# Stanford Training Program in Lung Biology

> **NIH NIH T32** · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $366,428

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
This competitive renewal Stanford T32 Training Grant Proposal combines pediatric and adult pulmonary
programs in order to select the most promising Trainees and provide an optimally diverse interdisciplinary
training experience centered on pulmonary biology. Dr. David Cornfield, the pediatric chief, Dr. Mark Nicolls,
the adult chief share Program Director responsibilities; each bringing unique and complementary skills to the
leadership position. In the first few years of this new T32 funded in 2016, we have accomplished our goal of
creating a more integrated and cohesive academic culture. We describe the excellent progress of our first nine
trainees. We have developed 38 Mentors from the Stanford biomedical community with a strong track record of
training and academic productivity and 2 Junior Mentors. Based on the expertise of our Mentors, we have
identified nine domains of excellence from which trainees can choose a primary focus for an individualized
development plan. These research areas include: 1) Vascular Disease, 2) Stem Cells & Lung Development, 3)
Genetics & Genomics, 4) Lung Injury & Repair, 5) Lung Immunology, 6) Lung Microbiome, 7) Lung Cancer and
8) Outcomes Research, and 9) Imaging.
The grant proposal describes a process by which fellows are recruited to Stanford, exposed to research areas,
introduced to Mentors, and move through a selective process designed to identify Trainees with the best
chance of success in academic medicine for T32 support. We describe a well-supported and carefully
constructed system of oversight to promote recruitment of underrepresented minorities. All T32 trainees will
have an individualized development plan that includes a core curriculum and electives appropriate to their
research domain. Through a longitudinal monthly T32 meeting lead by the PDs and quarterly informal
meetings with T32 trainees, Mentors and PDs, Trainees will be immersed in a microculture of academic
pulmonary medicine. A Scientific Oversight Committee identifies appropriate coursework and ensures ongoing
and timely Trainee progress. We have assembled an experienced Internal Advisory Committee at Stanford and
an acclaimed group of national leaders in pulmonary medicine for the External Advisory Committee. We will
utilize regular feedback from these groups, the Mentors and Trainees to identify programmatic strengths and
weaknesses and reassess our processes to adjust, adapt and improve the T32 fellowship. As a world
university embedded in a vibrant local economy, Stanford is particularly well situated to develop and inspire the
next generation of physician-scientists and clinical researchers.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10089188
- **Project number:** 2T32HL129970-06
- **Recipient organization:** STANFORD UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** DAVID N. CORNFIELD
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $366,428
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2016-07-01 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10089188

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10089188, Stanford Training Program in Lung Biology (2T32HL129970-06). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10089188. Licensed CC0.

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