# Multidisciplinary Training in Lung Biology

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · 2021 · $351,527

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The VLC-T32 “Multidisciplinary Training in Lung Biology” training grant seeks to produce outstanding,
independent biomedical scientists who investigate the mechanisms, manifestations, preventions, and cures for
lung disorders. The VLC-T32 has established a nationally-recognized track record of training, mentoring, and
extensive interactive collaborations between basic science and clinical faculty. This interdisciplinary program is
designed both for predoctoral students (N=4) to pursue their PhD degree, and for postdoctoral fellows, either
MD/DO or PhD (N=3), to receive an advanced research experience. Mentor-based training is enriched by
workshops and didactic courses in advanced contemporary laboratory skills and the “survival skills” needed to
excel in modern academia. Productive mentor-protégé interactions are central to the research training
experience, and are supplemented by active participation in local and national scientific meetings. Trainee
progress is carefully monitored and evaluated by the mentor(s), the program PIs and Co-Directors, the Mentoring
Council (Executive Committee), and the VLC-T32 Steering Committee. The faculty participating in this program
have been chosen on the basis of research productivity, significant grant support, collegiality, and commitment
to serve as outstanding mentors. The unique science research focus areas of the program include pulmonary
mechanics, airway epithelial biology, inflammation, oxidative chemistry, immune responses, lung repair and
regeneration, metabolism, cell apoptosis, and cell signaling. Additionally, clinical patient-oriented research
focuses on asthma, interstitial lung disease, cystic fibrosis, acute lung injury, obesity, cell therapy, lung infections,
ICU nutrition, palliative care in a rural setting, and health care policy. The disciplines of pulmonary medicine,
pathology, bioengineering, microbiology, pathology, immunology, physiology, and public health are strongly
represented. Although the trainee will receive intensive training in a single area of research, they will also receive
broad-based exposure to lung-related research in complementary disciplines. Patient-oriented and translational
research is stressed within and throughout the program. The aims of the VLC-T32 are to provide training in the
1) technical (application of rigorous, ethical, transparent and quantitative methods to the study of well-posed
scientific questions in lung biology and disease), 2) operational (basic, translational and clinical research
methods that fosters the development of an inclusive and interdisciplinary team-oriented environment), and 3)
professional (mentoring and ongoing career evaluation) skills that will enable those supported to develop
successful, research-intensive careers. A strength of the program is the collaborative environment and
interactive relationships in which clinicians and basic science investigators integrate to forge productive team
science that is the basis of m...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10190992
- **Project number:** 5T32HL076122-18
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE
- **Principal Investigator:** Charles G Irvin
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $351,527
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2004-04-01 → 2024-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10190992

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10190992, Multidisciplinary Training in Lung Biology (5T32HL076122-18). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10190992. Licensed CC0.

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