Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) membership allows you to engage experts, collaborate with colleagues, find funding, and advance your research. We welcome applications from individuals affiliated with ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ (ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½), University Hospitals (UH), and Cleveland Clinic who have cancer-related research interests.
Membership Categories
Full Member
An independent faculty member with cancer-related research interests and a full-time appointment in a department at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ who meets at least one of these criteria:
- Has independent peer-reviewed funding as PI or co-PI for cancer-related research
- Heads an IIT as PI or Co-PI
- Leads a shared resource or has other leadership roles in the Case CCC
- Shows continuous scholarly productivity in cancer-relevant publications and/or by leading externally funded cancer research projects
Full members are eligible for secondary appointment in the Division of General Medical Sciences-Oncology, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ School of Medicine.
Associate Member
An independent faculty member with cancer-related research interests and a full-time appointment in a department at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, including early-career faculty, who is eligible to apply for national peer-reviewed grants but are not PI or co-PI on any externally funded cancer-related research projects.
Clinical Member
An independent faculty member with cancer-related research interests and a full-time appointment in a department at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ who enrolls patients in clinical trials and participates in Clinical Trials Disease Teams but is not a PI of an IIT.
Trainee Associate Member
Students (graduate or medical), postdocs, residents, and fellows affiliated with ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, UH, or Cleveland Clinic who conduct cancer-focused research and/or are engaged in oncology-related clinical training. Trainee Associate Members are not independent faculty with their own research support.
Membership Privileges
- Use of shared resources
- Access to targeted funding opportunities
- Eligibility to apply for developmental funds
- Eligibility to apply for interim research support
- Eligibility to apply for limited submission competitions
- Eligibility to participate in planning for program development
- Eligibility to participate in Case CCC-sponsored special events and retreats
Membership Renewal
To maintain membership, you can participate in and/or contribute to a Case CCC scientific program and provide annually updated NIH Biosketch and Other Support Document. Case CCC reviews memberships based on membership criteria. Associate members are reviewed tri-annually unless criteria for full membership is met earlier.
Apply for Membership
Apply for Trainee Associate Membership
Contact for More Information
Contact casecccprograms@case.edu with any questions about the membership process.