1. National Cancer Institute
Diversity Training Opportunities
DCB New Grantee Workshop
March 18, 2015
Alison Lin, PhD
Program Officer
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health

2. Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE)
Increase the size of the talent pool
Emphasize scientific areas of greatest need
Expand and extend the period of training
TRAINEES
Pre -doctoral
Investigators
High School
Undergraduate
Postdoctoral

3. Uniqueness of the CURE Program
Program Officer
Program Navigation:
Advice and support
Monitor of career progress
Mentor
Mentee
Pipeline and Program Navigation-Unique Features make a difference

4. CURE Funding Opportunities are Vehicles to Career Independence
Investigator
S u p p l e m e n t s
F31
K Awards
R21/SCORE
Goal: To achieve scientific independence and self-sustainability

5. Who does CURE support? Academic/Career Level of Candidate:
Investigator
Diversity of Candidate:
Individuals of Different Race/ Ethnicity
Individuals with Disability
Individuals from Disadvantaged Background
US citizens or Permanent Residents

6. CURE Program Supports Diverse Trainees (2001 – 2013)

7. CURE Addresses the Gaps in Diversity
Among Early Stage Investigators (ESI) at the NCI
*: Data from NCI Center for Cancer Training K Program Evaluation 2012

8. CURE Addresses the Gaps in Diversity
Among Early Stage Investigators (ESI) at the NCI

9. Mentoring and Career Development Plan
Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Diversity Supplements)
Investigator
Candidate
Research Plan
Mentoring and Career Development Plan
Motivation
Accomplishments
Career goals
Relevancy to Parent Grant project
Scientific impact
Research design and feasibility
Alignment with candidate’s career goals
Scientific proficiency and mentoring expertise of mentor(s)
Defined role(s) and commitment of mentor(s)
Training of career skills
Clear benchmarks
Candidate-specific plans

10. More Supplements in the CURE Program
P30 Supplements
T32 Supplements
R25T Supplements
Supplements to Promote Reentry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research (PA )
Investigator
Investigator
K12 Supplements
Guidelines and links at

11. Individual Pre-doctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity
In Health-Related Research (Kirschstein-NRSA F31)
Investigator
Objective: To enhance the number of well-prepared scientists from diverse populations by providing support for mentored research training leading to a PhD or MD/PhD.
Requirements:
A high quality applicant with research experience.
A well-defined research project and training plan.
Experienced, committed, & funded mentor/mentoring team.
High quality Institutional environment.
Details:
Support is provided for up to 5 (PhD) or 6 years (MD/PhD).
Three receipt dates per fiscal year.
Success rates of applicants ~ 40%

12. NCI Career Development Awards to Promote Diversity
Investigator
Mechanism
Degree Level
Career Level
Research Focus
K01
(Mentored)
PhD or equivalent
Post-doctoral fellows and non-tenured junior faculty
Basic, Population & Behavioral research
K08 & K23
MD, MD/PhD or equivalent)
Clinical (Translational/ Patient-oriented) research
K22
(Non-Mentored)
PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalents
Advanced post-doctoral fellows and newly independent research scientists
Basic, Population , Behavioral or Clinical research
Success rates of applicants range from 40 – 50%

13. R21 and R01 Research Grant Awards Objectives
Investigator
Mechanism
Objectives
Workforce Diversity R21
Support early career basic cancer researchers from underrepresented populations and allow them to develop preliminary data for competitive R01 proposals.
June 22, November 30; DC for 2 years  $275k,  $200k per year.
Disparities Research R21
Support pilot and feasibility studies and innovative mechanistic studies that investigate biological/genetic basis of cancer health disparities.
June 17, November 17; DC for 2 years  $275k,  $200k per year.
Disparities Research R01
Conduct basic, mechanistic research into the biological/genetic causes of cancer health disparities.
June 17, November 17; DC  $250k per year for up to 5 years.
Division of Cancer Biology

14. NCI CRCHD Program Officer Contacts
Diversity and Re-entry Supplements and Supplements to the CURE
Dr. Alison Lin:
NRSA (Pre-doctoral Fellowship, F31)
Dr. Yolanda Vallejo-Estrada:
Career Development Awards (K)
Dr. John Ojeifo (K08, K23, K22):
Dr. Behrous Davani (K01):
Exploratory Grant (Diversity R21)
Dr. Behrous Davani:
PACHE Program (P20, U54)
Basic Cancer Research Grants (R21 and R01)
Dr. Tiffany Wallace: