# Training in Infectious Disease Epidemiology (TIDE)

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2021 · $203,305

## Abstract

Abstract
Endemic and epidemic infectious diseases pose increasing global danger as the world becomes
more interconnected. However, there are relatively few institutions engaged in training
infectious disease epidemiologists. Of those that are trained, relatively few are equipped to
work at the crossroads of lab science and population-based clinical and behavioral research.
The University of North Carolina Department of Epidemiology is now applying for a 3rd 5-year
funding cycle for our Training in Infectious Disease Epidemiology (TIDE) NIAID T32. Our
program has been very successful in several ways. First, with impetus from the T32, we
developed a core curriculum in infectious disease epidemiology and made sure that all of our
trainees were exposed to interdisciplinary approaches to infectious diseases research. We
have had 3 PhD trainee slots per year for all 10 years, and one post-doc slot per year for the
past five years. Second, our trainees have been highly successful in obtaining jobs in ID
epidemiology. Of the 20 trainees who have finished their training programs, 10 have academic
appointments (6 tenure-track, 3 research or clinical track, 1 postdoc) and 7 are at the CDC,
either in the EIS or as full-time employees. The others all have research-focused positions in
other public health organizations or agencies. Third, our efforts at increasing diversity have paid
off: 4 of the 14 trainees in our last funding cycle (29%) have been under-represented minorities.
We also have excellent representation of female trainees (69% to date).
For the next 5-year cycle, we are planning to strengthen our emphasis on interdisciplinary
research. We are requesting the same number of pre-doc slots, plus one additional post-doc
slot. As previously, the pre-docs will all be incorporating interdisciplinary work into their
research. The post-docs will be required to do interdisciplinary research with co-mentors – one
epidemiologist plus one “interdisciplinary” co-mentor, with expertise in laboratory, behavioral or
clinical research aspects of infectious diseases. In addition, we plan to further strengthen our
professional development training and our outreach efforts to minority candidates.
In summary, we hope to build on the remarkable success to date of this training program by
continuing to train outstanding young infectious disease epidemiologists to meet an important
public health need.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10179300
- **Project number:** 5T32AI070114-15
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** Brian W Pence
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $203,305
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2006-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10179300

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10179300, Training in Infectious Disease Epidemiology (TIDE) (5T32AI070114-15). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10179300. Licensed CC0.

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