# Training Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology

> **NIH NIH T32** · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $86,400

## Abstract

Enhancing Data Analysis & Reporting Capacity for Program Evaluation
Abstract
The objective of the Cellular and Molecular Biology Umbrella Training Program (T32 GM007067) in
the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences (DBBS) at Washington University is to provide
rigorous, interdisciplinary training in cell and molecular biology to a diverse cohort of students,
enabling them to pursue careers at the vanguard of scientific research, education, and outreach. Its
educational mission aims to ground students in the basic concepts and methodologies of cell and
molecular biology, train them to think critically as well as write and speak effectively. In this effort, our
guiding philosophy is to extend all successful program elements to as many students as possible in
order to maximize the training of all our students and thus the future impact of our students on
society. To support the training objectives and continuous program improvement of the parent T32
grant (T32 GM007067), DBBS aims to enhance capacity for data-driven program evaluation. DBBS
collects comprehensive data at each stage of student training to track the progress of students in 12
DBBS interdisciplinary bioscience Ph.D. programs, including those supported by the parent T32 grant
and other NIH-funded T32 grants at Washington University in St. Louis. To support data-driven
program improvements, additional evaluation and assessment capacity is needed for data analysis
and reporting. An administrative supplement from NIGMS will allow DBBS to 1) Mine our data to
perform current-state baseline analysis of our programs, 2) Build technical and operational capacity
for sustainable longitudinal program evaluation and continuous improvement, and 3) Disseminate our
evaluation model and baseline data to the bioscience Ph.D. training community. These activities will
synergize and enhance, but not duplicate, program data collection efforts currently underway. Since
2017, DBBS has been working on curriculum modernization, defined Core Competencies and
subcompetencies that constitute the full scope of biomedical Ph.D. training in our programs, and will
launch a new required Graduate Research Fundamentals course in fall 2020. This new course will
enhance instruction in foundational scientific skills emphasized by NIGMS, including methods to
enhance rigor and reproducibility, quantitative reasoning, scientific communication, and interpersonal
skills such as professionalism and bias mitigation to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion. With
new curriculum launching in the fall, the time is right to perform a current-state baseline analysis of
existing program evaluation data and to evaluate the effects of new training curriculum. The activities
proposed will build the technical and operational capacity to evaluate the impacts of new Ph.D.
training curriculum and enable data-driven decision-making for continuous curriculum improvement.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10154340
- **Project number:** 3T32GM007067-46S1
- **Recipient organization:** WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** HEATHER L TRUE-KROB
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $86,400
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 1975-07-01 → 2021-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10154340

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10154340, Training Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology (3T32GM007067-46S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10154340. Licensed CC0.

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