# STD and AIDS Research Training Grant

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 2021 · $688,601

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The University of Washington provides a rich and stimulating environment for the STD & AIDS Research, with
Federal and foundation funding for STD & AIDS-related research, training, and service at UW and its affiliated
institutions exceeding $500 million in 2017. The number of UW faculty involved in STD and HIV/AIDS
research has grown from 10 in 1970 to over 700 in 2017. This STD & AIDS Training Program, now in Year 40,
has trained 225 trainees (62 pre- and 163 post-doctoral). Of all fellows and students who have completed
training, 83% hold faculty or senior research positions in academia, leadership positions in public health or
government, or senior scientist positions in the biomedical sciences. For the current proposal, Sheila Lukehart
PhD will continue to serve as Program Director, with Anna Wald MD, MPH as Co-Director; they will lead an
Executive Committee comprised of Drs. King Holmes, Grace John-Stewart, R. Scott McClelland, Lisa Frenkel,
and Julia Dombrowski. The EC will also provide oversight of the program, help to monitor trainee progress,
evaluate and select applicants, and discuss potential new initiatives and developments in STD & AIDS
research. A carefully selected group of 68 faculty will serve as Senior or Junior Mentors. We request
continued funding for 7 post-doctoral (3 PhDs and 4 MDs) and 5 predoctoral trainees. The Program's Core
Curriculum, mandatory for all trainees, includes the following annual events:
 • Principles of STD and AIDS Research, a 2 week intensive course on research questions and methods
 • STD & AIDS Research Symposium, held in Fall, with presentations by trainees and new investigators
 • STD & HIV Winter Dinner, with a special guest speaker
 • STD and HIV Training Retreat, to be held annually each Spring
 • Biomedical Research Integrity series
 • Survival and Thriving in the Research Years
 • Focused research conferences, seminars, and symposia relevant to trainees' area of research
 • Didactic training related to Rigor and Reproducibility
 • MD trainees will receive clinical training experience in STD, HIV/AIDS, and HIV/viral hepatitis clinics.
Research training has been re-organized into three tracks representing research from the Molecular and
Cellular level (Host-Pathogen) through the Individual level (Clinical & Behavioral) to the Societal level
(Population Health), all offering pre- and postdoctoral training (including MPH options for MD trainees).
Trainees will have mentoring committees and will use Individual Development Plans to guide their career
development. The program evaluation plan includes process and outcome objectives, with systematic
collection of these measures with ongoing program modification as indicated.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10144925
- **Project number:** 5T32AI007140-44
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Anna Wald
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $688,601
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1988-07-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10144925

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10144925, STD and AIDS Research Training Grant (5T32AI007140-44). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10144925. Licensed CC0.

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