# Career Enhancement Program

> **NIH NIH P50** · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · 2022 · $94,222

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
An increase in the number of investigators who possess the research knowledge and training from the bench to
the bedside is essential to our overarching goal of advancing translational research in head and neck cancer
(HNC). This Career Enhancement Program (CEP) provides an outstanding structure and mechanism to cultivate
the development of solid research careers for junior and mid-level faculty who strive to focus their careers on
translational HNC research. The specific aim of the CEP is to provide scientists with essential training and
career enhancement support to encourage the development of successful, independently funded
translational research programs in the area of HNC. Our goal is to produce HNC scientists, including
physician-scientists, who will meet the great need for innovation in methods to prevent and treat these
devastating malignancies. The CEP will support up to three awardees at any given time, with one award for the
CEP or DRP reserved for a member of an underrepresented minority group. Awardees will receive $50,000 per
year for up to two years to support their research career enhancement activities in the area of HNC. The program
has strong leadership, a wealth of expertise and resources, the option to embark on individualized clinical and
scientific curricula, a strong pool of exceptional mentors, and well-defined processes for recruitment and
assessment. The program will continue to foster the development of knowledge, skills, professional attitudes,
and experience required for successful academic careers in HNC translational research. The past/current CEP
award recipients have been highly successful in securing competitive extramural (NIH/DOD, n=10 grants) and
intramural (n=7) grants.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10495299
- **Project number:** 2P50CA278595-06A1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
- **Principal Investigator:** NADINE P CONNOR
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $94,222
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2016-08-02 → 2027-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10495299

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10495299, Career Enhancement Program (2P50CA278595-06A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10495299. Licensed CC0.

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