# Developmental and Mentoring Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2021 · $100,525

## Abstract

ABSTRACT: DEVELOPMENTAL CORE
The UNC-Malawi-South Africa Cancer Consortium (UMSACC) seeks to train the next generation of
practitioners and leaders to conduct high-impact research on HIV-Associated malignancies in low- and middle-
income country (LMIC) settings. Our proposed Developmental and Mentoring Core (Developmental Core) will
be embedded within the existing, highly successful, NIH-supported research training infrastructure that UNC
has established with LMIC partners in Malawi and South Africa over the past two decades. Despite our many
training successes, a central problem for investigators in LMIC settings is the lack of dedicated career
development support and protected time to conduct research and compete for independent funding. We
propose to address this problem through a comprehensive approach to training and mentoring early-career
cancer researchers. First, we will create a strong mentorship program to support the development of at least
nine African and U.S. investigators. Mentorship will focus on design and implementation of hypothesis-driven
research, manuscript writing, and development of grants. Second, we will leverage ongoing leadership
development programs in Malawi and South Africa to develop a strong pool of research supervisors/mentors
for medical and public health trainees. Third, we will provide at least 15 mentored research grants to promising
African and U.S. investigators to support hypothesis-driven research projects and/or obtain preliminary data for
larger grant applications related to HIV-associated malignancies.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10238158
- **Project number:** 5U54CA254564-02
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** MINA CHRISTINE HOSSEINIPOUR
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $100,525
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-08-13 → 2025-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10238158

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10238158, Developmental and Mentoring Core (5U54CA254564-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10238158. Licensed CC0.

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