# RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

> **NIH NIH T32** · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · 2021 · $307,848

## Abstract

This training grant in developmental endocrinology and metabolism at Boston Children's Hospital intends to
provide funding for 4 postdoctoral fellows per year to engage in research training leading to independent
careers in academic pediatric endocrinology. Trainees enter the program with either the MD, MD/PhD or
occasionally the PhD degree, and are selected from highly qualified pediatric endocrinology fellows at
Children's Hospital. The 31 trainers include 15 pediatric endocrine physician-scientists (including 12
MD/PhDs), 12 physician-scientists of other disciplines, and 4 PhD scientists. Children's Hospital is the major
training site, along with laboratories at Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Joslin Diabetes Center. The major areas of research emphasis
in this training grant include clinical, translational and basic laboratory research in diabetes mellitus, obesity,
neuroendocrinology, bone health, endocrine disruptors, stem cell biology, bioinformatics, and ion transport.
Training consists of didactic courses, including in quantitative methods and the ethical conduct of research,
and an intensive period of individually mentored research. The intended average duration of training is two
years. Of the 29 trainees during the past 15 years who have completed training on this T32 grant, all but 2 are
faculty in academic pediatric institutions (1 Professor, 15 Assistant Professors), 2 are in industry, and one is at
the FDA. Of these, 9 have had independent NIH K awards, and 2 have one or more R01s. Their record of
publication is strong. This program takes advantage of the breadth of scientific expertise of the training faculty
within the Division of Endocrinology, as well as in the larger Boston Children's Hospital community and
surrounding Harvard environment.
Relevance. There is a great shortage of qualified pediatrician-scientists, including pediatric endocrinologists, in
the United States today, at a time when the potential for scientific breakthroughs in the treatment of pediatric
diseases like obesity and diabetes is great. These diseases are a great threat to the future health of our
nation's children. We hope that our program addresses this need by inspiring the early careers of a highly
motivated group of pediatric endocrinology trainees immersed in a rigorous and stimulating learning
environment.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10198901
- **Project number:** 5T32DK007699-40
- **Recipient organization:** BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** JOEL N HIRSCHHORN
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $307,848
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1992-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10198901

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10198901, RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM (5T32DK007699-40). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10198901. Licensed CC0.

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