# UAB Cancer Research Experiences for Students

> **NIH NIH R25** · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · 2020 · $99,625

## Abstract

UAB CANCER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS (CaRES) PROGRAM
 Administrative Supplement Proposal
ABSTRACT
 The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on our Cancer Research Experiences
for Students (“CaRES”) cancer education and training program (5R25 CA076023), resulting in
increased costs and unanticipated expenses. All research projects and instructional activities
carefully planned by our faculty for students in summer 2020, were canceled. In keeping with
NCI and university policies, CaRES program faculty and staff continued to draw our salaries, as
we further developed our program. We have retained our student support funds, but we need
faculty and staff support to offer CaRES for 30 students in 2021. We request an administrative
supplement to pay faculty and staff salaries, computer costs, and student recruitment costs, for
12 months (beginning in September 2020). CaRES provides paid short summer cancer research
internships at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and at HudsonAlpha Institute for
Biotechnology in Huntsville, Alabama, for medical students as well as students in graduate public
health, veterinary medicine, and pharmacy. We recruit students at six Alabama universities:
UAB, University of South Alabama, Auburn University, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine,
Samford University, and Tuskegee University. Because we recruit state-wide, CaRES stimulates
collaborative cancer research, education, and service. A supplement will allow CaRES faculty an
opportunity to focus on recruitment at Tuskegee University; enhance our instruction on career
development and responsible conduct of research; develop social media platforms to stay in touch
with applicants and CaRES students; and conduct research on educational and cultural
determinants of career choice. Our long-range goal is engaging participants to consider cancer
research careers. CaRES is preparing the next generation of cancer researchers for Alabama,
where our needs are great, due to low per capita income, limited educational achievements, and
a large minority population that is medically under-served and at high risk for cancer.
July 7, 2020

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10215712
- **Project number:** 3R25CA076023-20S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
- **Principal Investigator:** PETER R. SMITH
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $99,625
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2020-09-04 → 2022-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10215712

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10215712, UAB Cancer Research Experiences for Students (3R25CA076023-20S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10215712. Licensed CC0.

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