# Mays Cancer Center at UT Health SA

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · 2022 · $131,376

## Abstract

Project Summary—Cancer Research Career Enhancement
The Mays Cancer Center (MCC) Cancer Research Career Enhancement (CRCE) Core seeks to provide a
continuous supply of well-trained cancer scientists performing state-of-the-art cancer research. The Core is led
by Robin Leach, Ph.D., (PSP) Associate Director (AD) for Education and a member of the Cancer Center since
its inception. The UT Health San Antonio (UT Health SA) is the largest academic Health Science Center for
South Texas and includes Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Health Professions, and the Graduate School
of Biomedical Sciences. The UT Health SA is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic-
serving Institution and consistently ranks as one of the top schools in the U.S. for graduating Hispanic health
care providers.
The MCC at the UT Health SA places a high priority on education and mentoring, and does so both within the
Cancer Center and by integrating and coordinating activities with existing programs at UT Health SA. The MCC
has dedicated resources to cancer-related training and career development from high schoolers through early-
stage faculty levels. During the last reporting period, the MCC has provided cancer research training for 51 high
school students and 155 undergraduates in summer enrichment and training programs. MCC members have
trained 115 M.S. and 147 Ph.D. level graduate students, 30 medical students (via an accredited medical school
research electives course), 25 M.D./Ph.D. students, and 2 D.D.S./Ph.D. students. A total of 70 physicians have
completed MCC’s fellowships in Hematology and Medical Oncology, Advanced Oncology Drug Development,
Urologic Oncology and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.
In new activities, the CRCE Core has established an Office of Education at the MCC, revitalized an advisory
MCC Education Committee, and established an Affiliate membership category for trainees. Importantly, the
CRCE Core has augmented cancer-related research mentoring for early-stage faculty who are Associate
Members of MCC, partnering the basic scientists with senior clinical faculty and the clinical scientists with senior
basic science faculty. During the upcoming funding period, the Core will continue summer training in cancer
research for high school through college students, and develop new training opportunities for middle school
students. Importantly, most of these efforts will target opportunities for underrepresented populations. We will
also leverage and expand the existing cancer-related education and training activities throughout UT Health SA.
We will continue to support mentoring and career development among advanced trainees – from fellows through
early-stage faculty – with an emphasis on fostering participation of underserved minorities to produce a more
diverse cancer research workforce of the future.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10460432
- **Project number:** 5P30CA054174-27
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Robin Jean Leach
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $131,376
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-08-01 → 2025-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10460432

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10460432, Mays Cancer Center at UT Health SA (5P30CA054174-27). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10460432. Licensed CC0.

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