Funding for Research Training and Career Development Activities

The National Cancer Institute provides funding to support training and career development for cancer researchers working at universities and institutions across the country. The goal is to support a 21st century workforce advancing all areas of cancer research, including cancer prevention, control, behavioral sciences, population sciences, and translational research. Learn more about funding for cancer training.

The NCI Center for Cancer Training manages the following “K Awards”:

Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08)
Transition Career Development Award (K22)
Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (K25)
Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)
Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00)

The following table lists K Awards funding cancer control research.

PI Name	RFA/PA Number	Title	Institution	Awarded Dollars	FY
Blair, Cindy Kay	PAR-16-284	Improving Physical Functioning in Older Cancer Survivors Through Light-Intensity Physical Activity	University of New Mexico Health Scis Ctr	$154,707	2018
Brasky, Theodore M	PAR-16-284	Electronic cigarette use in lung cancer patients	Ohio State University	$138,887	2018
Gonzalez-Pons, Maria	PAR-17-069	Host genetic susceptibility to gut microbiota-driven colorectal carcinogenesis	Comprehensive Cancer Center/ Univ/pr	$130,736	2018
Jenssen, Brian P	PA-16-191	Parents Quit IT: Tailored Messaging and Decision Support to Help Parents Quit Smoking in Pediatric Settings	Children's Hosp of Philadelphia	$186,408	2018
Kuhs, Krystle A	PAR-16-284	Human Papillomavirus-Specific Biomarkers for the Prediction of Oropharyngeal Cancer Recurrence	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	$148,457	2018
Mercincavage, Melissa	PAR-16-284	Laboratory-based Approaches to Understanding the Impact of Low Nicotine Content Cigarette Marketing on Young Adults	University of Pennsylvania	$153,301	2018
Brown, Austin L	PAR-16-284	Integrative Molecular Epidemiology of Neurocognitive Outcomes in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia	Baylor College of Medicine	$166,043	2018
Wu, Lang	PA-16-193	Uncovering roles of polyunsaturated fatty acids in pancreatic cancer etiology	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	$120,472	2018
Sudenga, Staci L	PAR-16-284	Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Anal Cancer and Pre-malignant Anal Lesions	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	$148,457	2018
Benedict, Catherine	PAR-16-284	Family-building After Cancer: Preferences, Decisions, and Planning for Young Female Survivors	Feinstein Institute for Medical Research	$82,423	2018
Pitt, Susan C	PA-16-191	Impact of Emotions on Treatment Decisions About Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$261,328	2018
Irwin, Kelly Edwards	PA-16-191	Reducing Disparities in Underserved Patients with Cancer and Serious Mental Illness	Massachusetts General Hospital	$229,534	2018
Barry, Kathryn Hughes	PAR-16-284	Epigenomic and transcriptomic markers of aggressive prostate cancer among African American men	University of Maryland Baltimore	$138,094	2018
Hanson, Heidi Anne	PAR-16-284	Subtyping Bladder Cancer: A Multi-omic, Exposure-informed, Genealogical Approach (MErGE)	University of Utah	$149,405	2018
Kleckner, Ian Robert	PAR-16-284	The Effects of Exercise on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, Inflammation, and Interoceptive Brain Circuitry	University of Rochester	$169,218	2018
Gunn, Christine Marie	PAR-16-284	Using Community-Engaged Methods to Design a Tool to Promote Informed Breast Cancer Screening Decisions for Low Literacy Women	Boston Medical Center	$129,704	2018
Plascak, Jesse John	PAR-16-284	Social Environmental Factors, DNA methylation of inflammation genes and Breast Cancer Survivorship among African American Women	Rbhs-School of Public Health	$152,874	2018
Chu, Kar-Hai	PAR-16-284	Leveraging mobile applications to maximize tobacco cessation	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	$146,090	2018
Mama, Scherezade Kelly	PAR-16-284	Adaptation and implementation of a community-based intervention to reduce psychosocial distress and promote physical activity in rural breast cancer survivors	Pennsylvania State University, The	$165,681	2018
Babic, Ana	PAR-16-284	Obesity and Pancreatic Cancer Progression and Survival	Dana-Farber Cancer Inst	$149,125	2018
Eastment, Mckenna Claire	PA-16-191	Randomized controlled trial of an implementation science tool to increase cervical cancer screening in Mombasa, Kenya	University of Washington	$188,892	2018
Williams, Grant R	PA-18-373	Myopenia and Mechanisms of Chemotherapy Toxicity in Older Adults with Colorectal Cancer: The M&M Study	University of Alabama at Birmingham	$206,920	2018
Rauh-Hain, Jose Alejandro	PAR-18-337	Obstetrical and Oncological Outcomes Among Reproductive Age Women with Gynecological and Breast Cancer	University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr	$250,514	2018
