# Developing Pediatric Endocrinologist for the Future

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · 2022 · $332,090

## Abstract

Project Summary / Abstract:
This application is a proposal for a Fellowship training program in pediatric endocrinology, designed to
provide multidisciplinary training in diabetes research at The Barbara Davis Center (BDC), and the
Children's Hospital Colorado (CHC) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. It also proposes to
train post-doctoral psychologists in diabetes behavioral research. The proposal's rationale is: 1) there is a
critical shortage of pediatric endocrinologists and psychologists trained in diabetes research 2) Diabetes is
an increasingly significant healthcare problem in the pediatric population with devastating consequences
from a personal and health economics viewpoint 3) Current rapid advances in diabetes investigation calls for
an increased pool of physician scientists trained in clinical, biochemical, epidemiological, and behavioral
research to carry out basic and translational research in pediatric type 1 and type 2 diabetes to bring
advances in diabetes research to the clinical arena. Psychologists training in behavioral research beside
physicians will add strength to the physician program and contribute diabetes research trained psychologists
to the very small pool of these important specialists. The Barbara Davis Center and CHC have an extensive
and a proven record in research training of young investigators. A strong endocrinology program at
Children's Hospital, in addition to research program in type 2 diabetes, will provide a well-rounded pediatric
endocrinology training program. The BDC, CHC and the wider Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC) have well-
established investigators in the epidemiology, pathophysiology, immunobiology, genetics, and molecular
biology of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. This network of experienced mentors is ideally suited to develop the
next generation of young pediatric endocrinologists prepared for a career as diabetes investigators. Areas of
research focus within the Barbara Davis Center include developmental islet cell biology, genetics,
immunology, autoimmunity, prediction and prevention of type 1 diabetes, as well as the epidemiology of and
improved, novel treatments of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The integration of psychologists training in
diabetes behavioral research will add importance and depth to the Program. These areas of research are
urgently needed and have been identified as important to the national public health to address diabetes in
the US. This application is enhanced by the NIH supported Colorado Clinical and Translational Research
Institute (CCTSI), Pediatric Clinical Translational Research Center, as well as a strong Masters of Clinical
Science within the CCTSI. This application has the support of the Departments of Pediatrics, Medicine, The
CSPH, the CCTSI and Children's Hospital Colorado. The ability to provide strong didactic courses in
statistics, epidemiology, research methods, ethics and regulation of human research, medical writing,
molecular biology, as wel...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10437705
- **Project number:** 5T32DK063687-19
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
- **Principal Investigator:** Andrea Steck
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $332,090
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2002-09-30 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10437705

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10437705, Developing Pediatric Endocrinologist for the Future (5T32DK063687-19). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10437705. Licensed CC0.

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