# Graduate Training in Cancer Research

> **NIH NIH T32** · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · 2020 · $789,722

## Abstract

Summary
 With this submission of a competitive renewal application of our training grant titled “Graduate Training in
Cancer Research”, we are seeking five years of support for a Training Program that has been continually
funded since 1975. Since that time, more than 500 physicians and physician-scientists who were part of
fellowship training programs in medical oncology and, initially, pediatric oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute received, through this funding mechanism, the essential support and protected time that they required
to launch an academic career. Of the 114 trainees who have been supported by this training program during
the past 15 years, 18 continue as fellows. Of the remaining 96, 95% presently hold full-time academic positions
at medical centers throughout the United States and 92% have received independent funding. With the present
application, we seek to continue this tradition of training leaders in academic oncology.
 The future of cancer research will continue to depend on the continued training of highly-talented and
creative physician-scientists who possess an understanding of the clinical aspects of neoplastic disease, are
able to apply these concepts to appropriate laboratory issues or health services within the many areas of tumor
biology and population sciences, and emerge as academic leaders with sufficient skills to direct research
programs, patient care, and educational efforts. The development of such individuals can only be
accomplished within an environment where physicians and scientists work in physically adjacent areas,
exchanging ideas and collaborating on a wide array of endeavors. The program will build on a foundation of
excellence in Medical Oncology established during clinical training in the Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program. All of these candidates have already received an MD or MD/PhD
degree, completed 2 or 3 years of Internal Medicine residency, and at least one year of clinical training in
Medical Oncology. Some trainees may have also completed an additional 6 months of training in Hematology.
The training grant program will select the most highly qualified candidates from this pool who wish to pursue
laboratory research or clinical investigation at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute or nearby surrounding
institutions. The program will provide outstanding mentored laboratory and clinical investigation research
experiences from senior and experienced junior faculty and support for the recruitment and mentorship of
under-represented minority fellows. It is expected that at the conclusion of their training, those individuals
supported by this training program will have the ability to design, initiate, and complete individual clinical or
laboratory research projects, will be able to function independently or with minimal supervision, and will be
positioned to soon establish themselves as independent research investigators.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9899740
- **Project number:** 5T32CA009172-45
- **Recipient organization:** DANA-FARBER CANCER INST
- **Principal Investigator:** James A. DeCaprio
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $789,722
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1980-07-01 → 2022-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9899740

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9899740, Graduate Training in Cancer Research (5T32CA009172-45). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9899740. Licensed CC0.

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