# MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY TRAINING GRANT

> **NIH NIH T32** · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $350,387

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
 Molecular Oncology is a rapidly changing field, with remarkable new advances in our understanding of the
basic biology of tumor cells and their interaction with the microenvironment. This has led to an increasing
number of new oncology drug approvals, with the majority targeting specific components of signaling
pathways. Modern training for basic cancer biologists requires diverse skills and knowledge in a wide range of
disciplines. This is the second competitive renewal application of the Washington University Molecular
Oncology Training Program, which has been funded by a T32 award from the NCI since 2006. It provides
stipends for 1 predoctoral and 4 postdoctoral scientists, and the current application requests funds for the
same number of trainees in the next period. This funding has been, and will continue to be supplemented by
the Siteman Cancer Center, which provides stipends for 6 additional predoctoral scientists. Each trainee
participates in the program for 2 years. Thus far, the program has trained 66 predoctoral students and 22
postdoctoral fellows, almost all of whom have continued their careers in scientific research. Funding is
restricted to trainees with a PhD or those obtaining a PhD, and excludes those with MDs or MD-PhD or other
degrees, or currently in such graduate programs. Thus, this current program fills a critical and important
educational role for this institution that does not overlap with other training programs. The program includes 34
faculty members in many different departments who have substantial research funding and experience in
mentoring students and fellows, who are focused on understanding the molecular basis of solid tumor and
hematopoietic malignancy development and progression. Trainees participate in an annual didactic course
each spring and journal clubs each fall semester, an annual retreat, and research-in-progress meetings
throughout the year. Trainees also participate in a Clinical and Translational Science Mentoring Program one
day each month in the fall semester. New in the current application are a bioinformatics boot camp, and
luncheon seminar series in imaging and drug discovery, as well as a grant writing program focused on specific
needs in our cancer's center's catchment area.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10478299
- **Project number:** 5T32CA113275-15
- **Recipient organization:** WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Lee Ratner
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $350,387
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2006-09-01 → 2023-09-14

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10478299

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10478299, MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY TRAINING GRANT (5T32CA113275-15). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10478299. Licensed CC0.

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