This category defines individuals at the University of Utah (U of U) who conduct cancer research as a professional focus and who contribute to the Cancer Center research portfolio in laboratory, clinical, or population science and foster a collaborative environment. Cancer Center Leadership and University of Utah faculty who meet any of the following criteria may be eligible: 

• Serve as principal investigator (PI), multi-PI (MPI), or project leader/co-project leader on an extramurally-funded, cancer-relevant research grant
• Serve in a leadership role in NCI’s National Clinical Trials Network Groups (e.g. Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group, NRG Oncology, SWOG, or Children’s Oncology Group [COG])
• Serve as PI on one or more interventional treatment investigator-initiated clinical trials, or cancer clinical trials advancing HCI strategic pillars
• Serve as Director of an HCI Shared Resource

At the discretion of the Cancer Center Director, individuals who do not meet the above criteria, but who have evidence of continuous, active, scholarly productivity in the form of cancer-relevant publications, or a clear and sustained commitment to participate in collaborative cancer research, may be Cancer Center members. Program membership is limited to one Program.