# UAB Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program (T32)

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · 2022 · $443,963

## Abstract

In 1988, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program
(CPCTP) was established under an R25 mechanism and has trained 154 pre- and post-doctoral fellows over
the past 28 years. Located in the Deep South, an area marked by poverty and health disparities, the CPCTP
provides a critical bridge for students from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds who seek research careers
in cancer prevention and control. Currently, 55% of CPCTP trainees are underserved minorities, and 65% are
female. Consonant with NCI's mission to address the nation's behavioral, biomedical, and clinical research
needs for a diverse workforce (PAR-16-152), we seek to transition our CPCTP to a T32 mechanism, so that we
can continue to prepare a diverse pool of highly-trained scientists who have made a major career commitment
to cancer prevention and control research (3 pre- & 3 post-doctoral fellows in years 1-2, and 4- pre & 4- post
doctoral fellows in years 3-5, with a planned duration of 3-years for each appointment). Over 90% of graduates
from our current cycle are actively engaged in research careers showing success. Our proposed T32 adds
many novel components to the CPCTP, while retaining those that have been key to our success, e.g., our
team science multidisciplinary approach and strong team mentorship from 32 faculty who are members of the
Cancer Control and Population Sciences and Cancer Chemoprevention Programs of the UAB Comprehensive
Cancer Center (CCC) - one of the nation's first 7 NCI-designated CCCs. Our efforts are supported by a solid
financial commitment by the UABCCC and our proposed aims are to: 1) recruit, educate, train and evaluate
pre- and postdoctoral fellows from diverse academic disciplines to conduct interdisciplinary research in cancer
prevention and control; 2) recruit a diverse cadre of well-qualified trainees who include members of minority
groups, (i.e., African-Americans, Latinos/ Hispanics, and other disadvantaged groups), and capitalize on UAB's
networks and resources to promote research in health disparities within the framework of cancer prevention
and control; 3)provide a specialized core didactic and tailored research curricula and rich learning opportunities
in cancer prevention and control (e.g., seminars, grant preparation/mock reviews), that complement (not
duplicate) other UAB training programs; 4) foster the development of independent research careers in cancer
prevention and control through mentoring by senior faculty who have established track records in funded
research; 5) further the development of all trainees via additional coursework, additional degrees (i.e., MSPH),
and obtaining independent research fellowships or career awards (e.g., F31/32, K99, DP5); 6) educate our
trainees in the Responsible Conduct of Research and in areas of professional development that will enhance
their future successes in research careers at universities, private institutions, or within the federal gove...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10427303
- **Project number:** 5T32CA047888-33
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
- **Principal Investigator:** Ritu Aneja
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $443,963
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-07-13 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10427303

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10427303, UAB Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program (T32) (5T32CA047888-33). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10427303. Licensed CC0.

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