# Summer Research Experience in Cancer(SuRE-C)

> **NIH NIH R25** · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · 2024 · $277,394

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The overarching goal of our ten-week Summer Research Experience in Cancer (SuRE-C) Program is to
exploit the rich and diverse cancer research community at the University of Virginia (UVA) to provide an
immersive and inspiring experience in cancer research for undergraduate and medical student trainees,
awakening their potential as cancer researchers. To accomplish this, the aims of this NCI-supported
program are to: (1) expose trainees to the state-of-the-art cancer research through an immersive, hands-
on experience within in our research groups; (2) introduce trainees to the synergy that results from a
robust partnership between basic cancer researchers and clinical care providers; (3) instruct
trainees how to communicate about cancer discovery with audiences from different backgrounds and
levels of expertise (4) inform trainees about career options in cancer research and the training
requirements and opportunities associated with each of those careers; and (5) Provide trainees with
important professional development skills and a networking foundation that can serve as a
springboard to launch their research careers. This application seeks support to continue this successful
program which funds the training of fifteen (15) undergraduate and/or post-baccalaureate students and
five (5) rising second-year medical students enrolled in SuRE-C each summer. Through hands-on cancer
research, innovative educational initiatives, exposure to a wide range of cancer-related research and
clinical care experiences, and a strong mentoring network, SuRE-C trainees will be uniquely prepared to
pursue advanced training and become valued members of a diverse cancer research workforce.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10768213
- **Project number:** 2R25CA206972-06
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
- **Principal Investigator:** JANET V CROSS
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $277,394
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2017-03-01 → 2029-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10768213

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10768213, Summer Research Experience in Cancer(SuRE-C) (2R25CA206972-06). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10768213. Licensed CC0.

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