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MD Anderson Summer Program in Cancer Research (SPCR)

Award Number: R25CA181004
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/11/2014
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2030

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MD Anderson Summer Program in Cancer Research (SPCR) - PROJECT SUMMARY The Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis (EMC) at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has hosted a hands-on laboratory-based Summer Program in Cancer Research (SPCR) for academically accomplished undergraduates for more than 25 years. Participating faculty members are not only committed educators but also internationally recognized experts in the fields of cancer epigenetics, genetics and genomics. The goal of the SPCR is to provide talented undergraduate students with a research project-based laboratory experience and exposure to the different disciplines working to address the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer with an emphasis on epigenetic mechanisms. The overall Program objective is to promote careers in cancer research and clinical oncology, which is in line with the NCI mission to attract and train the best minds to become the next generation of cancer researchers. This goal will be accomplished through a formalized 10-week summer program in which students will undertake an individualized research project supervised by a faculty mentor. In addition to bench-side research, SPCR students will participate in a series of lectures, seminars, and discussion sessions to introduce them to core concepts in cancer biology and epigenetics. An epigenetics focused lecture series will cover “DNA methylation and Cancer,” “Histone code and Cancer,” “Artificial intelligence and bioinformatics in epigenetics research,” and “Cancer therapies targeting Epigenetic regulators,” which will be given by faculty members. “Works-in-Progress (WIP)” seminars, given by department faculty and trainees on their day-to-day research, will also be attended by the students. Discussion sessions led by WIP speakers and program directors with SPCR students immediately after these seminars will focus on the laboratory techniques utilized by the speaker, to introduce interns to methods relevant to epigenetics research. The Program incorporates several “field trip” experiences, designed to expand students’ horizons, such as a Graduate Student Research Day and a tour of the MD Anderson Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine, one of the premier non-human primate research facilities in the country and an important translational research component of MD Anderson. Students will also be exposed to career paths taken by diverse investigators at MD Anderson through a series of presentations entitled “Career Conversations.” In preparation for a culminating Scientific Symposium, where students present their research projects to departmental faculty, trainees, and staff, interns will learn how to organize a scientific presentation, including background information, hypothesis, methods, results, and conclusions, and will hone their oral communication skills. Past programmatic evaluations demonstrate that the SPCR is an important contributor to the career development of participating students and influenced their decision and ability to pursue graduate or other training leading to careers in cancer-related research and medicine.


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: 2025 ( Subtotal = $161,195 )
2025	2025	THE UNIVERISTY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	001	11	6/20/2025	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$201,799
2025	2023	THE UNIVERISTY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	10	3/13/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$40,604
														Subtotal = $161,195

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $192,025 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, THE	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	001	10	8/17/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$192,025
2023	2022	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, THE	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	9	5/24/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $192,025

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $141,655 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, THE	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	001	9	8/17/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$141,655
2022	2021	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, THE	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	8	1/27/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $141,655

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $182,102 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, THE	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	001	8	8/19/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$182,305
2021	2020	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, THE	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	7	8/18/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$203
														Subtotal = $182,102

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $74,482 )
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD UNIT 207	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	002	7	9/1/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$74,482
2020	2019	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD UNIT 207	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	001	6	3/30/2020	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$903
2020	2018	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD UNIT 207	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	5	3/30/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$903
														Subtotal = $74,482

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $190,582 )
2019	2019	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD UNIT 207	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	002	6	9/12/2019	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$190,582
2019	2018	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD UNIT 207	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	5	4/30/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2019	2018	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD UNIT 207	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	001	5	9/6/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $190,582

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $123,342 )
2018	2018	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD UNIT 207	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	5	7/17/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$123,342
														Subtotal = $123,342

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $123,342 )
2017	2017	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD UNIT 207	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	4	6/29/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$123,342
														Subtotal = $123,342

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $123,342 )
2016	2016	UNIV OF TEXAS SYS CANCER CTR, M D ANDERSON HOSP/TUM INS	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, ROOM 202	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	3	7/29/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$123,342
														Subtotal = $123,342

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $123,342 )
2015	2015	UNIV OF TEXAS SYS CANCER CTR, M D ANDERSON HOSP/TUM INS	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, ROOM 202	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	2	7/31/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$123,342
														Subtotal = $123,342

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $123,342 )
2014	2014	UNIV OF TEXAS SYS CANCER CTR, M D ANDERSON HOSP/TUM INS	1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, ROOM 202	HOUSTON	TX	77030	HARRIS	USA	Cancer Research Manpower	000	1	8/11/2014	NEW	$123,342
														Subtotal = $123,342

Grand Total All Awards = $1,558,751

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MD Anderson Summer Program in Cancer Research (SPCR)

Award Number: R25CA181004

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/11/2014

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2030

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