Mehta, Shivan Jatin	PA-18-372	Behavioral Economics and Population-based Colorectal Cancer Screening	University of Pennsylvania	$253,486	2018
O'neil, Brock	PA-18-373	Competition, Bundled Care Payment, and Low-Value Cancer Care	University of Utah	$261,328	2019
Costas, Rosario	PAR-18-336	Adaptation and Pilot Feasibility of a Psychotherapy Intervention for Latinos with Advanced Cancer	Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research	$180,311	2018
Moss, Jennifer Lindsay	PAR-18-467	Overcoming barriers to cancer screening among women living in rural and segregated communities	Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr	$194,944	2019
Suneja, Gita	PA-18-373	Cancer Treatment Disparities in the HIV Population: Exploring the Impact of HIV on Physician and Patient Decision-Making	Duke University	$242,535	2018
Nahata, Leena	PA-18-372	Optimizing fertility preservation and decision quality in male AYA with cancer: A family-centered intervention	Research Inst Nationwide Children's Hosp	$206,047	2019
Herrel, Lindsey Allison	PA-18-373	Understanding the effects of the Oncology Care Model on cancer care for dual eligible patients	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	$256,480	2019
Mcdonald, Andrew M	PA-18-373	Multimodal study of cognitive impairment following radiation therapy for locally advanced head and neck cancer	University of Alabama at Birmingham	$253,956	2019
Leapman, Michael Stuart	PA-18-373	Understanding the Adoption and Impact of New Risk Assessment Technologies in Prostate Cancer Care	Yale University	$254,417	2019
Shu, Xiang	PA-18-398	Uncovering roles of metabolites in colorectal cancer etiology	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	$99,482	2019
Liang, Peter Shuang	PA-18-372	Longitudinal Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening in the VA	New York University School of Medicine	$218,078	2019
Van Dyk, Kathleen	PA-18-373	Brain Health in Breast Cancer Survivors: Interaction of Menopause and Endocrine Therapy	University of California Los Angeles	$184,965	2019
Psihogios, Alexandra	PA-18-372	Using Real Time Mobile Health Approaches to Understand and Promote Oral Chemotherapy Adherence in Adolescents and Young Adults with Leukemia	Children's Hosp of Philadelphia	$138,375	2019
Issaka, Rachel B	PAR-18-337	Developing an intervention to improve follow-up of abnormal fecal immunochemical test results in a safety-net population using a mixed methods approach	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center	$288,786	2019
Mueller, Emily L	PA-18-372	Utilizing mHealth Technology to Support Caregivers in the Medical Management of their Child with Cancer	Indiana Univ-Purdue Univ at Indianapolis	$218,123	2019
Carlsson, Sigrid	PAR-18-467	Improving shared decision making in cancer screening	Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research	$198,064	2019
Dorfman, Caroline	PA-19-116	Improving Symptom Management for Survivors of Young Adult Cancer	Duke University	$172,035	2019
Radhakrishnan, Archana	PA-19-116	Engaging PCPs to optimize active surveillance of low-risk prostate cancer	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	$244,741	2019
Nolan, Timiya S	PAR-18-336	Piloting Y-AMBIENT: A Quality of Life Intervention for Young African American Breast Cancer Survivors in Treatment	Ohio State University	$178,062	2020
Tergas, Ana Isabel	PAR-18-336	Impact of the Therapeutic Alliance on Reduction of Disparities in Latino End-of-Life Cancer Care	Columbia University Health Sciences	$250,884	2020
Kensler, Kevin Hughes	CA-19-029	Contributions of tumor molecular subtypes to prostate cancer racial disparities	Dana-Farber Cancer Inst	$136,080	2020
Kachuri, Mirlinda	CA-19-029	Comprehensive Investigation of Multiple Myeloma Genetic Susceptibility in African Americans	University of California, San Francisco	$129,233	2020
Darst, Burcu Frances	CA-19-029	Integrating Genomics and Metabolomics to Develop Predictive Models of Prostate Cancer in Multiethnic Men	University of Southern California	$123,029	2020
Kim, Jacqueline H J	CA-19-029	Supportive Care Needs in Asian Americans with Metastatic Cancer	University of California Los Angeles	$136,254	2020
Loh, Kah Poh	PA-19-129	A novel mobile health exercise intervention for older patients with myeloid neoplasms	University of Rochester	$165,618	2019
Lopez-Olivo, Maria De Los Angeles	PAR-18-337	Improving decision-making in patients with resectable melanoma and pre-existing autoimmune disease considering immune checkpoint inhibition	University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr	$179,849	2020
Tami-Maury, Irene	PAR-18-367	Text2QuitPLUS: A Text-based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Groups	University of Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston	$157,680	2020
