# Training Program in Signal Transduction and Cancer

> **NIH NIH T32** · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $287,598

## Abstract

Abstract
This proposal is a competitive renewal request submitted in response to PA-16-152 for
continued funding of the Signal Transduction and Cancer Postdoctoral Training Program at the
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center (RHLCCC) of Northwestern University. The
specific aims of the Program are: 1) to provide state of the art laboratory training to postdoctoral
fellows in signal transduction and cancer, 2) to promote the recruitment of highly talented
postdoctoral fellows with a special emphasis on attracting underserved minority trainees and 3)
to support the career development of postdoctoral fellows in the program such that they can
effectively contribute to translational cancer research. With strong Institutional support, the
training program brings together a cadre of senior researchers, investigators who are new to the
RHLCCC and three junior investigators, all of whom focus on aberrations in signaling pathways
that contribute to the development of cancer. These preceptors are highly accomplished faculty
at Northwestern University and members of the RHLCCC. A new feature of this program has
been the development of a specialized curriculum in translational research that emanates from
a newly established Translational Bridge Program at the RHLCCC. As described in the
application, the curriculum consists of a core curriculum of coursework, seminars, symposia and
journal clubs in addition to the mandatory course in Responsible Conduct of Research and
training in scientific rigor and responsibility. The T32 has trained fifty postdoctoral fellows since
inception of the Program in 1997; fourteen of our former trainees are in faculty positions,
eighteen are senior scientists in industry and one is in a related admin position. The majority of
our former trainees are engaged in cancer and signaling-related positions. We therefore
request continued support for four postdoctoral fellows per year that will enable us to continue to
offer focused training in signal transduction and cancer at the RHLCCC.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9999404
- **Project number:** 5T32CA070085-24
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** LEONIDAS C. PLATANIAS
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $287,598
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-05-01 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9999404

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9999404, Training Program in Signal Transduction and Cancer (5T32CA070085-24). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9999404. Licensed CC0.

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