# Predoctoral Program in Cellular, Molecular and Quantitative Biology (CMQBTP)

> **NIH NIH T32** · YALE UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $549,359

## Abstract

SUMMARY
The predoctoral Cellular, Molecular and Quantitative Biology Training Program (CMQBTP) will be a
comprehensive, rigorous and forward-thinking program designed to graduate the leaders of the 21st century
biomedical workforce. It will bring together a group of talented students from diverse backgrounds interested in
developing the technical, operational, and professional skills essential for their future careers both in and
outside of academia. These students will apply to the CMQBTP through two graduate admission tracks that
feed four degree granting departments: Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology,
and Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. Thus, the students will be immersed in an interdisciplinary training
environment that prioritizes collaborative team science based on rigorous and quantitative experimental design
and analysis. Our 60 training faculty are diverse and represent all ranks of the academic ladder. They have all
been National Research Mentoring Network-trained and thus prioritize mentoring students within a safe,
equitable and supportive environment. The mission of the CMQBTP is to develop rigorously trained early-
career scientists prepared to operate ethically as future scientific leaders. It will advance 6 Training Objectives
so that trainees master a well-defined set of transferable technical, operational and professional skills. This will
be facilitated by a set of CMQBTP-specific courses and activities designed to not only teach the specific skills
but also to build a cohesive cross-cohort community of scholars. Activities for CMQBTP trainees throughout
their graduate career are designed to enrich their education while providing experiences to effectively inform
their future career choices. We will lead a “Skills Development for Diverse Scientific Careers” (to develop
transferable skills beyond academia), Informational Interview workshops (to help identify viable career options),
a course on “Statistical Inference and Models in Molecular and Cellular Biology” (to enhance reproducibility
and rigor), an annual student-run Symposium Retreat (to develop leadership skills) and regular research in
progress talks (to learn about their exciting discoveries). These activities are paired with peer mentoring and
community building initiatives designed to forge a sustainable CMQBTP community that will persist beyond
graduate school. To ensure the continued growth and improvement of our program, we have instituted a
modern set of evaluation tools designed by PhD-level educators well-trained in program assessment and are
independent of the CMQBTP leadership. These assessments will provide quantitative metrics to evaluate
whether students are meeting competency benchmarks and whether our faculty are succeeding as trainers.
These assessment and outcome datasets will be made fully available to CMQBTP trainers and prospective
students to better inform their mentorship practices and future career goals,...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10863835
- **Project number:** 5T32GM145469-02
- **Recipient organization:** YALE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Susan J Baserga
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $549,359
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2023-07-01 → 2028-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10863835

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10863835, Predoctoral Program in Cellular, Molecular and Quantitative Biology (CMQBTP) (5T32GM145469-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10863835. Licensed CC0.

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