# Research Training in Natural Product Complementary and Integrative Health

> **NIH NIH T32** · OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $260,181

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
Founded 120 years ago, the Oregon State University (OSU) College of Pharmacy is one of the oldest in the
United States and has been a leader in natural products research since our predoctoral training program in
Pharmaceutical Sciences began in 1952. Founded in 1973 by two-time Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling and
housed in the state-of-the-art Linus Pauling Science Center on the OSU campus, the Linus Pauling Institute
(LPI) remains focused on using micronutrients, phytochemicals and dietary supplements to prevent disease
and maintain human health. Our graduates occupy leadership positions in academia, industry and government
in the United States and throughout the world. Historically, natural products have accounted for over half of all
therapeutic agents, and today are still the inspiration of nearly 40% of new drugs. Training young scientists for
careers in natural products and dietary supplements research is a core mission of our College of Pharmacy
and the LPI and will be the focus of this training grant. To address the need to train a new generation of
experts in research concerning natural products drug discovery and in the safety and efficacy of dietary
supplements, we propose to establish a new training grant program that will enroll 5 predoctoral trainees at a
time. Currently, there is no training grant based in the OSU College of Pharmacy or the LPI. Our mentor team
includes faculty with expertise in marine, microbial and botanical natural products and dietary supplements as
well as natural product genomics, cancer therapy, chemoprevention, pharmacology, dietary supplements,
organic synthesis, and biosynthesis. Our leadership team includes co-Program Leaders with experience
leading a T32 training program (Dr. van Breemen) and experience serving as a director of graduate studies for
our department (Dr. Mahmud). Finally, our training program will be enhanced by exceptional institutional
commitment in the forms of administrative support from the OSU College of Pharmacy, the Department of
Pharmaceutical Sciences and the LPI and financial support from the OSU Graduate School as partial tuition
waivers.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10310453
- **Project number:** 5T32AT010131-03
- **Recipient organization:** OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** TAIFO MAHMUD
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $260,181
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-12-01 → 2024-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10310453

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10310453, Research Training in Natural Product Complementary and Integrative Health (5T32AT010131-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10310453. Licensed CC0.

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