# CINCINNATI TRAINING PROGRAM IN PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGYRESEARCH

> **NIH NIH T32** · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · 2024 · $155,868

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
This T32 application seeks to equip pediatric rheumatology fellows with the investigative skills
necessary to succeed in meaningful scientific careers in academic pediatric rheumatology. The
program is based in a large Division of Pediatric Rheumatology (PR) with several center grants
and NIH-funded investigators. The Pediatric Rheumatology Division, including its related clinic,
is part of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) and The Children's Hospital
Research Foundation (TCHRF), as well as part of the University of Cincinnati College of
Medicine (UCCOM) with its clinical and biomedical science departments. The Pediatric
Rheumatology divisional research program draws strength from uniquely integrated teams of
clinical, translational and basic researchers involved in active ongoing collaborations with
members of Divisions of Immunobiology, Human Genetics, Hematology/Oncology, Bone
Marrow Transplantation, Nephrology, Pharmacology, Radiology, Psychology and
Bioinformatics. The primary faculty advisors were selected from 15 specialties divisions based
on the ongoing collaboration with Rheumatology faculty, high research productivity and strong
record of training of young scientists. Although the main emphasis will be placed on MD and
MD/PhD trainees in the PR Fellowship Program, PhD candidates with strong interest in
translational research in pediatric rheumatologic diseases will be sought as well. The majority of
trainees will focus their research and training activities in one of the two special emphasis areas
of strength, unique to the CCHMC research center and the Division of Rheumatology: (1)
application of bioinformatics and “omics” technologies including genomics, epigenetics,
proteomics, and metabolomics to advance translational research related to pediatric
rheumatology, and (2) clinical epidemiology, development of clinical outcome assessment tool
and clinical trial design. The program is well supported by core facilities as well as by academic
courses, including a mandatory course in medical ethics. Other available courses include
computational system biology, immunobiology, molecular genetics, and epidemiology and
biostatistics. The interdepartmental Immunobiology Graduate Program (MS and PhD) that is
centered at CCHMC complements existing programs in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and
Education in the UCCOM. It is believed that this Training Program for Pediatric Rheumatic
Disease Research provides unique resources and will continue to enlarge the pool of individuals
with a career interest in biomedical science as it relates to pediatric rheumatology, a pool that is
far too small to meet the requirements of the next decades as molecular medicine is
increasingly applied in the clinic.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10848337
- **Project number:** 5T32AR069512-09
- **Recipient organization:** CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** ALEXEI A GROM
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $155,868
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-05-01 → 2025-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10848337

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10848337, CINCINNATI TRAINING PROGRAM IN PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGYRESEARCH (5T32AR069512-09). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10848337. Licensed CC0.

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