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Summer Undergraduate Program to Educate Radiation Scientists (SUPERS)

Award Number: R25CA140116
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/08/2010
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2031

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Summer Undergraduate Program to Educate Radiation Scientists (SUPERS) - Despite the fact that up to sixty percent of cancer patients receive radiation therapy as part of their oncologic treatment, the active number of researchers in the fields of radiation biology or radiation physics has been in an alarming decline over the past four decades. The Summer Undergraduate Program to Educate Radiation Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania (SUPERS@PENN) was proposed as a means to infuse talented young researchers into the field to counter this decline. We hypothesize that by providing undergraduate students with a supportive environment that teaches them the underpinnings of cancer and radiation biology, physics and imaging, early in their college careers, that we will encourage a significant number of these students to ultimately pursue cancer and radiation research as a career path. A key thrust of our training program is to identify and recruit participants from a talent pool that would not traditionally be exposed to radiation research, thereby promoting an increased pipeline of radiation scientists. Initially submitted in 2009, the program obtained strong support from study section (score 11, 1.0 percentile), received first NIH funding in 2010 and was overwhelmingly successful in competitive renewals in 2015 and 2020 (score 16). We have continued to successfully meet the proposed aims of the program, with a large percentage of our alumni having now moved on to graduate programs, with a continued focus on an eventual career in cancer and radiation research. Our goal for this competitive renewal is to continue to build upon this track record of success. Individualized research projects tailored to each student’s interests and experience remain as the core component of the SUPERS program. In addition, didactic lectures from faculty experts in the fields of cancer biology, radiation biology, radiation physics and cancer imaging provide a foundation for students. Bioethics training is incorporated into the didactic lecture series, as per NIH requirements. In this submission we have also enriched the programmatic breadth to include seminars and mentors in the areas of artificial intelligence and machine learning which find a natural fit in a field that utilizes large biological data sets and imaging. In summary, by completing the specific aims underlying this proposal, we anticipate that we will continue to have a positive impact on quantity and quality of the next generation of scientists engaged in cancer and radiation related research.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $279,071 )
2026	2026	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	3451 WALNUT ST	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	001	16	4/7/2026	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$279,071
2026	2025	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	3451 WALNUT ST	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	15	3/30/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $279,071

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $260,480 )
2025	2025	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	3451 WALNUT ST STE 440A	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	15	6/11/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$260,480
														Subtotal = $260,480

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $218,885 )
2024	2024	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	3451 WALNUT ST STE 440A	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	14	5/22/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$218,885
														Subtotal = $218,885

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $211,944 )
2023	2023	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	3451 WALNUT ST STE 440A	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	13	6/7/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$211,944
														Subtotal = $211,944

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $267,415 )
2022	2022	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	3451 WALNUT ST STE 440A	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	12	7/11/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$267,415
														Subtotal = $267,415

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2021	2020	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	3451 WALNUT ST STE 440A	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	001	11	10/14/2020	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$147,944
2021	2020	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	3451 WALNUT ST STE 440A	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	003	11	5/10/2021	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2021	2020	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	3451 WALNUT ST STE 440A	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	002	11	3/19/2021	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2021	2019	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	3451 WALNUT ST STE 440A	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	10	10/14/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$147,944
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $192,336 )
2020	2020	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	3451 WALNUT ST STE 440A	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	11	3/4/2020	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$192,336
														Subtotal = $192,336

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $235,547 )
2019	2019	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	3451 WALNUT ST STE 440A	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	001	10	7/16/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$235,547
2019	2018	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	3451 WALNUT ST STE 440A	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	9	4/24/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $235,547

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $229,136 )
2018	2018	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	3451 WALNUT ST	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	9	4/26/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$229,136
														Subtotal = $229,136

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $243,146 )
2017	2017	TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	3451 WALNUT ST	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	8	5/23/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$243,146
														Subtotal = $243,146

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $255,155 )
2016	2016	UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	3451 WALNUT STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	7	5/25/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$255,155
														Subtotal = $255,155

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $255,349 )
2015	2015	UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	3451 WALNUT STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	001	6	9/17/2015	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2015	2015	UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	3451 WALNUT STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	6	7/31/2015	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$255,349
														Subtotal = $255,349

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $278,782 )
2014	2014	UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	3451 WALNUT STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	5	6/9/2014	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$278,782
														Subtotal = $278,782

Issue Date FY: 2013 ( Subtotal = $283,505 )
2013	2013	UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	3451 WALNUT STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	4	6/19/2013	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$283,505
														Subtotal = $283,505

Issue Date FY: 2012 ( Subtotal = $295,333 )
2012	2012	UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	3451 WALNUT STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	3	5/17/2012	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$295,333
														Subtotal = $295,333

Issue Date FY: 2011 ( Subtotal = $297,909 )
2011	2011	UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	3451 WALNUT STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	001	2	6/1/2011	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$13,206
2011	2011	UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	3451 WALNUT STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	2	4/14/2011	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$284,703
														Subtotal = $297,909

Issue Date FY: 2010 ( Subtotal = $296,104 )
2010	2010	UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	3451 WALNUT STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	1	9/8/2010	NEW	$296,104
														Subtotal = $296,104

Grand Total All Awards = $4,100,097

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Summer Undergraduate Program to Educate Radiation Scientists (SUPERS)

Award Number: R25CA140116

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/08/2010

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2031

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