# Training Program in Organogenesis

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2021 · $349,085

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The rapid advancement and technical changes in biomedical science requires that we identify
strategies to help the next generation of scientists navigate a complex landscape in which
fluent communication and collaboration between scientific disciplines is essential for success.
The Center for Organogenesis (CFO) was formed in 1995 to unite basic, applied and clinical
scientists with a common goal: to understand the basic mechanisms that underlie organ and
tissue formation, and to use this knowledge to create long-lasting artificial organs, improve
stem cell therapies and effective organ transplantation systems that will correct acquired and
inherited human disease. The Training Program in Organogenesis was initiated 19 years ago
as an integral part of the educational mission of the CFO. Its main goals are to provide
intellectual and technical training in the field of organogenesis, and to promote
interdisciplinary engagement by exposing trainees to research and research mentors that
cross boundaries between clinical, basic and applied sciences. These goals are
accomplished by encouraging a two-mentor structure for research training and the
involvement of trainees in several training activities that include participation in a formal
course in Organogenesis, an Organogenesis Seminar series, bimonthly training meetings, bi-
annual International Symposia, and a regular CrossTalk series, in which we pair a clinician
and basic scientist to jointly present on a common organ or disease/disorder. All trainees
additionally engage in BioArtography, a community outreach program where art, science and
public education are combined. Each trainee is offered the option of pairing with a clinical co-
mentor who agrees to facilitate their exposure to clinical science, clinical management of
patients and their health challenges in the trainee's research area. This competitive renewal
requests continued funding for 5 predoctoral and 3 postdoctoral training slots (one specifically
targeted to an MD fellow). Trainees come primarily from the laboratories of the 38 listed
mentors of the Training Program. Participating faculty come from 15 departments and 4
schools across the University of Michigan (Medical School, College of Engineering, College of
Literature, Sciences & Arts and Dental School). The Program is monitored by an internal
Advisory Board and Operating Committee, and also by two External Advisors (Drs. Bradley
Yoder, PhD, University of Alabama-Birmingham, and Richard Behringer, PhD, MD Anderson)
to ensure its continued responsiveness to an evolving research environment.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10152628
- **Project number:** 5T32HD007505-25
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- **Principal Investigator:** Marina Pasca Di Magliano
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $349,085
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-05-14 → 2022-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10152628

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10152628, Training Program in Organogenesis (5T32HD007505-25). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10152628. Licensed CC0.

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