# Biology of Infectious Diseases Training Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · 2021 · $330,843

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
This proposal requests funding for years 16-20 of the UCSF Biology of Infectious Diseases Training Program
to train physician-scientists in infectious diseases translational research, both clinical and laboratory-based, for
research-intensive or research-related careers in academia, industry, and the public health sector. Funding is
requested for four postdoctoral trainees per year, MDs or MDs with dual degrees, recruited from the UCSF
Adult Infectious Diseases and the Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Fellowship Programs. This training program
is designed to provide flexible but rigorous protected research training in relevant laboratory-based,
translational, and clinical research in the areas of epidemiology, public health, global health, HIV/AIDS,
genomics, antimicrobial resistance, microbial pathogenesis and host response, and immunology. The 31
faculty are drawn from 6 participating departments from the UCSF School of Medicine (Adult Infectious
Diseases, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Experimental Medicine, Microbiology
and Immunology, Pediatric Infectious Diseases) and the University of California, Berkeley School of Public
Health Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology. Participating faculty have been selected on the basis
of research area and expertise, funding, productivity, and proven success in training and mentoring post-
doctoral fellows. Each fellow will undertake an in-depth research project supervised by one or more of the
participating faculty. Emphasis is placed on personalized training and instruction. The educational program
provides for special courses, small group conferences, research conferences and seminars, coursework in
immunology, microbial pathogenesis, biostatistics, epidemiology, study design, scientific writing, and
responsible conduct of research. The quality and effectiveness of the program is measured by the success of
trainees in completion of fellowship training, the number and quality of publications in peer-reviewed journals
and research presentations, obtaining research funding (e.g., independent research awards, K-awards or
equivalent career-development awards, R01-level or equivalent awards), and attainment of a research-oriented
career as medical school faculty, in industry, or in the public health sector. The career development component
continues to be strengthened through a process of regular and rigorous review and feedback of progress and
performance to assure that trainees achieve their career goals. Of the 42 fellows supported by the training
program since 2000, 35 (83%) are still in health-related careers, underscoring the extraordinary success of our
training program. Funding is requested to continue this highly successful program.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10198672
- **Project number:** 5T32AI007641-20
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
- **Principal Investigator:** MATTHEW G DORSEY
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $330,843
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2000-08-01 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10198672

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10198672, Biology of Infectious Diseases Training Program (5T32AI007641-20). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10198672. Licensed CC0.

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