# Short Term Training Grant

> **NIH NIH T35** · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2021 · $208,149

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The intent of this longstanding Training Grant is to provide salary support to medical students in
the summer following their first year to enable them to participate in an 11-week, full-time
biomedical research program supervised by vetted faculty mentors of Columbia University. Our
goal is to provide students - with and without prior research experience - an opportunity to
interact with the research faculty of this institution and to participate in a basic or clinical
biomedical research project. The program includes participation in such a project, supervised
student research presentations, a manuscript-style written report, and a seminar series that
includes topics in biomedical research concepts and techniques, as well as a module related to
Responsible Conduct of Research. A dedicated web portal communicates program information
and facilitates interactions among students and mentors.
Students who are interested in applying for this NIH Summer Research Fellowship use a web-
based system to select from a list of faculty members at the Columbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons who have applied to serve as mentors and who have active NIH-
funded (or equivalent) grants in basic and/or clinical sciences. Students apply by submitting to
the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) of the Program a five page NIH-style application. The
applications are reviewed by members of the faculty and prioritized by the RAC. In response to
suggestions by NHLBI program personnel, we have increased our emphasis on projects related
to hematology and related stem cell biology.
To monitor the program’s relevance and impact, participants, past and present, are regularly
surveyed, using ad hoc tools and citation databases. The program’s record of accomplishment
is long and strong.
Recruitment of under-represented minorities, among mentors as well as students, is strongly
supported by an ongoing commitment of the College and by targeted efforts of the Program.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10089806
- **Project number:** 2T35HL007616-41
- **Recipient organization:** COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** RUDOLPH L LEIBEL
- **Activity code:** T35 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $208,149
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 1981-05-01 → 2026-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10089806

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10089806, Short Term Training Grant (2T35HL007616-41). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10089806. Licensed CC0.

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