# Infectious Disease/Immunology Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (ID/IMM StARR) Program at Washington University

> **NIH NIH R38** · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $539,999

## Abstract

Abstract
Due to their clinical and research training and expertise, physician-scientists are poised to provide new unique
insights into disease, ultimately leading to advances in treatments. However, there has been a long-recognized
shortage of physician-investigators. While combined MD-PhD programs have helped address this shortage,
there are substantially more physicians without PhD degrees graduating from medical schools who form a
substantial pool of potential investigators to overcome this shortage. Physician-scientists are especially needed
to explore infectious diseases and immune-related diseases to derive new therapeutic advances. Here, the
applicant and his team propose to meet this challenge by focusing on non-PhD physicians with a new R38
Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) Program in Infectious Disease and Immunology
research (ID/IMM StARR) at Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM). The ID/IMM StARR Program
is designed to provide protected time for mentored research, didactic training, and career development that will
allow residents to fulfill board requirements and take advantage of the robust environment at WUSM for
physician-scientist training and in ID/IMM research. The Specific Aims are to:
Aim 1: Provide Dermatology, Medicine, Neurology, Pathology and Pediatric residents high quality, competency
 based, rigorous training in basic or clinical/translational ID/IMM research
Aim 2: Provide 1-2 years of mentored research training, didactic training and other scientific enrichment
 activities, and Individual Development Plans for career development to ensure the success of residents
 in the StARR Program through close interaction with outstanding scientific mentors, career advisory
 committees and program directors
Aim 3: Expand the number and diversity of well-trained residents ultimately performing research, and pursuing
 subspecialty fellowships to become independent research faculty in infectious disease and immunology
Aim 4: Perform robust evaluation and tracking to demonstrate the impact of the StARR Program
Thus, R38 residents will be well-prepared for an ultimate career as independent investigators in ID/IMM
research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10869864
- **Project number:** 5R38AI174266-02
- **Recipient organization:** WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Wayne M. Yokoyama
- **Activity code:** R38 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $539,999
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2023-06-16 → 2028-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10869864

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10869864, Infectious Disease/Immunology Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (ID/IMM StARR) Program at Washington University (5R38AI174266-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10869864. Licensed CC0.

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