# Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Summer Research Opportunities Program (MET-SROP)

> **NIH NIH R25** · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · 2020 · $94,461

## Abstract

Abstract (Summary)
The Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Summer Research Opportunities Program (MET-SROP)
will provide an intense learning and research training experience in cellular and molecular mechanisms
of toxicity for undergraduates who are underrepresented ethnic/racial minorities, economically
disadvantaged, or disabled. This proposal seeks support for eight undergraduate trainees each
summer for five years. The proposed program will provide access to over 30 faculty trainers, most of
whom also are trainers on our NIEHS Pre- and Postdoctoral T32 Training Grant. The trainers have
recognized expertise in molecular and cellular approaches to chemical toxicity, molecular
epidemiology, teratology and immunotoxicology. Trainers are particularly interested in the mechanistic
effects of toxicants and opportunities for translation of this information into human risk assessment. At
the beginning of the program, the trainees will meet with the Directors, Christopher Bradfield and
Kristen Malecki for a general orientation to the program and the week's objectives. Each week,
Directors or Trainers will conduct a tutorial session featuring an interactive overview of environmental
health sciences and a discussion of weekly reading assignments. In addition, we will provide advisory
sessions on graduate study, professional development, Lab Safety, animal care, ethics and human
subjects training, as well as on careers in environmental health sciences. Each trainee will have both a
faculty and a graduate student mentor, and trainees will meet with other graduate students at various
scheduled events. At the beginning of the program, each trainee will present a poster on his/her
scientific proposal and at the end of the program, trainees will give a 20-minute oral scientific research
presentation at a symposium open to participants in the various campus summer programs in the
biomedical sciences. The MET-SROP will partner with the Integrated Biological Sciences Summer
Research Program (IBS-SRP), which oversees eight additional summer research programs in various
biological science disciplines at UW- Madison. The IBS-SRP will provide safety and responsible
conduct of research training. In addition, through a partnership with the IBS-SRP, our trainees will
participate in a variety of joint events as part of the IBS-SRP community, including seminars, career
and GRE counseling, and social events. These activities will provide a chance for the trainees to
interact with many other trainees from diverse backgrounds with an interest in a scientific career.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9944552
- **Project number:** 5R25ES020720-09
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
- **Principal Investigator:** CHRISTOPHER A BRADFIELD
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $94,461
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2011-08-08 → 2022-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9944552

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9944552, Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Summer Research Opportunities Program (MET-SROP) (5R25ES020720-09). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9944552. Licensed CC0.

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