# Interdisciplinary Immunology Training Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · YALE UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $495,189

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The goal of the Yale Interdisciplinary Immunology Training Program (YIITP) is to equip predoctoral and
postdoctoral trainees with the intellectual and research foundations necessary to become independent
scientists/educators investigating the immune system and its roles in human disease. The YIITP combines
rigorous research training in a highly collaborative, interactive environment with a thorough academic program
of instruction in immunology and related disciplines. The program offers training in virtually all aspects of
immunology as well as host-pathogen interactions and a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.
Areas of particular strength include innate immune recognition and function, cancer immunology,
immunological tolerance and memory, microbiome-immune system interactions, metabolism and immunity,
antigen presentation, immune cell signaling, the immune response to infectious organisms, and autoimmune
diseases such as Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. The 30 YIITP
mentors have an outstanding record of research accomplishment and training and many are leaders in their
fields. The YIITP is overseen by the Program Director, David Schatz, and an Executive Committee of four
additional faculty members. The principal training entity is the Department of Immunobiology, whose graduate
program was the top ranked immunology graduate program in the United States in a 2010 National Research
Council study. All students admitted to the YIITP have at least a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and enter
via application to the Yale interdepartmental program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS). Postdocs
enter from the labs of YIITP faculty, and hold a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree. Predoctoral training leading to the
Ph.D. degree involves formal course work in Immunology and other areas of biology, research rotations,
teaching, and the qualifying exam in the first two years, with dissertation research beginning late in year one
and becoming the primary focus of activity after completion of the qualifying exam. Postdoctoral training
focuses on research in the laboratory of one or more of the mentors and incorporates an array of skill and
career development courses and activities. Both predoctoral and postdoctoral training are enriched by
intensive training in the methods, logic, and responsible conduct of research, and by the many opportunities for
collaboration and interaction. The vast majority of YIITP trainees go on obtain independent research and
teaching positions at academic institutions or research positions in biotechnology companies. Extensive efforts
are made by YIITP mentors and Yale Graduate and Medical Schools to attract and retain trainees from diverse
backgrounds, particularly under-represented minority groups. This proposal requests support for 10
predoctoral and 3 postdoctoral trainees who will be supported by this grant for 2 years. Graduate students are
supported durin...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10207422
- **Project number:** 5T32AI007019-46
- **Recipient organization:** YALE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Carla Rothlin
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $495,189
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1976-07-01 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10207422

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10207422, Interdisciplinary Immunology Training Program (5T32AI007019-46). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10207422. Licensed CC0.

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