# Environmental Pathology/Toxicology Training Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 2021 · $526,518

## Abstract

7. Project Summary/Abstract
We are applying for support for years 41 to 45 of the Environmental Pathology/Toxicology (EP/T) Training
Program at the University of Washington. The long-term goal of this program remains mentoring pre- and post-
doctoral trainees to become successful independent scientists who are well equipped to respond to the
environmental health research needs of the US in the coming generations. Our Training Program builds on our
long-standing and successful collaboration between the Departments of Pathology and Genome Sciences in
the School of Medicine and the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences in the School
of Public Health. The current application incorporates the themes and goals of the current NIEHS Strategic
Plan. We have maintained our demonstrated successful approach of organizing our EP/T Training Program
Faculty into five Research Clusters. These include; Exposure Science and Translational Research, Neurologic,
Reproductive and Developmental Disorders, Cardiorespiratory Diseases, Molecular Mutagenesis and
Carcinogenesis, and GI, Liver, Kidney Diseases and the Environmental Microbiome. In this submission, we
have added to the last cluster a new focus on the Environmental Microbiome. This builds on emergent
expertise at the University of Washington exploring the interactions of environmental factors and the
microbiome and their impact on metabolism and chronic disease and will provide new research and training
opportunities. We will also continue with the expansion of our translational research and will facilitate
interactions with a larger University of Washington Initiative on Population Health. The EP/T Training Program
is directed by Drs. Michael E. Rosenfeld and Elaine Faustman (Program Directors), and Drs. Terrance
Kavanagh, Mary-Claire King, and Julia Cui (Associate Directors). Our EP/T Training Program (i) embraces
most NIEHS-supported investigators at UW, including the addition this cycle of several experts in the
Microbiome, (ii) is closely linked with NIEHS supported centers at UW focused on exposures, diseases,
genomics, and environment (EDGE), toxicogenomics, children's health and risk assessment, among others,
(iii) and is highly integrated with a wide array of well-funded, complementary research centers and projects.
The Training Plan for the 7 pre-doctoral fellows includes a required course in Organ Systems Toxicology and
Pathology and Translational Research and enrollment in one of a number of relevant elective courses. All
trainees are required to attend our monthly “Research Works in Progress” meeting, the semi-annual research
retreats, the Biomedical Integrity Series, and submit an Individual Development Plan and yearly progress
reports. The 3 post-doctoral fellows are also encouraged to audit relevant courses. Given our excellent track
record of training, as well as the outstanding and growing opportunities at the UW, we are requesting renewal
of our training grant, so that ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10200809
- **Project number:** 5T32ES007032-43
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Elaine M Faustman
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $526,518
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1978-07-01 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10200809

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10200809, Environmental Pathology/Toxicology Training Program (5T32ES007032-43). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10200809. Licensed CC0.

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