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CPRIT’s Geographic Diversity Advisory Committee reports TRAC progress; tracks support research capacity outside major metro centers
Summary
GEDAC told the oversight committee that TRAC awards have funded infrastructure, biobanks and junior-faculty recruitment at institutions in West and South Texas, but noted that sustained investment is needed to reach critical mass.
The oversight committee received an update from the Geographic Diversity Advisory Committee (GEDAC) on TRAC (Texas Regional Excellence in Cancer) awards and related efforts to build research capacity in regions far from NCI-designated cancer centers.
Dr. Kang (GEDAC presenter) reviewed TRAC program activity since its 2021 start: three cycles of TRAC funding totaling roughly $34 million across 14 awards. The awards include large institutional TRAC grants (approximately $6 million over five years in early cycles) focused on building infrastructure and recruiting junior faculty, plus a later cycle that added pilot awards, instrument awards and postdoctoral training awards to address specific capacity gaps.
GEDAC highlighted accomplishments at several TRAC awardees:
- UTEP: established a Center for Hispanic…
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