# Northwestern University Infectious Diseases Education and Science (NuIDeas)

> **NIH NIH T32** · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $178,701

## Abstract

Project Summary
This proposal requests a second cycle of support for the Northwestern University Infectious Diseases
Education and Science (NuIDeas) Training Program. The goal of this program is to leverage 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 clinical faculty with the long-standing basic science strengths in microbiology and
immunology at Northwestern University, which together create a rich environment for translational research.
The training program serves as a nidus of collaboration between these two groups. Each trainee works with
both a primary research mentor and a clinical co-mentor to foster interaction between research and clinical
faculty and enhance the translational aspects of the fellow's research experience. A training program
consisting of a Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation degree, seminars, career development programs,
and education in the ethical conduct of research promotes excellence in 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, so that a total of two new trainees have been enrolled
into the program each year. The first cycle of the NuIDeas Program has been highly successful. Ten fellows
were trained. Of the six who have finished training in NuIDeas, five now hold academic infectious disease
appointments with protected research time. During the second cycle of funding, we propose to broaden the
trainee pool of the NuIDeas Program by including Pediatric Infectious Disease fellows from the affiliated Lurie
Children's Hospital of Chicago and to expand the panel of mentors to better match research opportunities to
the interests of the fellows. Importantly, the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics are committed to the
continued funding of the second NuIDeas training slot. This program will position trainees to assume
leadership positions in research and education at a critical time of global infectious disease re-emergence
coupled with a shrinking pool of infectious disease subspecialists.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9910358
- **Project number:** 5T32AI095207-09
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** ALAN R HAUSER
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $178,701
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2012-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9910358

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9910358, Northwestern University Infectious Diseases Education and Science (NuIDeas) (5T32AI095207-09). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9910358. Licensed CC0.

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