# Molecular Biology in Burns and Trauma

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · 2022 · $318,867

## Abstract

This Ruth Kirschstein NRSA training Program proposes to take primarily surgeons and other critical care
medicine physicians during the second or third year of their general residency programs, and expose them to
two, three and even four years of mentored research in inflammation biology with highly productive basic science
mentors focused on inflammation‐related topics. Four training positions are requested. The overall research
program will focus on mastery of molecular biology, functional genomics and gene regulation, as it applies
broadly to inflammation research. Although the bulk of the training program will be in the laboratory of an
experienced research mentor, trainees will be expected to participate in didactic experiences that complement
their research experience. Select trainees will have the opportunity to complete a Ph.D. program in the Graduate
School in three to four years. Other trainees can participate in graduate certificate programs which are formal
collections of courses that together form a coherent program of study offered through an academic unit. This
training program takes advantage of the unique strengths of the College of Medicine in the expanding field of
functional genomics and molecular biology, as well as the existing collaborations between basic scientists and
clinicians committed to the training of future clinical academicians. The interface between molecular biology and
inflammation research will be targeted to trauma, sepsis syndromes, ischemia/reperfusion injury, vascular injury,
delayed wound healing and the burn wound. The faculty will be drawn from funded basic and clinical scientists
in the Surgery, Medicine, Pathology, Aging and Geriatric Research and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Departments, who will serve as research mentors to the trainees. Clinical mentors from the Surgery, Medicine
and Pathology Departments will interact with the trainees and the research faculty to assure that the trainees
are being exposed to clinically‐important issues in inflammation research. Overall direction of the program will
rest with the Program Director and an Executive Committee. Candidates for the fellowship are recruited
nationally and from the University of Florida College of Medicine (Gainesville, Jacksonville). Successful
applicants with the Executive Committee will identify a research and clinical mentor who will help formulate a
formal training program and periodic review of the trainee’s progress. Furthermore, trainees are expected to
participate in basic science seminars in the Institute on Aging, Emerging Pathogens Institute and Genetics
Institute, and in their own basic science departments, as well as laboratory research meetings. They will also be
expected to attend clinical seminars, including Surgery and Critical Care Medicine Grand Rounds and the
Department of Surgery Academic Research Conference. Based on our past experiences, it is anticipated that
successful graduates of this training program will...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10383672
- **Project number:** 5T32GM008721-24
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
- **Principal Investigator:** Philip A Efron
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $318,867
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1999-07-01 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10383672

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10383672, Molecular Biology in Burns and Trauma (5T32GM008721-24). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10383672. Licensed CC0.

---

*[NIH grants dataset](/datasets/nih-grants) · CC0 1.0*