# Cancer Research Career Enhancement and Related Activities

> **NIH NIH P30** · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · 2020 · $123,643

## Abstract

Cancer Research Career Enhancement and Related Activities: Project Summary
Since its inception, one of the foremost missions of the MIT Cancer Center has been to train the next
generation of cancer researchers. Trainees at all levels and faculty have been actively mentored since the
1970s. With the establishment of the Koch Institute (KI) in 2007, senior leadership has taken a proactive role in
developing formal training opportunities across the learning spectrum from elementary students to
undergraduates and graduate students, to post-doctoral fellows and established faculty. A full academic
calendar of seminars and retreats featuring experts in the field who bring novel ideas and fresh approaches to
cancer problems is also a central part of the Institute. Notable educational achievements over the past decade
include doubling the number of postdoctoral trainees and graduate students; the establishment of cancer-
specific classes for graduates and undergraduates taught by Koch Institute members; support for student
participation in conferences; well-defined mentoring of junior faculty; and opportunities to share knowledge with
a broad audience through symposia and special seminars. To further build excitement about cancer research
and build connections across career stages, the Cancer Center sponsors a number of pipeline programs
including a clinical investigator program, core facility training programs, and enhanced and expanded programs
for middle school and high school students that have been highly successful.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9937101
- **Project number:** 2P30CA014051-49
- **Recipient organization:** MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- **Principal Investigator:** MATTHEW G. VANDER HEIDEN
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $123,643
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9937101

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9937101, Cancer Research Career Enhancement and Related Activities (2P30CA014051-49). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9937101. Licensed CC0.

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