# Targeting Research and Academic Training of Nurses in Genomics

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · 2024 · $173,609

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
This competing renewal application for an Institutional NRSA has the goal of continuing to providing education
and training to nurses at the predoctoral and postdoctoral level in the field of omics research. Omics research
continues to be relevant for nursing research, evidenced by the momentum for precision health care. Bringing
research efforts to bear upon clinically relevant issues requires that a continuous cadre of individuals receive
state of the science education and training to allow them to incorporate omics into their research trajectories.
Nurses are uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between omics research and clinical practice. They interact
with patients at all stages of life, and in all clinical arenas. Their work is interdisciplinary by nature. More nurses
are now receiving education in omics because of the inclusion of genomics into nursing curricula across the
country. Nevertheless, there continue to be few opportunities for long-term laboratory-based training in the
conduct of cutting-edge omics research. Such training opportunities are essential because nearly every
condition studied by nurse scientists, including those on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh, School of
Nursing, has an omic component. Our objective is to train talented nurse scientists, at the beginning stages of
their careers, to develop research trajectories related to the application and evaluation of omics in improving
patient outcomes. The goal of the training program is to prepare predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees to
incorporate omics into their research trajectories using didactic courses, clinical rotations, journal clubs,
seminars, individualized practica, laboratory experiences, and presentations at scientific meetings. Objectives
of the program focus on training in: 1) the integration of omics into theoretical / conceptual frameworks; 2)
omics research methodology; 3) omics laboratory techniques; 4) clinical application of omics; and 5)
applicability of bioinformatics and genomic Big Data. Reasons why the School of Nursing at the University of
Pittsburgh continues to be the ideal environment for such a training program are elaborated in the application.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10837112
- **Project number:** 5T32NR009759-19
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
- **Principal Investigator:** Yvette P Conley
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $173,609
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2006-06-01 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10837112

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10837112, Targeting Research and Academic Training of Nurses in Genomics (5T32NR009759-19). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10837112. Licensed CC0.

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