# Training a new generation of vaccinologists

> **NIH NIH T32** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $87,937

## Abstract

Summary
Emory Vaccinology Training Program T32 (VTP-T32) which was initiated in 2009. Emory University continues
to be uniquely positioned to train a cadre of basic, translational, and clinical scientists with cutting edge, multi-
disciplinary expertise in vaccinology-related research.
The faculty preceptors have the breadth of expertise and mentoring experience that are critical for training a
new generation of vaccinologists. All preceptors are affiliated with departments and programs at Emory, which
include the Emory Schools of Medicine and Public Health, the Emory Vaccine Center and the joint Emory-
Georgia Institute of Technology Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department at Emory. The preceptors have
extensive training experience across varied vaccinology disciplines, including microbiology, immunology,
infectious diseases, public health, pathology, pediatrics, epidemiology, behavior, global health, implementation
science, and health policy.
The fellows receive formal and informal education, career mentoring, and conduct mentored research. Our
trainees acquire the skills and background necessary to succeed as future vaccinology leaders. Each trainee
selects an in depth mentored research project with a preceptor from one of six Research Training Sections: 1)
Pathogenesis & Vaccine Discovery; 2) Innate & Adaptive Immunity (immune responses to bacterial, protozoal,
& viral antigens); 3) Translation & Delivery; 4) Vaccine Epidemiology & Clinical Trials; 5) Implementation
Science & Health Policy; 6) Vaccine Safety (a dedicated CDC funded slot). Every trainee participates in two
required comprehensive graduate level courses emphasizing different aspects of vaccinology, and the third
required course in Responsible Conduct of Research (Ethics). The specific goals are:
The specific aims of the Emory VTP-T32 include:
1- To continue implementing our systematic approach for identifying, recruiting and retaining superb motivated,
and diverse post-doctoral trainees into the VTP-T32.
2- To provide each trainee with the best formal and informal vaccinology education, a robust mentored
research project, and career mentoring.
3- To continue integrating the strong basic science, translational research, implementation science, clinical
trials, and vaccine policy programs at Emory into a multi-faceted training experience, producing a synergistic
whole greater than the sum of its individual parts.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10652095
- **Project number:** 3T32AI074492-14S1
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Walter A. Orenstein
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $87,937
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2009-08-01 → 2024-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10652095

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10652095, Training a new generation of vaccinologists (3T32AI074492-14S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10652095. Licensed CC0.

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