NCI Integrative Cancer Scholars Program

Advancing the field of cancer research through mentorship

For 46 years, the U of A Cancer Center has offered doctoral students the Integrative Cancer Scholars program funded through an NIH National Cancer Institute T32 National Research Service Award. Integrative Cancer Scholars program is an innovative predoctoral fellows training program aimed at maximizing the impact and significance of cancer research.

The program is designed to expose each trainee to the range of current thought in the cancer field, to teach state-of-the-art laboratory techniques, to emphasize critical thinking skills, to introduce real-world aspects of clinical work, and to refine their career-development skills, particularly in networking, communication and grant/manuscript preparation.

T32 scholars

The current scholars are Jesse Altemus, Madison Gamble, Rafael Romero and Manline Shao. Learn more about them below.

T32 scholar Jesse Altemus works in a lab under the guidance of Jacob Schwartz, associate director of the cancer center Cancer Research and Training Coordination Program.

Professor Jennifer Carew and student Madison Gamble meet in the Carew-Nawrocki Lab in the U of A Cancer Center administrative building.

student Rafael Romero practices using his latest skin cancer detection prototype on Professor D.K. Kang in the Kang Lab at the University of Arizona.

Professor Carlos Caulin laughs with student Manlin Shao in the Caulin Lab.

About the T32 Integrative Cancer Scholars Program

Scholars care mentored by faculty with well-funded collaborative research programs in a broad range of cancer research specialties:

T32 leadership

Koenraad M Van Doorslaer, PhD

Clara N Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD

Jennifer Kehlet Barton, PhD