# Advanced Training in Urologic Oncology

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2022 · $417,656

## Abstract

Urologic cancers impose a significant burden on the health of Americans with 63,000 individuals succumbing
to the malignancies each year. These numbers are expected to rise over the next several decades as the
population ages. At the same time, the pace of innovation and discovery in cancer-oriented translational
science and health services research continues to accelerate. Thus, a well-prepared research-oriented work
force capable of answering important scientific questions is needed. Unfortunately, traditional clinical training in
urologic oncology falls short of this need. The goal of this T32 renewal application is to prepare urology
trainees for academic careers in urologic oncology by providing a comprehensive research training program in
translational laboratory science or health services research. This proposal is a renewal application to educate 2
research trainees per year for 2 years of training. The program is structured around a research project
supervised by an individualized mentorship committee, including both research and methods mentors, an
interactive and informative series of seminars and a required core curriculum that includes specific graduate
level courses that may lead to a Master’s degree. Entrants to the program will choose between a translational
laboratory science or health services research track depending on their interests. The program will ensure that
each trainee: 1) design, implement, analyze and report a research project, 2) obtain formal instruction on
fundamental research methods, 3) gain instruction on either fundamental principles of cancer biology
(translational science track) or essential elements of conducting health services research (health services
track) and 4) acquire requisite professional skills (e.g., grant writing) to support and sustain a research career.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10427182
- **Project number:** 5T32CA180984-08
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- **Principal Investigator:** BRENT K. HOLLENBECK
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $417,656
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2014-08-22 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10427182

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10427182, Advanced Training in Urologic Oncology (5T32CA180984-08). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10427182. Licensed CC0.

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