NIH CTSA Predoctoral T32 Mentored Research Training Program

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NIH CTSA Predoctoral T32 Mentored Research Training Program

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.

The CTSI Predoctoral T32 training program leverages the large, collaborative, multidisciplinary research environment at Ohio State to increase the reach of clinical and translational science education and training across campus and recruits and develops 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 National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) 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 CTSI’s multi-million dollar center grant from NIH and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS).

This program replaces the previous TL1 training program from the CTSI.

T32 awardees will receive:

Travel funds to attend national meetings
- Including the annual Translational Science meeting from the Association for Clinical and Translational Science
Access to the CTSI professional services and staff
- Including biostatistics, subject recruitment and human subjects approval
Access to a training curriculum
- Clinical and translational research methodology and specialized training seminars
Stipend support awarded at the NIH allowed annual maximum
Tuition and fee award

Upcoming T32 Information Session

January 22, 2025, noon-1 p.m.

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 CTSI Predoctoral T32 will provide training in health equity through coursework, seminars, lunch and learn programs and other training initiatives.

T32 Leadership

Ginny Bumgardner, MD, PhD

Director of the T32 Predoctoral Research Training Grant

Associate Dean for Physician-Scientist Education and Training

Professor of Surgery in the Ohio State College of Medicine

Sakima Smith, MD, MPH

Assistant Director of the Predoctoral T32 Program

Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine in the College of Medicine

CTSI Predoctoral Trainees and Projects

T32 Information Session

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Carrying On the Legacy of the TL1

The CTSI Predoctoral T32 Mentored Research Training Program continues the legacy of trainee success of the CTSI TL1 Mentored Career Development Program funded from 2008 to 2023. The new Predoctoral T32, provides the same excellent training opportunity for predoctoral students on their journey to becoming clinical and translational researchers as the previous TL1.

NIH CTSA Predoctoral T32 Mentored Research Training Program