# Summer Endocrine Research Training Program

> **NIH NIH T35** · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · 2022 · $4,060

## Abstract

Abstract:
This is a competing renewal application for a T35 short term medical student summer training program in
endocrine research that has been funded by NIDDK for 15 years. The 2 Specific Aims are 1) To provide
hands-on training in basic and clinical Endocrine-related research to medical students in a structured mentored
environment; 2) To provide an interactive, educational experience that introduces medical students the
fundamental skills necessary for basic, translational, and clinical Endocrine-related research. The program has
supported the training of 6 second year medical students in endocrine research topics including diabetes – with
a particular focus on diabetic kidney disease, endocrine malignancies, pituitary regulation of peptide hormone
expression, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, cardiovascular complications of diabetes and obesity, hormonal
regulation of metabolism, and stem cell biology. Trainees are selected from the first year class at University of
Louisville School of Medicine (SOM) applying for the summer research scholar program (SRSP). A successful
effort has been made to recruit students from underrepresented minorities and disadvantaged backgrounds.
Students review the available projects submitted by 28 faculty research mentors and enter their 1st-3rd choices,
allowing matching of trainees with mentors. In-person meetings between trainees and mentors assures the ‘fit’
in the middle of the Spring semester. During the 10 week summer training, students work with mentors on
research projects in clinical or laboratory settings, complete training in the Responsible Conduct of Research,
including managing scientific data, fabrication and falsification of data, plagiarism, publication practices and
responsible authorship, mentorship, stewardship, and conflict of interest. Trainees working with human
subjects complete human subject and IRB training. Trainees who use vertebrate animals in mentors’ labs
complete and pass IACUC training courses. All trainees attend a weekly Summer Endocrine Research
Training Class to introduce clinical/translational research in endocrinology. An essential component well-
integrated into this class by T35 faculty mentors is discussion of methods for enhancing reproducibility. The
Class culminates with each trainee presenting his/her research project to peers and mentors. Trainees also
present their research results as posters at a SOM-wide, week-long celebration of Research!Louisville.
Winners from the poster contest have the opportunity to attend the National Student Research Forum the
following Spring. Trainees may choose to continue research as part of the Distinction in Research (DIR) track
enrichment program that provides research experiences throughout the medical school curriculum, including in
the third and fourth years, toward the goal of developing clinician-researchers. Student trainees have published
in peer reviewed journals and/or presented their research in national or internatio...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10377585
- **Project number:** 5T35DK072923-17
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
- **Principal Investigator:** Carolyn M. Klinge
- **Activity code:** T35 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $4,060
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2006-05-01 → 2026-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10377585

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10377585, Summer Endocrine Research Training Program (5T35DK072923-17). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10377585. Licensed CC0.

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