# Parasitology: Modern approaches

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · 2022 · $263,956

## Abstract

Project Summary
The goal of this program is to provide pre-doctoral students with strong research training in specific
basic science disciplines in combination with broad training in parasitology. Parasitic diseases remain
an important cause of morbidity and mortality in humans and have an important impact on food safety
and production. Most of these diseases are associated with tropical and subtropical areas and
characterized as Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), but they are not limited to developing countries
and many have recently emerged or re-emerged in temperate regions. Penn has a vibrant program in
Parasitology and members of this T32 program have diverse interests and study at least 16 different
parasitic infections. This program has evolved from 8 faculty in 1998 with a strong emphasis on
immune-parasitology to a group of 14 faculty who are involved in basic research that includes immune-
parasitology, cell and molecular biology of these organism, as well as their population biology. These
form the underlying core of our program. The faculty participants in this proposal have primary
appointments in the Schools of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Arts and Sciences and in the last 20
years this T32 has provided support for 35 graduate students. The majority of these trainees have gone
on to successful careers in Parasitology or related disciplines. Each faculty member offers strong
research training in a basic science discipline as it relates to Parasitology. As a group, we also offer
didactic training in parasitology and provide an environment in which students will gain an appreciation
for broader aspects of parasitic disease research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10450804
- **Project number:** 5T32AI007532-25
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
- **Principal Investigator:** De'Broski R Herbert
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $263,956
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1998-09-30 → 2024-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10450804

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10450804, Parasitology: Modern approaches (5T32AI007532-25). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10450804. Licensed CC0.

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