Description of the Sample

CBCRP evaluation staff interviewed 39 of the 42 eligible respondents. Data were gathered on gender, ethnicity, priority area of the grant, and the institution and dollar amounts invested in the respondents. Sixteen or 41% of the sample were female, and 67% were Caucasian, 28% were Asian, and 5% were Latino/Hispanic/Chicano. Twenty-three of the respondents' grants were in pathogenesis, five in the etiology of breast cancer, and four grants focussed on discovering better treatments for the disease. Three of the respondents sought to better understand socio-cultural, behavioral and/or psychological issues relevant to breast cancer and three grants were aimed at finding ways to detect breast cancer at an earlier stage. One respondent worked in the area of prevention of breast cancer. The 39 postdoctoral awards were given to 13 different institutions with the top six institutions being: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL); University of Southern California (USC); University of California, San Diego (UCSD); The Burnham Institute; The Scripps Research Institute, and Stanford University (see table 1).

CBCRP Postdoctoral Funds Invested by Institution: Funding Cycles I-IV (1995-1998) N=39

INSTITUTION

# OF GRANTS

TOTAL $ AWARDED*
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

7

$469,108.00
University of Southern California

6

$421,204.00
The Burnham Institute

5

$377,792.00
Stanford University

4

$273,716.00
Scripps Research Institute

4

$266,174.00
University of California, San Diego

4

$211,380.00
Salk Institute for Biological Studies

2

$150,490.00
University of California, Los Angeles

2

$138,694.00
University of California, Irvine

1

$83,849.00
University of California, Davis

1

$75,000.00
California Pacific Medical Center

1

$73,185.00
University of California, Santa Cruz

1

$70,000.00
University of California, Berkeley

1

$69,981.00

* These figures include 8% indirect costs given to non-UC institutions.