NIH CTSA Predoctoral T32 Mentored Research Training Program
Call for T32 Applications
More information and the RFA below.
The goal of the CCTS Predoctoral T32 training program is to leverage the large, collaborative and multidisciplinary research environment at Ohio State to increase the reach of clinical and translational science education and training across campus and to recruit and develop a diverse cohort of learners to become the next generation of clinical and translational scientist-leaders. This mentored research training grant is part of the NIH’s prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award program and is funded through the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). The T32 is one of the education and training components that is part of the renewal of the CCTS’s multimillion-dollar center grant from NIH/NCATS.
The T32 grant provides full-time research training support for post-candidacy predoctoral learners pursuing mentored clinical and translational research or clinical and translational science who are enrolled in any Ohio State graduate degree program. It replaces the previous TL1 training program from the CCTS.
T32 awardees will receive:
- Stipend support awarded at the NIH allowed annual maximum
- Travel funds to attend national meetings, including the annual Translational Science meeting from the Association for Clinical and Translational Science
- Access to the CCTS professional services and staff, including biostatistics, subject recruitment and human subjects approval
- Access to a training curriculum in clinical and translational research methodology and specialized training seminars
- Tuition and fee award
A Focus on Health Equity
A special focus of the T32 training grant is health equity. There is an urgent need to expand and rigorously train a diverse clinical and translational scientist workforce that will deliver innovations to improve human health with intentionality to achieve health equity. The education and training to produce researchers capable of leading these efforts requires specialized instruction in clinical and translational science to bridge the gap between the lab and the clinic. Training in clinical and translational science is anticipated to promote cross-fertilization between disciplinary boundaries that will accelerate transition through clinical and translational discovery stages that ultimately bring innovations to all communities. The CCTS Predoctoral T32 will provide training in health equity through coursework, seminars, lunch and learn programs and other trainings.
Developing Mentoring Skills
Effective mentoring is crucial to the success of Graduates Students in their scientific careers. And Mentees have an important part to play in successful mentoring. Mentoring is a skill that grows and develops. Assistant Director Sakima Smith will lead the Mentoring Better program designed to help mentors and trainees enhance their mentoring skills through a series of interactive seminars and skill building activities offered during the academic year. Topics will include:
- Mentorship and community engagement
- Effective mentorship
- Mentorship competencies
- Mentorship challenges
- Mentorship assessment tools
Ginny Bumgardner, MD, PhD
Director of the T32 Predoctoral Research Training Grant and Associate Dean for Physician-Scientist Education and Training and Professor of Surgery in the Ohio State College of Medicine
Sakima Smith, MD, MPH
Assistant Director of the Pre-Doctoral T32 Program and Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine in the College of Medicine
Aliyah Bennett
College of Medicine. PhD candidate: Medical Scientist Training Program and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
Project Title: Salmonella Biofilm Inhibitors: Target Identification and Spectrum of Activity
Lead Mentor: John Gunn, PhD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine/Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Jonathan Fritz
College of Engineering. PhD candidate: Biophysics
Project Title: Preventing Lung Cell Membrane Injury During Mechanical Ventilation by Targeting mTORC1-Dependent Phosphorylation of Annexin A2
Lead Mentor: Joshua Englert, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
Kyle Gordon
College of Medicine. PhD candidate: Medical Scientist Training Program and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
Project Title: Impact of Endothelial Nucleotidase on Vascular Function
Lead Mentor: Richard Gumina, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
Emily Schwarz
College of Medicine. PhD candidate: Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
Project Title: Evaluating the Therapeutic Efficacy of Combination IL-12 And Trabectedin for the Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Lead Mentor: William E. Carson III, MD
Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
Jill Singer
College of Public Health. PhD candidate: Health Behavior and Health Promotion
Project Title: Tobacco Use Before and After Massachusetts’ Statewide Flavored Tobacco Restriction: How Equitable is This Policy?
Lead Mentor: Megan E. Roberts, PhD
Associate Professor, Division Health Behavior and Health Promotion, College of Public Health
Leah Stein
College of Medicine. PhD candidate: Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
Project Title: Multi-Omic Approach to Select Cancer Patients for Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor (FGFR) Targeted Therapies
Lead Mentor: Sameek Roychowdhury, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine