# Northwestern University Infectious Diseases Education and Science (NuIDeas)

> **NIH NIH T32** · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $210,373

## Abstract

Project Summary
This resubmission application requests a third cycle of support for the Northwestern University Infectious
Diseases Education and Science (NuIDeas) Training Program. The goal of this program is to take advantage
of the clinical and basic research expertise and resources available at Northwestern University to train MD and
MD/PhD fellows in infectious disease translational research. This training program leverages the considerable
clinical expertise of the Infectious Disease faculty with the long-standing basic science strengths in
microbiology and immunology at Northwestern University, which together create a rich environment for
translational research. Each trainee works with both a primary research mentor and a clinical co-mentor to
enhance the translational aspects of the fellow's research experience. Excellence in research will be promoted
by a training program consisting of an intensive research experience, the option to obtain a Master of Science
degree in Clinical Investigation, seminars, career development programs, and education in the ethical conduct
of research. One highly qualified MD or MD/PhD fellow is chosen each year for a two-year intensive research
experience. Furthermore, the Feinberg School of Medicine has funded a second trainee slot, such that a total
of two new trainees have been and will continue to be enrolled into the program each year. To date, the
NuIDeas Program has been highly successful. Eleven fellows were appointed to the NIH-funded slots. Of the
nine who have finished training in NuIDeas, seven now hold academic infectious disease appointments, five of
which have protected research time. During the third cycle of funding, we propose several innovations,
including a multifaceted focus on diversity, the addition of a novel research training exercise to bridge bedside
to bench discoveries, an apprenticeship program to train the next generation of NuIDeas leaders, a post-
NuIDeas program to provide an additional year of research training, and an expansion of the panel of mentors
to better match research opportunities to the interests of the fellows. This program will position trainees to
assume leadership positions in research and education at a critical time during which COVID-19 and other
global infectious disease threats are coupled with a shrinking pool of infectious disease subspecialists.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10894870
- **Project number:** 5T32AI095207-12
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Claudia A Hawkins
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $210,373
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2012-07-01 → 2028-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10894870

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10894870, Northwestern University Infectious Diseases Education and Science (NuIDeas) (5T32AI095207-12). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10894870. Licensed CC0.

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