app
Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/
And the band played on: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106273/
Center for Research Strategy: https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crs

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The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy: https://www.amazon.com/God-Small-Things-Novel/dp/0812979656
Leadership Freak: https://leadershipfreak.blog/
Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick: https://www.amazon.com/Co-Intelligence-Living-Working-Ethan-Mollick/dp/059371671X

CENTER FOR CANCER TRAINING (CCT)
Inside Cancer Careers Podcast: https://www.cancer.gov/grants-training/training/inside-cancer-careers
CCT website: https://www.cancer.gov/grants-training/training/about

READ MORE FROM THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
Online: https://www.cancer.gov/
By Phone: 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)

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