# Research Training in Pediatric Non-Malignant Hematology

> **NIH NIH T32** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $247,944

## Abstract

This new T32 training grant addresses the crucial need for programs to train physician scientists and clinical
investigators in pediatric non-malignant hematology. Research in hematology – particularly in pediatrics –
has elucidated many of the genetic, cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying disease processes, as well
as fundamental cellular functions such as cell differentiation and gene regulation. Yet despite the many
scientific and clinical advances in hematology over the past decades, the number of investigators funded by
NIH for hematology related research has steadily declined since 2002. The Hematology Training Program
(HTP) supported by this T32 will offer rigorous training in basic/translational research to postdoctoral MD,
MD/PhD and PhD fellows, under the mentorship of 28 faculty mentors supported by $25.7 M in extramural
funding ($17.3 from Federal sources). At Emory University, established research programs in sickle cell
disease, hemostasis and thrombosis, hematopoiesis and stem cell biology, gene therapy, and red cell
physiology and transfusion medicine are embedded in the largest clinical program in pediatric hematology
in the country, providing huge patient volumes for clinical and translational research within Children's
Healthcare of Atlanta. Partnerships with the Georgia Institute of Technology and Morehouse School of
Medicine broaden the faculty mentor pool. Each trainee will have a laboratory research Mentor and a clinical
Co-mentor to foster basic or translational research relevant to pediatric hematology. Pairing of senior mentors
with junior mentors from a pool of 11 young faculty members will expand the supply of future mentors.
Integrated into the highly successful Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)
Fellowship Program of the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, the new HTP will admit 2 fellows each
year for 2 years of support, training 5-7 MD fellows and 3-5 PhD postdoctoral fellows over 5 years. Candidates
will be MD, MD/PhD and PhD fellows within the Fellowship Training Program and associated laboratories, as
well as external candidates chosen on the basis of their prior training and research accomplishments,
academic potential, and commitment to research in non-malignant hematology. In addition to rigorous
laboratory research training, trainees will participate in a course in conduct of ethical research, departmental
career development seminars, grant writing and academic skills training, research conferences, journal clubs,
and fellowship program research retreats. Individual Training Plans will be developed for each trainee and
progress will be monitored by a multidisciplinary scholarship oversight committees. Trainees will present their
work at national meetings and develop applications for career development (K-type) awards. The HTP will take
advantage of the extensive research resources of Emory University, including formal course work and degree
programs in clinical and transl...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10201726
- **Project number:** 5T32HL139443-04
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Clinton H Joiner
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $247,944
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-07-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10201726

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10201726, Research Training in Pediatric Non-Malignant Hematology (5T32HL139443-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10201726. Licensed CC0.

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