# Cancer Research Training in Molecular Biology

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · 2020 · $494,255

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The Cancer Research Training Program (CRTP) at the University of Virginia brings together faculty and
trainees with a common interest in cancer biology to participate in an integrated program of cancer research
and discovery. The overall objective of the CRTP is to develop a generation of cancer researchers who are
facile with the newest techniques in cancer research; have a broad-based knowledge of cancer genomics and
molecular drivers of cancer; and appreciate the tumor cell extrinsic, microenvironmental and immunological
interactions that contribute to tumor growth and metastasis. In addition, our training program aims to develop
trainees who are adept in partnering with basic scientists, translational researchers, clinical trialists, and
physicians to promote discovery and improved outcomes in cancer care. In this application, we request support
of 9 predoctoral and 3 postdoctoral trainees for continuation of our highly successful and long-standing training
program. Fifty faculty members join the CRTP to provide a training program consisting of laboratory research,
formal course work, programmatic activities, exposure to clinical/translational aspects of cancer, programming
in professional development, and community outreach opportunities. Each of these components is facilitated
by close interactions with the UVA Cancer Center, which provides unique opportunities for trainees to integrate
their own experiences in basic cancer research with the need for improved diagnosis and treatments in cancer
care. The CRTP has experienced much success over its almost 39-year history, having trained hundreds of
young scientists in cancer research who now have successful careers in academia, industry, and education.
As we move into the next funding period, we challenge ourselves to meet the changing landscape of cancer
research by (1) offering rich and substantive research training that exposes the trainees to both the breadth
and depth of modern cancer research; (2) reinvigorating our course offerings and being creative with our
teaching modalities; and (3) assimilating our clinical colleagues into every component of the training program.
The skills that we teach will ultimately help create a new generation of cancer researchers who have an
appreciation for the current state of cancer biology, a vision for the extraordinary advances that will be
accomplished in their lifetimes, and the tools to pursue research careers that will contribute to the NCI's goals
of “accelerating the rate of scientific discovery and reducing the burden of cancer.”

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9934114
- **Project number:** 5T32CA009109-44
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
- **Principal Investigator:** AMY H. BOUTON
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $494,255
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1976-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9934114

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9934114, Cancer Research Training in Molecular Biology (5T32CA009109-44). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9934114. Licensed CC0.

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