# CTSA Predoctoral T32 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · 2024 · $562,319

## Abstract

The Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) Partner Network is situated in the Deep South of the
United States; a region that is disproportionately affected by health disparities and inequities. The CTSA
Predoctoral T32 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (Deep South Predoc T32) will support the training
and advancement of predoctoral PhD and/or MD students in clinical and translational science (CTS) and
communication across the translational spectrum from basic scientists to clinical scientists to population
scientists from 11 institutions across Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The mission of the Deep South
Predoc T32 program is to inspire and develop future clinical and translational scientists by immersing trainees
of diverse racial, ethnic, gender, disciplinary, and institutional backgrounds in a novel scheme of team science
training and peer mentoring to build communication and leadership skills across the translational spectrum. The
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences defines the translational spectrum as representing each
stage of research along the path from the biological basis of health and disease to interventions that improve the
health of individuals and the public. It is essential to train researchers with skills that match the ever-increasing
complexity of the research enterprise with communication skills across the translational spectrum. To address
this complexity, we have the need and opportunity to develop translational scientists who are able to go beyond
their disciplinary knowledge and have an appreciation for and an understanding of the translational spectrum
outside their immediate discipline, enabling effective communication that includes communicating their research
to the lay community. Our approach incorporates team science and peer mentoring across the translational
spectrum to build clinical and translational science (CTS) research training as well as communication skills in
our future leaders. The objectives of the Deep South Predoc T32 program are to: 1) Identify, recruit, and
cultivate diverse (by race, ethnicity, gender, discipline and institution) medical students and PhD students in
health-related, biomedical doctoral programs across the CCTS Partner Network to focus on mentored,
translational, rigorous research of health disparities and disease burden specific to the Deep South region; 2)
Establish and nurture Translational Spectrum teams (TeamS) that incorporate team science and peer mentoring
strategies to expand the knowledge and interest in and build communication skills across the translational
spectrum; 3) Ensure individualized training in CTS leadership as well as scientific verbal and written
communication skills; 4) Promote student well-being with peer and near peer strategies; 5) Provide opportunities
for future career options with mini-sabbaticals and inspirational role models; 6) Foster development of expanded
networks for mentors, collaborators, and peers ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10764145
- **Project number:** 1T32TR004767-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
- **Principal Investigator:** Jennifer S Pollock
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $562,319
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-07-01 → 2029-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10764145

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10764145, CTSA Predoctoral T32 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (1T32TR004767-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10764145. Licensed CC0.

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