YCC Membership

Yale Cancer Center (YCC) is one of only 57 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country and was among the first to earn this prestigious designation more than 50 years ago. As a leading institution in cancer research, YCC unites faculty from various disciplines to advance the science of cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care, while actively engaging in community outreach and education. Leveraging the strengths of the Yale School of Medicine and Smilow Cancer Hospital, YCC continues to lead in understanding cancer biology and developing innovative therapies.

Membership in YCC is open to Yale faculty who meet specific eligibility criteria and demonstrate a strong focus on cancer research or clinical care. Applicants are asked to select one of YCC’s six interdisciplinary Research Programs based on their expertise and interests. Each program fosters collaboration, innovation, and mentorship across scientific and clinical disciplines.

YCC offers three types of membership: Full, Clinical, and Research. Applications are reviewed by research program leadership and the Chair of the YCC Membership Committee.

All members are reviewed annually to ensure continued alignment with membership criteria and meaningful contributions to the Center’s mission: "To reduce the burden of cancer in Connecticut and beyond through transformative science and community partnership, ensuring exceptional care and access for all”.

What are YCC member privileges?

Credit: Adobe Stock

Yale Cancer Center Members benefits include:

Mentorship opportunities with senior cancer researchers and/or serve as a mentor the next generation of cancer researchers
Access to eight leading-edge shared resources and technology
Access to YCC administrative core resources and personnel
Enhanced opportunities to develop collaborative research efforts
Invitations to YCC research program meetings, seminars, retreats, Grand Rounds, and disease team events
Eligibility to compete for Cancer Center Support Grant Developmental and Supplemental Funds & Philanthropic Funds
Administrative support for cancer-specific clinical trials
Public relations support and assistance

Privileges for Full and Associate members

Privilege:	Contact:	Additional Information:
Access to eight leading-edge shared resources and technology Biostatistics Shared Resource Irradiator Shared Resource Flow Cytometry Yale Pathology Tissue Services Precision Cancer Modeling Rapid Case Ascertainment Yale Center for Genome Analysis Yale Center for Molecular Discovery	David Stern, PhD, Associate Director Shared Resources	Shared Resources
Access to YCC administrative core resources and personnel	YCCMembership@yale.edu	Office of Research Affairs
Enhanced opportunities to develop collaborative research efforts	Please contact Research Program leadership for additional information.	Please contact Research Program leadership for additional information.
Invitations to YCC research program meetings, seminars, retreats, Grand Rounds, and disease team events	yccresearchseminar@yale.edu	yccresearchseminar@yale.edu
Eligibility to compete for Cancer Center Support Grant Developmental and Supplemental Funds & Philanthropic Funds	cancerfunding@yale.edu	Select Funding Opportunities Must be subscribed to weekly newsletter to receive funding opportunities: https://subscribe.yale.edu
Clinical Research support	Alyssa Gateman, Executive Director, Clinical Trials Office	What is a Clinical Trial?
Public relations support	(203) 671-8156	Marketing and Communications

Eligibility

Full Membership

An independent Yale faculty appointment and must have contributed to the peer-reviewed cancer literature within the past three years and have one of the following:

Held extramural cancer-relevant peer-reviewed grant support as a PI, or as a Co-PI, within the past two years
Served as primary investigator or Co-PI on one or more YCC intervention (therapeutic or non-therapeutic) cancer clinical trials within the preceding 24-month period. For this purpose, a PI or Co-PI should contribute to protocol development, implementation, and patient accrual.
Provided exceptional medical or scientific expertise to the overall research mission of the YCC.

Clinical and Research memberships

Be affiliated with Yale University and provide substantive basic, population, scientific, or administrative expertise in the cancer field. Clinical and Research Members must have one of the following:

Contribute to the peer-reviewed cancer literature.
Participate on an extramural cancer-relevant peer-reviewed grant.
Contribute to YCC intervention (therapeutic or non-therapeutic) cancer clinical trials.

How to Apply for Membership

Credit: Adobe Stock

Candidates interested in YCC Membership must complete the online application, which includes required and optional items:

Required:

Completed membership application
Selection of appropriate membership category based on criteria.
Selection of a Research Program that aligns best with the applicant's portfolio.
Cancer Interest Research Statement
Updated NIH Biosketch

Optional:

Headshot – If approved, this could be used for YCC announcements.
CV

Member Expectations

Yale Cancer Center membership confers many benefits, but also carries certain requirements.

Obligations

Credit: Adobe Stock

Participate in clinical, population science and/or laboratory cancer research aligned with research program theme(s)
Participate in Center, program, or disease unit meetings, retreats, and symposia
Participate in Center internal review panels and other committees
Submit all cancer-related therapeutic and/or interventional protocols to YCC Protocol Review Committee, prior to that of HIC
Submit in a timely and accurate manner, annual and special requests for updates on research progress, Other Support, publications, curriculum vitae, and biographical sketches.
Participate in the preparation and implementation of the P30 CCSG application and renewals for submission to the NCI, as requested
List YCC affiliations on curricula vitae and biographical sketches
Acknowledge membership and YCC support, especially from core facilities and pilot projects, in publications, abstracts, posters, and presentations
Create and maintain a research profile on the YCC website (as applicable)
Participate in efforts to raise visibility and/or financial support for YCC