# Training Program in Cancer Population Science (CaPS)

> **NIH NIH T32** · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $238,310

## Abstract

This application seeks funding for a new Cancer Population Science (CaPS) Postdoctoral Training Program at
Georgetown University and Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. The overall goal of the CaPS
Program is to train future leaders in cancer population science who will translate basic and clinical advances into
the clinic, communities and policy. This postdoctoral program provides dual-mentored transdisciplinary training
centered around core competencies—integrating novel technologies and methods, applying multilevel
approaches, using knowledge integration to inform policies and care, and addressing health disparities—using
a team science approach and integrating cancer biology and domain-specific expertise. The 21 Primary Faculty
lead active research programs supported by substantial peer-reviewed funds, with extensive mentoring
experience at the postdoctoral level that apply these core competencies. The faculty represent nine
departments/institutes across Georgetown University, underscoring the emphasis on translational cancer
population science. Aims are to: 1) leverage our successful infrastructure to recruit and retain a diverse group of
promising population scientists; 2) implement complementary co-mentorship and individualized development
plans that cut across at least two phases of the translational continuum, with formal and informal didactics to
facilitate the acquisition of core competencies to transition successfully to the next career stage; and 3) evaluate
training efforts at the trainee and program level to ensure a sustainable cancer population science training
program in the Nation’s capital. We are motivated to create this new program by unprecedented growth in our
understanding of molecular events in cancer development and progression and the multilevel influences of the
host and environment on these processes. This new and growing knowledge base has evolved against the
backdrop of an increasingly diverse US population, disparities in cancer risk and receipt of evidence-based
screening and treatment, societal aging patterns, and evolving models of healthcare delivery. Moving the field of
cancer population science forward will require enhancing our ability to translate basic and clinical advances into
populations, communities and policy. The next generation of scientists must be trained to meet this challenge
with specific expertise to embark on translational research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10457388
- **Project number:** 5T32CA261787-02
- **Recipient organization:** GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Lucile L. Adams-Campbell
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $238,310
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2021-08-01 → 2026-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10457388

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10457388, Training Program in Cancer Population Science (CaPS) (5T32CA261787-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10457388. Licensed CC0.

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