# Population Sciences

> **NIH NIH P30** · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · 2023 · $66,651

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The goal of the Population Sciences Program (PS) of the Stanford Cancer Institute (SCI) is to conduct high-
impact transdisciplinary and translational research across the cancer continuum aimed at improving detection
through screening, reducing cancer incidence, morbidity and mortality, and improving cancer outcomes. The PS
achieves this goal by promoting and facilitating innovative multidisciplinary observational and interventional
research on cancer that will impact public health and guide clinical practice and health policy. PS members are
nationally and internationally recognized clinical and population scientists with a broad range of unique strengths
in epidemiology, genetics, quantitative modeling, bioinformatics, use of novel technologies, behavioral science,
lifestyle (physical activity, diet, tobacco control, sleep), and clinical and palliative care interventional trials, and
community health and prevention research. The program’s overarching research priorities include reducing the
cancer burden and disparities (by age, sex and gender, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geography,
and other social determinants of health) in the highly diverse population of SCI’s catchment area.
PS members’ research addresses the following Specific Aims: Aim 1: Conduct research on cancer etiology, risk
prediction, screening, and genetic testing; Aim 2: Investigate the impact of cancer treatment and prognostic
factors on outcomes; and Aim 3: Conduct intervention research to reduce cancer risks and improve outcomes.
The PS has 39 members, of whom 31 are supported by peer-reviewed funding totaling $14.0M, including $7.4M
from the NCI, $5.0M other cancer-relevant NIH support, and $1.6M from other peer-reviewed support. During
the current funding period, PS members published 1,130 peer-reviewed manuscripts. Of these, 22% are intra-
programmatic, 23% are inter-programmatic, 96% are multi-institutional, and 18% are in journals with an impact
factor of 10 or higher. Support from the SCI has been instrumental in promoting both intra- and inter-
programmatic collaborations of PS members, recruiting new faculty members, and enabling preliminary research
through innovation grants that lead to externally funded projects. PS members also strive to train the next
generation of cancer prevention researchers. In the future, the PS will further expand and focus on research in
genetic risk profiling and assessment, outcomes and survivorship research across the life course, cancer in
sexual and gender minorities, and health services and implementation science, and will develop and submit a
T32 training grant in genetic epidemiology and population sciences.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10626953
- **Project number:** 5P30CA124435-15
- **Recipient organization:** STANFORD UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** ESTHER M. JOHN
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $66,651
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2007-06-04 → 2027-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10626953

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10626953, Population Sciences (5P30CA124435-15). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10626953. Licensed CC0.

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