# Interdisciplinary Training Program in Lung Research

> **NIH NIH T32** · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · 2024 · $413,798

## Abstract

Acute and chronic lung diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. For many
of these diseases, the fundamental pathobiology is not well understood and effective disease-modifying
treatments are not available. This training program titled “Interdisciplinary Training Program in Lung Research”
focuses on training researchers in basic mechanisms of lung disease and is committed to equipping young
investigators with the skill set necessary to develop into successful scientists and academic leaders. The
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine (APCCM) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
(VUMC) has a long, successful history in developing well-trained researchers who have the vision and the
skills with which to embark on successful research careers. This program is associated with the newly formed
Vanderbilt Lung Institute (VLI), which was developed to enhance collaborative multi-disciplinary clinical care
and research related to respiratory disease. Dr. Timothy Blackwell (Director of APCCM and VLI) serves as
Program Director. This training program, now in its 14th year, was designed to support 5 post-doctoral trainees
per year (both MD. and PhD.) who show exceptional aptitude for successfully pursuing an academic research
career. Trainees concentrate on one of five disease focused areas of existing expertise at VUMC: acute lung
injury and host defense, asthma and airway disease, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, or
perinatal lung disease over the course of 2-3 years of training. A customized mentoring team is formed for
each trainee, consisting of a mentor with nationally recognized expertise in the area and a Research Advisory
Committee to provide additional guidance, mentoring, and feedback. The trainee's experience is enhanced by
interactions with other investigators and trainees in existing lung disease-focused research programs in the
Division of APCCM, an extensive program of seminars and conferences, and coursework tailored to meet the
needs of each trainee. As a result, each trainee attains the skills necessary to become a future leader in the
field of lung research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10880266
- **Project number:** 5T32HL094296-17
- **Recipient organization:** VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Ray Stokes Peebles
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $413,798
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2008-07-01 → 2028-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10880266

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10880266, Interdisciplinary Training Program in Lung Research (5T32HL094296-17). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10880266. Licensed CC0.

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