Cosgrove, Victoria Eileen	PA-19-117	Psychobiological stress vulnerability, executive control, and emotion regulation in children and adolescents with cancer	Stanford University	$216,211	2020
George, Login	PA-19-130	Psychological Responses to the Possibility of Dying: Decision-Making Implications for Advanced Cancer Patients	Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research	$132,333	2020
Amonoo, Hermioni L	PAR-18-336	A Positive Psychology Intervention for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Patients.	Brigham and Women's Hospital	$259,569	2020
Gillespie, Erin Faye	PA-19-116	Leveraging implementation science to accelerate adoption of shorter-course radiation for breast and prostate cancer	Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research	$263,033	2020
Almario, Christopher V	PA-19-116	Automated Colorectal Cancer Educational Support System (ACCESS): Development and Validation of a Novel Online Decision Aid for Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	$261,320	2020
Sutton, Arnethea La'shaun	PA-19-130	Unpacking the Multi-level Drivers of Cardiotoxicity Disparities in Breast Cancer Survivors	Virginia Commonwealth University	$111,052	2021
Makhnoon, Sukh	CA-20-014	Multilevel investigation of uncertain and reclassified genomic variants in clinical oncology	University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr	$107,869	2021
Williamson, Timothy J	CA-20-015	Adapting and Testing a Novel Self-Compassion Intervention to Reduce Lung Cancer Stigma	Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research	$124,687	2021
Williams, Annalynn	CA-20-014	Aging-Related Biomarkers of Neurocognitive Function in Long-term Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	$123,388	2021
Williams, Randi M	CA-20-015	A Multilevel intervention to address health disparities in lung cancer screening	Georgetown University	$118,209	2021
Huang, Brian	CA-20-014	Integrating epidemiologic, clinical, genomic and metabolomic profiles to predict pancreatic cancer risk in a multiethnic population	University of Southern California	$119,917	2021
Fox, Rina S	PA-19-116	Improving sleep in gynecologic cancer survivors	Northwestern University at Chicago	$176,610	2021
Richman, Ilana	PA-19-117	Supporting Personalized Decision Making for Breast Cancer Screening among Older Women	Yale University	$257,051	2021
Yang, Yaohua	PA-19-130	Dissecting roles of microbiome-host interactions in colorectal neoplasia etiology using multi-omics data	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	$121,203	2021
Bruegl, Amanda S	PAR-18-337	Utilization of cervical cancer prevention tools and role of high-risk HPV type in the persistent cervical cancer disparities experienced by American Indian/Alaska Native women	Oregon Health & Science University	$251,529	2021
Zhang, Jian	PA-20-188	Understanding Ancestral Contribution to Lung Adenocarcinoma	Dana-Farber Cancer Inst	$91,460	2021
Ananth, Prasanna J	PA-20-203	The Pediatric Advanced Cancer Experience (PACE): Measuring Quality of End-of-Life Care for Children with Cancer	Yale University	$220,150	2021
Stevens, Courtney Joyce	PA-20-202	Increasing physical activity among breast cancer survivors: Use of the ORBIT Model to refine and test a novel approach to exercise promotion based on affect-regulation	Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic	$173,720	2021
Huang, Robert Jeffrey	PA-20-203	PRECISE - a PErsonalized Risk Score for gastrIc CancEr	Stanford University	$188,246	2021
Saracino, Rebecca	PA-20-202	Behavioral Activation for Depression in Older Adult Cancer Survivors: Pilot Randomized Control Trial and Implementation Outcomes	Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research	$174,699	2021
Potter, Lindsey	PA-20-188	Using mHealth to investigate intersectionality and health behaviors: Implications for conceptual models and cancer prevention interventions for marginalized populations	University of Utah	$138,289	2021
Parker, Nathan H	PAR-18-466	Tele-resistance training during chemotherapy for advanced upper gastrointestinal cancer	H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr & Res Inst	$161,973	2022
Parikh, Ravi Bharat	PA-20-202	Human-Machine Collaborations to Improve Prognosis and Clinical Decision-Making in Advanced Cancer	University of Pennsylvania	$231,174	2021
Zeinomar, Nur	PAR-18-467	Leveraging high-risk populations for precision prevention: A novel approach for improving risk prediction for outcomes after a breast cancer diagnosis	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences	$199,896	2022
Azizoddin, Desiree R	PA-20-202	Integrating pain-CBT into an mHealth analgesic support intervention for patients with chronic pain from advanced cancers	University of Oklahoma Hlth Sciences Ctr	$191,257	2022
Mazor, Melissa	PA-20-202	The Development and Evaluation of a Community-Based, Early Palliative Care Intervention for Black Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	$192,678	2022
