# Interdisciplinary Training in Cancer Epidemiology at UB

> **NIH NIH T32** · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · 2021 · $184,469

## Abstract

The nature of cancer research is changing exponentially, with significant alterations in paradigms developing
out of swiftly changing technologies and analytic methods. Increasingly interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary
approaches to research have had enormous impact on cancer research. Epidemiology plays a significant and
critical role in research on cancer prevention and control; that continued contribution is critically dependent on
training new investigators grounded in epidemiologic methods, trained in cancer biology, skilled in
interdisciplinary research and who have the ability to continue to adapt to a rapidly changing field. We propose
here the continuation of an interdisciplinary training program in cancer prevention and control. This program
was previously an R25 to train pre-doctoral fellows. With this transition to a T32, we propose to continue and
advance that training program (four pre-doctoral slots per year; training for three years) and to expand to
include the training of postdoctoral fellows (two slots per year; training for two years). The training program is a
collaboration between the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health (EEH) at the University at
Buffalo (UB) and the Departments of Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) and Health Behavior (HB) at
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI). Led by Dr. Freudenheim at UB and Dr. Moysich at RPCI, the program
brings together an outstanding group of investigators with a strong record of funded research and research
mentoring. The mentors provide access to their own, well developed, cutting edge cancer-focused research
programs as well as access to large datasets and previously collected biological samples and networks of
collaborators. UB and RPCI provide a wealth of resources including coursework, seminars, journal clubs and
work in progress groups. All fellows develop an individual training plan, working under the advisement of their
mentors. They are all part of an interdisciplinary team that includes mentoring from at least one epidemiologist
and at least one investigator from another discipline (e.g., toxicology, oncology, immunology, health behavior).
In the R25 training program, funded for the last nine years, we have been able to recruit an outstanding and
diverse group of fellows who have been very successful, taking part in a wealth of career development
activities, presenting at conferences, publishing manuscripts and going on to excellent research intensive
positions. Together, UB and RPCI provide for outstanding opportunities for strong training in epidemiologic
methods and biostatistics, and cancer biology. The long-term goal of this program is to train scientists with
expertise in cancer prevention and control, and the skills to continue to adapt to new technologies and
approaches and work effectively in teams to incorporate new insights from other disciplines so that they can
successfully contribute to cancer prevention and control, doing research that t...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10221610
- **Project number:** 5T32CA113951-15
- **Recipient organization:** STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
- **Principal Investigator:** JO L. FREUDENHEIM
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $184,469
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2005-04-01 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10221610

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10221610, Interdisciplinary Training in Cancer Epidemiology at UB (5T32CA113951-15). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10221610. Licensed CC0.

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