# Research Training Program for Pediatric Subspecialty Fellows

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · 2024 · $464,907

## Abstract

This proposal requests continued support for the Research Training Program for Pediatric
Subspecialty Fellows at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Children's Hospital of
Pittsburgh (CHP). The major goal of the Research Training Program is to identify, mentor, and foster the
careers of future leaders in pediatric research who are dedicated to improving child health through discovery.
The program offers an intensive research experience for pediatric fellows committed to training in either
laboratory-based or patient-oriented research relevant to child health. The training experience is designed to
prepare fellows for careers as independent, NIH-funded pediatric physician-scientists in the field of their
choice. The Research Training Program facilitates the training of fellows in subspecialties within the
Department of Pediatrics that do not have specialty-dedicated T32 grants (e.g., Cardiology, Gastroenterology,
Genetics, Health Informatics, Hematology and Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Newborn Medicine,
and Rheumatology) as well as those in subspecialties that have such programs (e.g., Adolescent Medicine,
Endocrinology, General Academic Pediatrics, Nephrology, and Pulmonology) but are more limited in scope.
Thus, the program maximizes extramural support by targeting the most talented fellows in our large
department and matching them with outstanding mentors in a variety of disciplines. The mentoring faculty
includes 26 outstanding basic, translational, and clinical investigators who have distinguished records of
research contributions and mentoring as well as four junior faculty mentors-in-training. The emphasis of the
mentoring experience is on the fundamentals of scientific inquiry combined with the highest standards of
excellence for rigor and integrity. Each fellow is expected to conduct an innovative research project with the
research team of one of the faculty mentors, leading to publications and applications for individual career
development awards. The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has one
of the fastest growing pediatric research programs in the country and is housed on the CHP campus along with
the new 300,000-square-foot CHP Rangos Research Center. We have appointed 14 fellows to the Research
Training Program at the University of Pittsburgh since its establishment in 2013; 13 will complete training this
year, and one remains in training. The outcomes of the Research Training Program are encouraging for a
program in existence for only five years. Of the 13 program graduates, all are (or will be) employed in full-time
academic positions (nine assistant professors and four instructors). These graduates are supported by
foundation grants and NIH funding, and several are applying for additional NIH awards. These outcomes
provide confidence that the Research Training Program selects talented trainees, provides a superb team of
mentors, and offers an intellectuall...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10835907
- **Project number:** 5T32HD071834-10
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
- **Principal Investigator:** TERENCE S. DERMODY
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $464,907
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2013-05-01 → 2025-05-23

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10835907

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10835907, Research Training Program for Pediatric Subspecialty Fellows (5T32HD071834-10). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10835907. Licensed CC0.

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