# Supplement to Enhance Wellness and Resiliency in the Graduate Environment

> **NIH NIH T32** · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $85,878

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY (Taken from CMB 2018 Renewal Application)
We seek renewal of a long running, successful pre-doctoral training program in Cellular and Molecular Biology
(CMB) at Stanford University that produces trainees with outstanding publication records, the vast majority of
whom pursue research-related careers in academia, government or the private sector. Objectives of the
program are to attract an excellent and diverse cohort of trainees and to develop their skills in scientific
thinking, rigorous and reproducible data management, effective science communication and the ethical and
responsible conduct of research. Training involves coursework (including a core course that focuses on skill
development), seminars, research with outstanding faculty, and interaction with a vibrant scientific community
that unites many cell and molecular biologists at Stanford across departmental and school boundaries.
Students are admitted to the Stanford Biosciences global admissions program to give them maximum flexibility
in choice of a research mentor, but also affiliate with a home program, to provide individualized mentoring and
a more intimate sense of community. Applicants to the CMB program are solicited from all home programs and
are appointed by the CMB program directors and Executive committee for years 2-3 of PhD training based on
intellectual merit, relevance of their proposed research to cellular and molecular biology, and mentor
qualifications. The training faculty is composed of 56 scientists from 13 different departments that are diverse
in gender and rank and have strong records of support and mentoring. Mentor training will be introduced for
junior faculty in 2018 along with dinners to support CMB women faculty. Trainees and faculty are primarily
drawn from 5 different home programs, with the largest group coming from Biology/Cell and Molecular track, or
Biochemistry. CMB program directors and the Executive committee monitor student progress and compliance
with programmatic requirements, including annual meetings to address an individual development plan (IDP).
All trainees fulfill common curricular requirements and participate annually in specialized program activities that
include the CMB Welcome Symposium, CMB Research Symposium, and CMB Ethics Workshop. Program
evaluation in 2017 indicates that CMB provides value to trainees and faculty by promoting intellectual
exchange among a campus-wide cohort of CMB trainees and faculty. Recent changes to the program include
a new program co-director, Dr. Raj Rohatgi, and introduction of career development events that will highlight
CMB alumni. The CMB program is leading curricular change by partnering with Software Carpentry to develop
workshops that promote computational competence and rigorous and reproducible data management
practices. CMB is also developing new annual evaluation forms that will track trainee progress toward key
training goals. Thus, the CMB program continues to thrive at Stanfo...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10393243
- **Project number:** 3T32GM007276-46S1
- **Recipient organization:** STANFORD UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Ashby J. Morrison
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $85,878
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 1975-07-01 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10393243

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10393243, Supplement to Enhance Wellness and Resiliency in the Graduate Environment (3T32GM007276-46S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10393243. Licensed CC0.

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