Latest / The Cracking Cancer Podcast
How Research Funding Really Works in Cancer Research with Dr. Cole Peters and Dr. Rob Swanda. Episode 62.
In this episode of Cracking Cancer, science communicator Rob Swanda, PhD, is joined by virologist and gene therapy researcher Dr. Cole Peters to pull back the curtain on the hidden mechanics of academic cancer funding in the United States. Dr. Peters walks listeners through the pipeline of National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) grants—from training awards to multi-year R01 research grants. He exposes the immense administrative burden and fierce competitiveness required to keep basic research labs alive.
The conversation explores the critical distinction…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.