# Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · 2023 · $263,578

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY – Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC)
Established in August 2017, the University of Southern California (USC) Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
(NCCC) Office of Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC) coordinates 19 different
cancer training and education initiatives within the NCCC: nine (47%) programs are NCI funded. While all
programs foster participation of diverse trainees, four (21%) programs focus solely on underrepresented minority
(URM) populations and three (16%) programs focus on training in cancer disparities research. CRTEC initiatives
start in elementary school and span the training continuum from undergraduate students to junior faculty. CRTEC
is led by the NCCC Associate Director for Training and Education, Yves DeClerck MD, and relies on the advice
of an Internal CRTEC Advisory Committee of nine members and a T32 grant coordinating committee of four T32
Principal Investigators, all of whom are NCCC members. CRTEC's mission is “To prepare the next generation
of basic, translational, clinical and population scientists, with a focus on convergent science, inclusion,
and diversity”. This mission is achieved with four specific aims: 1) to train the next generation of researchers
in the conduct of cancer convergent science; 2) to create a pipeline of integrated training and educational
programs with an emphasis on underrepresented populations; 3) to develop innovative education programs for
health care professionals and community cancer educators; and 4) to evaluate the impact of these programs on
trainees' career evolution in the cancer field. Notable is the newly created Cancer Research Education and
Training Evaluation (CREATE) centralized database at NCCC. During this grant period, CRTEC reached 77
undergraduate students (36.4% URM), 214 graduate students (19.2% URM), 51 post-graduate trainees (37.3%
URM), and 26 junior faculty members (61.5% URM). Jointly with COE, CRTEC trained an additional 147
community health educators in our catchment area (predominantly Hispanic) over the last 2 years. Notably, NCI
training grant funding (direct costs, DC) increased by 37% over the current grant period (from $1.19M to $1.63M)
and peer-reviewed funding increased by 14% (from $2.77M to $3.17M). The K-R Grant Club for junior faculty
submitting their first grants led directly to $8.5M in peer-reviewed cancer research funding (DC), of which $6.1M
is from NCI; four K-R Club trainees have received a score below the 10th percentile on their recent submissions
and await funding decisions.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10620144
- **Project number:** 5P30CA014089-47
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Yves A DeClerck
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $263,578
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1996-12-01 → 2026-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10620144

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10620144, Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (5P30CA014089-47). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10620144. Licensed CC0.

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