Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) unites the cancer research efforts of the Harvard community. It is an expansion of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s original designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center in the early 1970s.

As a consortium, DF/HCC brings together more than 1,000 faculty members from its seven Harvard-affiliated institutions: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital Boston, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, and Massachusetts General Hospital.

DF/HCC is a research entity. Our researchers may see patients, but referrals need to be made through the individual hospital with which the researcher is affiliated. Below are the links to Doctor Referral web sites for our five affiliated hospitals:

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Children's Hospital Boston
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Massachusetts General Hospital

In order to get the full benefit of the web site (including all calendar events, grant information, complete directory listings, and access to clinical research information), you must register for an account. Go to the Log in page or visit our home page and click on "Register For An Account."

MEMBERS:
When logging into the web site following the steps above, you will also have access to edit your member profile. If you have questions about membership, contact our membership coordinator, Jackie Hwang, at: jackie_hwang@dfci.harvard.edu. If you have any questions about the web site, contact our webmaster, Kelly Bower, at: webmaster@research.dfci.harvard.edu.

• Maps for each institution 
• Driving directions 
• Public transportation information 

If you know the last name or department of the person you would like to reach, go to the DF/HCC member directory.

Below the search engine, DF/HCC Administrative groups are listed by role (for example, Executive Committee, Center Scientific Committee, Inter-institutional Committee, Research Programs, Cores, and so forth). 

You can also “Search the DF/HCC Community” by entering the role within the search field (for example, Biostatistics Core)

To apply for membership in DF/HCC, you must submit an application through our web site.  

Follow this link to apply

If you have questions regarding membership, please contact Jackie Hwang, Membership Coordinator, at jackie_hwang@dfci.harvard.edu or at 617.632.5685. 

Note: DF/HCC members are allowed to join a maximum of two programs.

We strongly encourage members to review their membership data regularly and update it as necessary. You may change:

• Program affiliation(s)
• Title
• Contact information for yourself and/or assistant
• Enter new citations
• Edit research interest text
• Enter your gender, race, and ethnicity information
• Enter any missing information
• Review and edit membership

Posting photos to your member profile

To submit a digital picutre to be included on your member profile, please email it to webmaster@research.dfci.harvard.edu including your full name.

If you are interested in exploring other members’ research interests, use the Member Directory to search for a specific member by last name or perform a keyword search. 

For more information, click on active links of member profiles or on publication links to view the abstracts of those publications or use the advanced search option

All members are encouraged to include publications related to their cancer research in their member profiles. Publications are listed at the bottom of each member’s profile page. Clicking on the PubMed ID (PMID) hyperlinks next to the citation titles will direct you to the abstract on PubMed. If you are interested in exploring other members’ research interests, use the Member Directory to search by last name for a specific member, perform a keyword search, or use more

The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) is a non-profit organization that offers accreditation to institutions that conduct or review research with human participants:

Responding to increased public concern for protecting research participants, AAHRPP seeks not only to ensure compliance with federal regulations, but to raise the bar in human research protection by helping institutions reach performance standards that surpass the threshold of state and federal requirements.

www.aahrpp.org

• Institutional Sponsored Programs offices
• Personalized funding alerts directly to your inbox
• Other funding databases
• NIH grants and funding opportunities
• DF/HCC and other funding opportunities

Faculty Recruitment

Student Training

DF/HCC has gathered RSS feeds to the most relevant scientific publications for our community.

Online Scientific Publications

To view all of the available calendar information including events shown only on the intranet, you must first log in to the web site and go to the "Calendar" page located under the "News" tab.

In addition, the DF/HCC Communications office sends out weekly announcements about events every Monday by email.

If you are a DF/HCC member and you would like to be added to the distribution list, please contact Kelly Bower

To post news and events on the DF/HCC web site, please complete and submit the News and Announcement Form.

After Communications staff reviews the content for accuracy and appropriateness, announcements are posted to the web within 24-48 hours.

You may also send your announcement to the DF/HCC Announcements email box

Use the below list for event planning and contacts at our various partner institutions:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Children’s Hospital Boston
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School  – Quad-based spaces
Harvard Medical School  – Conference Center
Harvard School of Public Health
Massachusetts General Hospital

If you are planning a DF/HCC-affiliated event and would like logistical or financial assistance, please contact Richard Power by email:richard_power@dfci.harvard.edu
or by phone: 617.632.6198.

In order to access this FAQ, you must first be logged in.

For users without an account, please go here to register.

Core facilities

www.dfhcc.harvard.edu/core-facilities/

List of cores and brief descriptions

List of cores and brief descriptions

To obtain information on DF/HCC active programs and programs in development, go to: