# MEDICAL STUDENT SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM IN HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD DISEASES (RPHLB)

> **NIH NIH T35** · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · 2020 · $97,848

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The overall objective of this T35 proposal is to provide meaningful ten week summer research experiences for
twelve first year medical students in settings characterized by excellence in investigation and excellence in
mentoring. Our long-term goal is to establish a foundation for future physician- scientist careers. To do this,
we plan to focus this program on research relating to heart, lung, and blood disorders. This strategy takes
advantage of the long history of funded and excellent research in these areas on our campus and affiliated
hospitals. We will utilize our 5 NHLBI funded T32 faculty for research placements. These T32s are focused in
the following areas: 1) lung biology 2) regenerative medicine 3) cardiovascular epidemiology 4) blood
diseases, and 5) cardiovascular biology. This strategy ensures that T35 faculty are committed to mentorship
and engaged in superior research, and provides a rich portfolio of topics and experiences for students to
choose from. To enter this T35 program, interested students will submit a short research proposal in
collaboration with a faculty mentor for review by a faculty/student committee. Once accepted, students will be
expected to participate in the scholarly activities of their home T32 program, including seminars, presentations,
lab meetings etc. This will be supplemented by weekly seminars to discuss RCR, critical thinking, and
presentation skills. During the following winter, students will present their research projects at a campus-wide
research symposium. Students will be encouraged to work with their mentors to prepare an abstract for
submission to a national research meeting. Longitudinal scholarly experiences via continued work with their
mentors for the remaining three years of medical school is an option for T35 participants and will fulfill a BUSM
research track requirement. Students achieving this will earn a special designation upon graduation. In order to
assess the effect of our T35 program, students will be given an ORCID so that future scholarly activities can be
monitored. In addition, there are built in defined metrics to guide programmatic improvement and assess
overall impact. In sum, we strongly believe that this new T35 program will provide meaningful research
experiences that will propel careers as physician-scientists.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9851938
- **Project number:** 5T35HL139444-02
- **Recipient organization:** BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS
- **Principal Investigator:** Alan Fine Fine
- **Activity code:** T35 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $97,848
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-02-01 → 2024-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9851938

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9851938, MEDICAL STUDENT SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM IN HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD DISEASES (RPHLB) (5T35HL139444-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9851938. Licensed CC0.

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