# University of Wisconsin Transplant Reseach Training Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · 2020 · $277,029

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
 The UW Transplant Research Training Program represents an essential funding mechanism for post-
doctoral trainees and residents at our own institution and nationwide. The overall goal of the “UW Transplant
Research Training Program” is to provide postdoctoral trainees who are strongly motivated toward a career in
transplant related research, with a two-year, comprehensive, hypothesis-based research experience. Trainees
will be exposed to a curriculum including principles of clinical trials, research design, management, ethics and
data analysis. The training program will foster the development of knowledge, skills, professional attitudes, and
experience required for successful academic careers. The program will maintain two trainees per year for a
two-year training experience (accepting two new trainees each year). Our trainer pool includes a total of 12
faculty, representing six departments, including Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Medical Microbiology and
Immunology, Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics, and Surgery. Trainers have been
selected based on extramural research support, prior mentoring experience, relevance of research goals to the
training program, and already existing collaborations in the pursuit of translational research. Collectively, they
have mentored over 115 post-doctoral trainees over the past 10 years including both MDs and PhDs.
 The specific objectives of this program are: (A) to provide training in the conduct of basic, translational
and clinical transplant research focused on improving human health through participation in an individual and
tailored didactic and mentoring program, and (B) to develop MD and PhD post-doctoral trainees as skilled
team-oriented scientists with an emphasis on transplant research. The three areas of focus chosen for the
program encompass the major research initiatives in transplant research at University of Wisconsin: i.)
Immunobiology/ Immune Regulation, ii) Cellular Therapies/Regenerative Medicine, and iii) Translational
research via large animal models. The strengths of the program include the breadth of funded research
covering basic cellular in vitro projects, murine models, primates and human studies; an experienced trainer
pool; collaboration with the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) funded by a CTSA; and
a training model that encourages interactions and cross-training between clinicians and scientists. Additionally
this program boasts individualized training plans, extensive institutional resources to enhance training, an
experienced administrative infrastructure to assist with management of the program, a plan to promote
diversity by recruiting and retaining both women and minorities, and a comprehensive plan for training in the
responsible conduct of research. The administrative structure includes an Executive Committee, an External
Advisory Board, a Diversity Advisory Committee, as well as program support and coordina...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9925721
- **Project number:** 5T32AI125231-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
- **Principal Investigator:** Dixon B Kaufman
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $277,029
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-07-01 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9925721

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9925721, University of Wisconsin Transplant Reseach Training Program (5T32AI125231-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9925721. Licensed CC0.

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