# Immunology Training Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · 2024 · $301,611

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
This application requests support for years 35-40 of a predoctoral training program in Immunology at
the University of Minnesota. During its long history, this training grant has served as a solid and
consistent base of support for the highest quality graduate students in Immunology at the University
of Minnesota. In doing so, it has played a key role in the development of the first University of
Minnesota graduate program to feature Immunology, the recruitment of over 32 new immunology
faculty, and the establishment of the multi-departmental Center for Immunology that now coordinates
all University of Minnesota research and educational activities in this field. Most predoctoral students
who seek training in Immunology enroll in the Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
(MICaB) Graduate Program. They take graduate level courses in cell and molecular biology and a
rigorous semester-long foundational course designated "Immunity and Immunopathology" and an
in-depth and intensive course called "Current Topics in Immunology". Predoctoral students are
chosen for this training grant usually in their second or third year of training, through a competitive
selection process based on research productivity and potential. All T32 preceptors vote to choose the
new trainees. Once elected, students are supported for 2 years to conduct research in the laboratory
of one of 28 preceptors whose interests broadly cover the field of Immunology. Supported students
participate in research-in-progress meetings, journal clubs, and seminars featuring outside speakers.
Trainees typically complete their research after 2-3 years, often publishing their work in high-impact
journals, and then move on to postdoctoral training at top research institutions. The quality of the
research produced by students supported by this training grant reflects an outstanding research
environment, where faculty are highly invested in the success of trainees. Enhancing diversity in our
trainers and trainees is a strong component of the current application. This training grant is the only
vehicle available at the University of Minnesota to enhance predoctoral-training in Immunology.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10884261
- **Project number:** 5T32AI007313-35
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
- **Principal Investigator:** Kristin A. Hogquist
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $301,611
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1989-09-30 → 2028-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10884261

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10884261, Immunology Training Program (5T32AI007313-35). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10884261. Licensed CC0.

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