# Training a new generation of vaccinologists

> **NIH NIH T32** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $82,864

## Abstract

This is a renewal application for the third cycle (years 11-15) of the established Emory
Vaccinology Training Program T32 (VTP-T32) which was initiated in 2009. Emory University
continues to be uniquely positioned to train a cadre of basic, translational, and clinical scientists
with cutting edge, multi-disciplinary expertise in vaccinology-related research.
The faculty preceptors have the breadth of expertise and mentoring experience that are critical
for training a new generation of vaccinologists. All preceptors are affiliated with departments
and programs at Emory, which include the Emory Schools of Medicine and Public Health, the
Emory Vaccine Center and the joint Emory-Georgia Institute of Technology Biomedical
Engineering (BME) Department at Emory. The preceptors have extensive training experience
across varied vaccinology disciplines, including microbiology, immunology, infectious diseases,
public health, pathology, pediatrics, epidemiology, behavior, global health, implementation
science, and health policy.
The fellows receive formal and informal education, career mentoring, and conduct mentored
research. Our trainees acquire the skills and background necessary to succeed as future
vaccinology leaders. Each trainee selects an in depth mentored research project with a
preceptor from one of six Research Training Sections: 1) Pathogenesis & Vaccine Discovery;
2) Innate & Adaptive Immunity (immune responses to bacterial, protozoal, & viral antigens); 3)
Translation & Delivery; 4) Vaccine Epidemiology & Clinical Trials; 5) Implementation Science &
Health Policy; 6) Vaccine Safety (a dedicated CDC funded slot). Every trainee participates in
two required comprehensive graduate level courses emphasizing different aspects of
vaccinology, and the third required course in Responsible Conduct of Research (Ethics). The
specific goals are:
The specific aims of the Emory VTP-T32 include:
1- To continue implementing our systematic approach for identifying, recruiting and retaining
 superb motivated, and diverse post-doctoral trainees into the VTP-T32.
2- To provide each trainee with the best formal and informal vaccinology education, a robust
 mentored research project, and career mentoring.
3- To continue integrating the strong basic science, translational research, implementation
 science, clinical trials, and vaccine policy programs at Emory into a multi-faceted training
 experience, producing a synergistic whole greater than the sum of its individual parts.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10241067
- **Project number:** 3T32AI074492-12S1
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Walter A. Orenstein
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $82,864
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2009-08-01 → 2024-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10241067

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10241067, Training a new generation of vaccinologists (3T32AI074492-12S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10241067. Licensed CC0.

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