Research Resources

Access the Tools You Need to Propel Your Cancer Research

These invaluable assets will assist you in planning, executing, and disseminating your work with enhanced effectiveness and efficiency. Explore the vast array of available resources, such as online databases, libraries, and scientific literature, to access essential research materials and datasets. Additionally, leverage funding opportunities, research infrastructure, and professional organizations and societies to propel your work forward. Recognize that resources have a pivotal role in shaping the direction and impact of research, and seize the opportunity to maximize their potential to advance your endeavors.

Mentor Training Programs

Graduate Student Mentor Training 

Graduate student mentorship training is a program designed to help graduate students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively mentor and support the academic and professional development of undergraduate and/or other graduate students. 

Postdoc Mentor Training 

A postdoctoral student mentorship training program is a professional development opportunity designed to equip postdoctoral researchers with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively mentor and guide the next generation of scientists.The objective of the workshop is to enrich current mentoring practices by providing mentors with evidence-based approaches to research mentoring while offering a forum in which to solve dilemmas.

Faculty Mentor Training

Faculty mentor training is a professional development opportunity designed to help professors and instructors become effective and supportive mentors for their students, colleagues, and other mentees. The topics covered during the workshop included: Aligning Expectations, Maintaining Effective Communication, Assessing Understanding, Fostering Independence, Promoting Professional Development, and Addressing Equity and Inclusion.

Finding a Mentor and Research Project

Getting involved in research! The Undergraduate Research Center provides resources to help students obtain research positions.

Research Opportunities

You can find opportunities to do research on and off campus in all disciplines through the Undergraduate Research Portal

College Academic Mentors 

College Academic Mentors are UCLA graduate students who have been specially trained to help you with program planning, and course selection, and to give you guidance in the process of choosing a major and planning for graduate and/or professional school.

Teaching Support of Graduate Students and Postdoc

The Center for the Advancement of Teaching provides teaching support to graduate students through a variety of programs and resources, including workshops, fellowship opportunities, teaching guides, and more. Click on one of the blocks below to learn more.

Presenting your Research 

Presentations

Presenting your research is a culmination of the process of scientific discovery. Being able to clearly communicate your research to both general and scientific audiences is a key skill to develop. Below are some links to materials about poster presentations and oral presentations.

Poster Guidelines

Trainee poster guidelines are a set of rules and instructions that provide guidance on how to design and present a poster as part of a training program or conference. This guide provides information, template resources, tutorials on creating posters for conference presentations.

Poster Template

UCLA Poster template is a pre-designed format/ layout that can be used as a starting point for creating a poster as part of a training program or conference. The template can help ensure that the poster meets the necessary size, format, and content requirements and provides a consistent look and feel for all posters presented as part of the program or conference.

Examples of Effective Posters

Examples of posters with the perfect balance of color and graphic design. We hope they will inspire you to create a great-looking poster.

Poster Workshops

Workshops include cornerstone research workshop series, research methods workshops, scholarship info sessions, and undergraduate research week workshops and info sessions.

Trainee Support

Applying for Graduate School and Fellowship

General information and planning for graduate school. Graduate research fellowships and fellowship directories

Trainee Mistreatment 

Please select from the following the trainee for which you are reporting an incident of experienced mistreatment.

QCB Collaboratory Workshops

The QCB Collaboratory workshops are open and free of charge to UCLA faculty, staff, affiliates, and students.

CV vs. Resume 

Materials for careers in the cancer industry, CV and Resume comparison.