# Principles in Pulmonary Research > **NIH NIH T32** · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $909,552 ## Abstract Project Summary The Washington University Program in Principles of Pulmonary Research provides multidisciplinary training for predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars committed to a career in pulmonary research. The aim of the Program is to prepare a diverse group of individuals for a career in academic pulmonary medicine through rigorous research training to address problems in lung biology and disease. The predoctoral portion of the Program engages PhD and MD-PhD students in the graduate school by direct connection to experts in lung biology. The postdoctoral portion of the Program enables MD and MD-PhD physicians who are training in clinical pulmonary and critical care medicine to learn state-of-the-art scientific research, in concert with PhD trainees from a basic science background. The Program funds seven postdoctoral and five predoctoral trainees for 2-3 years of support before they transition to additional career development awards. Trainees and mentors are selected to represent a diversity of interests, skills, and experiences. The Program and its trainees are closely monitored through a multi- director (PD) approach and five Committees (Program Review, Diversity Recruitment, Wellness and Mentoring, Internal Advisory, and External Advisory). The success of the program is driven by an individualized training approach with frequent points of contact between the MPIs, trainees, and preceptors, toward a set of trainee core competencies. Progress is monitored by bidirectional evaluations between trainees and preceptors, with input from advisory committees. Research skills are developed in one of three interdisciplinary research tracks: two basic-translational pillars (Immunology-Host Defense, and Molecular-Cell Biology) and a Clinical- Translational Sciences pillar. The clinical pillar extends these basic science strategies to human subject research. The approach provides a multidisciplinary, collaborative, and synergistic plan for research training by bringing together diverse expertise. For all trainee activities within this structure, there is a carefully constructed mentoring process that includes competency-based milestones for trainee presentation, publication, and grant application. To achieve these goals, predoctoral and postdoctoral training efforts are integrated at a weekly Pulmonary Research Conference. The Conference is the hub for input from an overall Program Review Committee (that includes the PDs and their advisors) and a project-specific Advisory and Development Committee (that includes the trainee’s mentors and collaborators). Trainees also receive input via individual lab and group meetings and additional research conferences. The research-intensive experience is supplemented through graduate coursework (including a Master of Science) to build specialized skills and mandatory training in the Responsible Conduct of Research. A set of workshops and retreats stress communication skills, grantsmanship, mentoring, teaching skills,... ## Key facts - **NIH application ID:** 10934168 - **Project number:** 2T32HL007317-46A1 - **Recipient organization:** WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - **Principal Investigator:** Steven Brody - **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.) - **Funding institute:** NIH - **Fiscal year:** 2024 - **Award amount:** $909,552 - **Award type:** 2 - **Project period:** 1978-07-01 → 2029-04-30 ## Primary source NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10934168 ## Citation > US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10934168, Principles in Pulmonary Research (2T32HL007317-46A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10934168. Licensed CC0. --- *[NIH grants dataset](/datasets/nih-grants) · CC0 1.0*