Fladeboe, Kaitlyn Marie	CA-20-057	Addressing Social Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) with Cancer	Seattle Children's Hospital	$115,245	2022
Wang, Tengteng	CA-20-056	Identifying the role of the gut microbiome in the etiology of benign breast disease	Brigham and Women's Hospital	$172,250	2022
Shin, Lilian J	CA-20-057	Positive Activities for Asian American Cancer Patients and Caregivers	University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr	$98,733	2022
Miller-Kleinhenz, Jasmine	CA-20-056	Investigating Socio-Structural Determinants of Health and the Tumor Epigenome to Understand the Etiology of Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer	Emory University	$92,136	2022
Kohler, Racquel Elizabeth	PAR-18-466	Addressing HPV vaccination disparities through tailored messaging for hesitant families	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences	$219,899	2022
Yusufov, Miryam	PA-20-202	A Novel Intervention for Avoidance-Related Opioid Misuse in Patients with Cancer	Dana-Farber Cancer Inst	$152,737	2022
Matulewicz, Richard Steven	PA-20-203	Optimizing a Smoking Cessation Intervention for Veterans with Bladder Cancer	Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research	$194,124	2022
Murphy, Karly Mary	PA-20-187	iManageAYA: Preparation and Optimization of a mHealth Intervention for Managing Depressive Symptoms in Adolescent and Young adult Cancer Survivors	Wake Forest University Health Sciences	$149,989	2022
Jones, Patricia Denise	PAR-18-337	The Impact of Genetic Ancestry on Racial Disparities in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk and Mortality	University of Miami School of Medicine	$237,065	2022
Ramos, Katherine	PAR-18-336	A Patient-Caregiver Behavioral Intervention for Older Adults with Cancer and Mild Cognitive Impairment	Duke University	$161,847	2022
Tometich, Danielle	PA-20-188	Cancer-related cognitive impairment: Real-time evaluation and assessment of long-term impact of treatment on young adult survivors (CRCI REALITY)	H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr & Res Inst	$109,990	2022
Kehm, Rebecca D	PA-20-188	Characterizing the role of adolescent physical activity in early onset breast cancer risk for women across the familial risk continuum	Columbia University Health Sciences	$170,856	2022
Petrillo, Laura Anne	PA-20-202	Optimizing Supportive Care for Patients with Metastatic Lung Cancer in the Era of Precision Oncology	Massachusetts General Hospital	$271,934	2022
Bulls, Hailey Waddell	PA-20-202	Development and piloting of an intervention to reduce the impact of opioid stigma in cancer pain	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	$145,725	2022
Lau, Nancy	PA-20-202	Pilot trial testing mobile health psychosocial intervention for Adolescentsand Young Adults with cancer	Seattle Children's Hospital	$204,232	2022
Bernhardt, Melanie Brooke	PA-20-203	Pharmacogenomic factors associated with severe acute toxicities and survival in pediatric Latino patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia	Baylor College of Medicine	$230,286	2022
Luckett, Rebecca	PA-20-202	Evaluation of triage strategies and screening intervals in a human papillomavirus based cervical cancer screening program in women living with human immunodeficiency virus in Botswana	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	$258,557	2022
Kaye, Erica Carmen	PA-20-202	IMPROVING PROGNOSTIC COMMUNICATION IN PEDIATRIC CANCER	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	$252,084	2022
Liou, Kevin T	PA-20-202	Acupuncture for Cognitive Health in Older Survivors of Prostate Cancer (ACHIEVE)	Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research	$248,982	2022
Rich, Nicole Elizabeth	PA-20-203	Determining the influence of sex and gender in hepatocellular carcinoma risk and survival	Ut Southwestern Medical Center	$263,648	2022
Loehrer, Andrew Phillip	PA-20-203	Geospatial drivers of cancer care disparities and their susceptibility to health policy changes	Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic	$173,880	2022
Kaye, Deborah R	PA-20-202	Improving outcomes of patients with advanced prostate cancer through a better understanding of provider decision-making	Duke University	$144,761	2022
Zimmaro, Lauren A	PA-20-202	Addressing Colorectal Cancer-Related Distress: Developing and Evaluating a Couple-Based Mindfulness Intervention	Research Inst of Fox Chase Can Ctr	$174,306	2022
Demb, Joshua Brian	PA-20-187	Optimal early colorectal cancer screening initiation	University of California, San Diego	$116,948	2022
Derry-Vick, Heather	PA-19-129	Leveraging behavioral science to improve patient understanding of advanced cancer	Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ	$249,000	2022

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March 16, 2023

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