# The Tisch Cancer Institute (TCI) Paul Calabresi K12 Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology

> **NIH NIH K12** · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · 2024 · $710,306

## Abstract

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The purpose of our proposed Tisch Cancer Institute (TCI) Paul Calabresi K12
Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology (K12) is to catalyze the clinical and translational research
career development of inspired clinical oncologists from diverse oncology specialties and backgrounds, to
become future innovative, scientifically grounded and impactful leaders in clinical cancer research and
interventional trials. The intent of our K12 is to advance the careers of the next generation of independently
funded interdisciplinary Scholars, armed with the methodologic and analytical acumen, scientific knowledge,
teaming capacity and career skills required to successfully address specific unmet needs in cancer treatment,
which significantly impact our catchment relevant population. Our strongly mentored career development 3
year program for early stage (junior faculty) investigators, will capitalize upon the Tisch Cancer Institute's
expertise in cancer immunotherapeutics, novel correlates of immunotherapeutic response, integrative multi-
omic platforms to inform drug repositioning approaches; outstanding cadre of Clinical and Translational
Mentors; diverse pool of compelling Scholars, and an academically rigorous training environment that prepares
the most compelling MD, or MD/PhD junior faculty in clinical oncology for careers in patient oriented research.
Our curricular and mentored research activities will additionally leverage institutional strengths in Data Science,
Drug Discovery and Precision Medicine: clinical trial methodology; innovative clinical and translational research
education and pedagogy, including opportunities to earn a Master's of Science or PhD in Clinical Research,
offered through the Clinical Research Education Program in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and
CTSA Center for Patient Oriented Research Training, Education and Development (CePORTED); and align
with the NIH UNITE and our institutional anti-racist agenda and commitment to recruit and retain talented
underrepresented individuals in medicine and science (URiMS). To accomplish our goals, we will pursue the
following specific aims: Aim 1: Champion a structured, educational, scholar specific development program to
prepare clinical oncologists to conduct cutting edge, hypothesis -driven and practice changing research in
cancer therapeutics; Aim 2: Provide Co-Mentored (Basic and Clinical science faculty) and community informed
clinical trial research opportunities in therapeutic innovation; Aim 3: Build a patient oriented cancer research
learning culture to advance therapeutic innovation by delivering cutting edge multidisciplinary career
development opportunities to advance team science, leadership, cross-disciplinary communication, resilience,
and entrepreneurship; Aim 4: Advance justice, equity, diversity and inclusion as core tenets of socially
responsible clinical investigators; and Aim 5: Implement a comprehensive, rigorous and quality improve...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10880517
- **Project number:** 5K12CA270375-03
- **Recipient organization:** ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
- **Principal Investigator:** Nina Bhardwaj
- **Activity code:** K12 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $710,306
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2022-07-01 → 2027-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10880517

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10880517, The Tisch Cancer Institute (TCI) Paul Calabresi K12 Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology (5K12CA270375-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10880517. Licensed CC0.

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