# Graduate Training in Genetics

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF OREGON · 2021 · $81,590

## Abstract

Project Summary
Supplemental funding is requested by the University of Oregon Graduate Training in Genetics T32 program to
significantly expand institutional evaluation capacity for all of our research training programs. The primary
objective of the parent award is to prepare scientists for productive careers at the forefront of modern genetics,
whether it be in an academic, corporate, or governmental contexts. The Genetics T32 program aims to (i) train
students to become creative, rigorous, and experimentally skilled scientists with a deep and broad
understanding of gene function and heredity; (ii) teach students to communicate science effectively to the lay
public, professional colleagues, and students in the classroom; and (iii) prepare students to bring this expertise
into the workforce by offering diverse opportunities to develop professional skills. The planned redesign of
existing evaluation activities, as well as the creation of new survey instruments to assess career preparation
and diversity, equity, and inclusion, will allow us to easily compare outcomes across all of our research training
programs and identify opportunities to leverage high-impact activities, address areas of need, and
transparently share trainee outcomes within UO and externally to potential applicants.
The University of Oregon is at a key transformational moment in terms of institutional investment in advancing
diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly with respect to increasing diversity in the biomedical workforce.
Strategic activities in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation aim to significantly expand
our institutional research training capacity in the next 2-3 years. Supplemental funding at this critical tipping
point will not only allow our institution to achieve valuable administrative efficiencies across our programs, thus
concentrating resources on trainee education and research experiences, but will inform the development of
innovative training methods and student support systems in response to critical new data gathered and shared
across training efforts. Collaboration with expert scholars in STEM program evaluation, through our
partnership with the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, & Computing (CEISMC) at
Georgia Institute of Technology, will ensure evaluation methods are inclusive, transparent, and appropriately
designed to assess diversity and climate. A Research Training Advisory Committee, comprised of research
training program directors and representatives from the Graduate School, the Office of the Provost, Institutional
Research, and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, will be actively engaged in the
design and implementation of the new evaluation plan, guaranteeing institutional buy-in and implementation of
the planned activities. Institutional support for critical staffing beyond the grant period supports long-term
sustainability of the proposed activities.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10393763
- **Project number:** 3T32GM007413-44S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
- **Principal Investigator:** Karen J Guillemin
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $81,590
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 1977-07-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10393763

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10393763, Graduate Training in Genetics (3T32GM007413-44S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10393763. Licensed CC0.

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