# Training Program in Bioinformatics at the Intersection of Cancer Immunology and Microbiome

> **NIH NIH R25** · DUKE UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $108,285

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
Modern cancer immunology research studies the complex interactions among the tumor, host immune system
and microbiome, and depends on an array of technologies that were unimaginable a decade ago. To design,
execute, and interpret experiments using these technologies, it is not sufficient for cancer researchers to
understand the biology of cancer; they must also understand the assay technology and the analysis methods
used to interpret the resulting data. The complexity presents a challenging task and a huge unmet need in the
education of cancer researchers, as what needs to be learned cuts across multiple disciplines: cancer biology,
immunology, microbiology, statistics and bioinformatics. To address this pressing knowledge gap for cancer
researchers, we propose a modular series of annual two-week summer courses that spans and integrates the
analysis of microbiome, immunology and cancer high-throughput data. These courses will include coverage of
the biology, assays, online resources, bioinformatics pipelines and statistical methods needed to rigorously
analyze and correctly interpret the results. Comprehensive educational material with integrated data sets from
the course will be made publicly available as scientific notebooks to cancer researchers everywhere.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10896010
- **Project number:** 5R25CA244070-05
- **Recipient organization:** DUKE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Cliburn C Chan
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $108,285
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-07-01 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10896010

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10896010, Training Program in Bioinformatics at the Intersection of Cancer Immunology and Microbiome (5R25CA244070-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10896010. Licensed CC0.

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