# NRSA Training

> **NIH NIH P42** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · 2021 · $146,974

## Abstract

Effective scientific training in environmental health now demands cooperation across disciplinary boundaries
and engagement of scientists with affected communities. To this end, trainees will receive a structured
environment where disciplinary research is enriched to provide a working knowledge of disciplines beyond their
own so they can cooperate effectively in teams with scientists in other disciplines. They will also develop
communication skills to exchange technical ideas clearly with scientists and nonscientists alike. This Core
supports team-based interdisciplinary research focused on the complex research problems posed by
hazardous waste sites and provides professional development and enrichment opportunities for graduate
student and postdoctoral trainees. On a competitive basis, the Core will provide support for travel to national
scientific meetings, for supplies for innovative experiments and for collaborative research with other Superfund
programs, especially at Oregon State University. The Core also will select a predoctoral candidate that will
funded by campus support funds. Trainees will be encouraged to incorporate innovative approaches, new
technology and trans-disciplinary science into their research, factors that will influence trainee selection for
financial support. In addition, Superfund trainees will receive specialized training to develop technical and
community engagement skills from Superfund-investigator designed courses, and they will receive training in
responsible conduct of research, writing, educational outreach, biotechnology, entrepreneurship, media
interactions and other career building skills. They will participate in national and regional scientific meetings,
policy forums, community engagement and teaching about Superfund activities to diverse audiences. The
extensive cross-training in laboratory research in the projects, the availability of many enrichment activities,
and the integration of the Training Core with the Community Engagement and Research Translation Cores
provides a structure for maximal effectiveness of trainee experience. The expected outcome of this Core is to
augment the supply of talented environmental scientists who are capable of addressing the multidimensional
challenges of toxic substances to which human exposure occurs.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10179388
- **Project number:** 5P42ES004699-33
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
- **Principal Investigator:** Nipavan Chiamvimonvat
- **Activity code:** P42 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $146,974
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-04-01 → 2025-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10179388

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10179388, NRSA Training (5P42ES004699-33). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10179388. Licensed CC0.

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