# Biostatistics for Research in Environmental Health

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2024 · $1,387,182

## Abstract

This is a competing renewal application for the UNIversity of North Carolina-Chapel Hill T32 in Biostatistics for
Research in Environmental Health (UNITE T32). Our unique program integrates strengths in environmental
health sciences and engineering (ENVR), environmental epidemiology (ENVR-EPID), and environmental
biostatistics (ENVR-BIOS) to provide students with cutting-edge training and methodological skills necessary to
leverage next-generation tools, tackle emerging environmental health threats, and accelerate scientific
discovery. We provide outstanding didactic training for predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars, equip trainees with
critical data science skills, offer opportunities for impactful and innovative environmental health research and
North Carolina-based community engagement, and advance the environmental health sciences workforce
pipeline. Our training program places particular emphasis in three thematic areas: (1) data science for
environmental public health; (2) emerging contaminants due to changing climate and consumer products; and
(3) environmental justice. These areas of emphasis provide synergy across departments and enrich the training
experience by informing professional development opportunities, engaging external collaborators for
interdisciplinary trainee research, and promoting relevant scientific seminars and journal club offerings. The
UNITE T32 is situated within the interdisciplinary research environment of the Gillings School of Global Public
Health at UNC Chapel Hill (UNC SPH), which ranks 2nd among schools of Public Health in the nation and #1
among public schools of Public Health. The UNC SPH houses the NIEHS-funded Center for Environmental
Health and Susceptibility and Superfund Research Program, as well as multiple other environmentally-focused
research centers and institutes. Training faculty at UNC have over $37M in environmentally-focused research
funding and lead core facilities that provide opportunities for trainees to establish proficiency in a wide range of
methodologies. UNC institutional commitment is strong, with $2,644,000 in funds for faculty start-ups, MPI effort,
and administrative support. The UNITE T32 includes 45 outstanding environment health sciences mentors, with
exceptional track records of research spanning diverse interest areas. Selection of pre- and postdoctoral trainees
for the UNITE T32 is based on academic success, strength of the proposed research, relevance of the research
to Program goals, and commitment to environmental health sciences. Trainees attend professional development
workshops and obtain specialized training in rigorous research methodology, research ethics, and proposal
development, with opportunities to present their research to local, national and international audiences. This
application requests support to allow 23 predoctoral and 5 postdoctoral trainees across three departments to
become leaders in the field of environmental health research, thus supporting gl...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10844519
- **Project number:** 5T32ES007018-48
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** Stephanie Engel
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $1,387,182
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1977-07-01 → 2027-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10844519

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10844519, Biostatistics for Research in Environmental Health (5T32ES007018-48). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10844519. Licensed CC0.

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