# Training Program in Psychiatric Genetics and Translational Research

> **NIH NIH T32** · HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · 2021 · $363,597

## Abstract

7. Abstract
This competitive renewal application is for continuation of the Training Program in Psychiatric
Genetics and Translational Research, offered by the Departments of Epidemiology,
Biostatistics, and Social & Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public
Health. The principal objectives of the training grant are to educate promising pre- and
postdoctoral trainees as quantitative scientists in psychiatric research, with two focus areas:
psychiatric genetics and analytical methods for translational research. This renewal expands the
training program to include the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences in order to
strengthen the program’s focus on translational research, particularly with reference to social
epidemiology, diverse populations, and understanding social disparities. We aim to train
psychiatrists and other mental health researchers in methods relevant to these fields, and to
train methodologists working in these areas with genuine engagement in psychiatric research
and an understanding of psychiatric diagnosis, assessment, and outcomes. The Departments of
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Social & Behavioral Sciences have an accomplished faculty
who have worked collaboratively in genetics and translational research for many years. We also
draw on the expertise of Harvard faculty from other world-renown institutions, including Harvard
Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and McLean
Hospital. These collaborations offer a rich source of ongoing projects for student and
postdoctoral training. We are requesting a total of seven trainees across the three departments,
three predoctoral and four postdoctoral (typically two clinical scientists [psychiatrist or clinical
psychologist] seeking a masters or doctoral degree and two traditional postdoctoral fellows).
Training will be a combination of coursework, seminars, practica, and independent and
collaborative research in mental health. High-level training in the core disciplines of
epidemiology, biostatistics, and social and behavioral research, properly accounting for diversity
and health disparities is critical to leadership of mental health research in the coming decades.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10153882
- **Project number:** 5T32MH017119-35
- **Recipient organization:** HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Deborah L. BLACKER
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $363,597
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1983-07-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10153882

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10153882, Training Program in Psychiatric Genetics and Translational Research (5T32MH017119-35). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10153882. Licensed CC0.

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