# Cancer Biology Training Grant

> **NIH NIH T32** · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · 2021 · $477,478

## Abstract

Abstract
This training program emphasizes bench to bedside research encompassing state-of-the-art
areas of cancer research. Along with training in the fundamentals of cancer research and sound
scientific theory, students and post-doctoral fellows will be trained in many fundamental areas of
cancer research. Opportunities for trainees to be exposed to more clinical aspects of Cancer
have been incorporated into our training program. The problem of cancer in the 21st century
remains a national priority, and as such, offers a substantive long-term career opportunity for
the training of pre-doctoral and post-doctoral students. The goals of our training program are to
not only train top-quality scientists capable of conducting independent cancer research, but also
to foster the intellectual, technical, and communication skills required to succeed in the
academic or industrial arenas of today and in the future. We provide our trainees an
understanding of the basic, public health, and clinical problems of human cancer. The ability of
this training grant to bridge an existing outstanding foundation of Faculty in Basic Science with
our Cancer Biology and Therapy Programs in the Harold Simmons NCI Designated
Comprehensive Cancer Center, distinguishes it from a standardized general graduate and post-
graduate educational program. We have 35 committed Faculty Trainers representing 20
different Departments and Centers at UT Southwestern. We have assembled a dedicated group
of Steering Committee members, along with administrative intellectual and financial support
from the Director of the Cancer Center. We have an integrated plan for the proposed Cancer
Training Program for both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral trainees that details all key steps in
cancer education and training, including biomedical ethics, the responsible conduct of science,
rigor and reproducibility, biostatistics, bioinformatics, and data sharing. We have a program
specific plan for recruiting and retaining a geographically broad range of pre-doctoral and post-
doctoral applicants as well as underrepresented diversity trainees. We have expanded and
implemented our cancer didactic and journal oriented courses, both basic and translational. Our
training grant eligible pre-doctoral and post-doctoral applicant pool has almost doubled during
the last 5 years.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10238809
- **Project number:** 5T32CA124334-15
- **Recipient organization:** UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Jerry William Shay
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $477,478
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2007-09-30 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10238809

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10238809, Cancer Biology Training Grant (5T32CA124334-15). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10238809. Licensed CC0.

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