# J NRSA Training Core

> **NIH NIH TL1** · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · 2021 · $621,942

## Abstract

The fundamental goal of the Weill Cornell Clinical and Translational Science Center TL1 Training Core Program
is to equip pre-doctoral and early post-doctoral trainees, from diverse disciplines, with the skills required to
pursue transformative clinical and translational research before their career paths are established. To date, the
TL1 Training Program has trained medical and graduate students recruited from all partner institutions. The TL1
trainees are fully integrated into CTSC activities and have access to all services provided by CTSC
partners. Building on our successful training program developed over the last 10 years, we will introduce new
technologies with an emphasis on team-based research, creativity and entrepreneurship, informatics, and
precision medicine. Additionally, we are building more flexibility in training to include an expanded (10 weeks)
intensive program for medical students and PhD students, a research experience that will be instrumental in
sparking interest and drawing trainees into the world of C/T research. A unique summer program is available for
bioengineers to introduce them to clinical research and medicine funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
(HHMI). Externships and mini-sabbaticals with biopharmaceutical companies and government agencies will also
enrich trainees’ exposure to diverse career options in clinical and translational research. To enhance efficiency,
pre-doctoral MD and PhD students and pre-doctoral DSN and DPT students at Hunter College School of Nursing
will be eligible for dual degree programs during their doctoral training. Flexibility will be built in allowing rolling
entry with PACT approval. In this program, trainees can elect an area of concentration in clinical and translational
(C/T) research within the Masters Degree in C/T Investigation after completing the core curriculum and a C/T
capstone research project. A short-term clinical summer immersion education program will be offered to
biomedical engineering PhD students. The overall program will be enriched with workshops, seminars, and
courses in creativity, entrepreneurship, team science and informatics. The enhanced TL1 will leverage the
trainees to more rapidly advance in the field of Clinical and Translational Science.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10231114
- **Project number:** 5TL1TR002386-05
- **Recipient organization:** WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV
- **Principal Investigator:** OLAF S. ANDERSEN
- **Activity code:** TL1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $621,942
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-05 → 2022-07-29

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10231114

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10231114, J NRSA Training Core (5TL1TR002386-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10231114. Licensed CC0.

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