# Postdoctoral Research in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2021 · $428,144

## Abstract

Project Summary
This application, “Postdoctoral Research in Neurodevelopmental Disorders,” is a request for five years of
funding for the competing continuation of an NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional
Training Grant (T32). Recent advances in behavioral science, neuroscience, and molecular genetics have led
to dramatic gains in our understanding of the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental disorders. The purpose of
this training program is to develop researchers with expertise in both the biological basis and clinical
manifestations of neurodevelopmental disorders. This broad-based integrated perspective will enable
researchers to better relate across disciplines, and will maximize the potential for transformative advances in
understanding the pathogenesis of these disorders and in developing new and more effective approaches to
their treatment. Ultimately, this training will prepare researchers to interface across disciplines and will increase
the number of well-rounded researchers, significantly advancing the health-related research needs of the
nation (the primary objective of the T32 program).
The proposed postdoctoral training plan provides a variety of opportunities including: (1) mentored research
training in specific methods, disorders, and underlying pathogenetic mechanisms; (2) a range of didactic
experiences (including courses, seminars, and lectures) that integrate the study of clinical disorders, normal
developmental processes, mechanisms of disease, and research methods; and, (3) clinical exposures to
complement previous basic science and basic science exposure to complement clinical experiences. Twenty
Ph.D. or M.D. level trainees (four new trainees per year) will participate in this two-year training program, over
the five-year period of this proposal.
This proposal addresses the critical need for focused training opportunities beyond formal graduate programs
by using the existing interdisciplinary research and administrative structure of the Carolina Institute for
Developmental Disabilities (CIDD). All faculty mentors are members of the CIDD, which offers a
comprehensive program for services, education, and research in developmental disabilities. Together with the
excellent clinical and basic science resources of the University of North Carolina (UNC), the CIDD provides an
ideal environment for integrating training in biological and behavioral research in neurodevelopmental
disorders.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10171407
- **Project number:** 5T32HD040127-20
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** BENJAMIN D PHILPOT
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $428,144
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2001-05-15 → 2022-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10171407

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10171407, Postdoctoral Research in Neurodevelopmental Disorders (5T32HD040127-20). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10171407. Licensed CC0.

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