# Combined Adult and Pediatric Infectious Disease Postdoctoral Training Grant

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · 2020 · $229,907

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
 This Institutional Training Grant (T32) is a resubmission of a proposal from the Perelman School of
Medicine (PSOM) at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
to train MD and MD/PhD fellows pursuing careers doing bench research in microbiology, microbial immunology
and the role of the microbiome in health and disease. This application combines the talent and resources
available at two independent, but linked institutions, Penn and CHOP. We are requesting 3 slots annually to
enroll one fellow each year for up to 3 years of support. Seventeen highly accomplished faculty members with
active NIH grants are listed as mentors. Harvey Friedman, MD, from the Adult Infectious Disease Division will
serve as Program Director (PD) and Joseph St. Geme, MD, Chairman of Pediatrics at CHOP will be the
associate-PD. Nine faculty mentors are from the Departments of Medicine, 4 from the Department of
Microbiology, 2 from the Department of Pediatrics, 1 from the Department of Dermatology, and 1 from the
Wistar Institute. The mentors include 6 women; a member from an underrepresented minority group; 10 with
MD or MD/PhD degrees and 7 with PhD degrees; 3 Assistant, 4 Associate and 10 Professors.
 The applicant pool will come primarily from the Adult and Pediatric Infectious Diseases postdoctoral training
programs, but enrollment will be open to all divisions and departments at Penn and CHOP who have MD and
MD/PhD postdoctoral fellows interested in pursuing bench research careers in microbiology, immunology and
the human microbiome. Candidates interested in pursuing bench research careers in these disciplines are well
represented among the fellowship trainees in the divisions and departments with mentors on this grant, which
highlights the strengths of our applicant pool. Fellows interested in applying for a position on the T32 grant will
generally apply during their first year of fellowship with the expectation that they will enter the grant in their
second fellowship year. Fellows will apply by submitting their CVs, letters of reference from prior lab mentors
and their fellowship director, and a record of their grades during undergraduate and postgraduate training.
Each trainee selected for a position will have a scientific mentor (the lab PI) and a career mentor (a senior
faculty member at Penn or CHOP). The Executive Committee will review the research progress of trainees
semi-annually and an Advisory Committee comprised of two scientists from outside Penn and one from Penn
will meet with trainees to review their progress annually.
 The environment and resources at Penn and CHOP for training in biomedical research are exceptional. The
superb quality of the mentors, the outstanding credentials of the applicants and the dedication of the Executive
Committee to ensure that every trainee receives the highest quality mentoring possible adds to our confidence
that we will be addressing the urgent need to t...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9928892
- **Project number:** 5T32AI118684-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Harvey Michael Friedman
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $229,907
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-08-08 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9928892

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9928892, Combined Adult and Pediatric Infectious Disease Postdoctoral Training Grant (5T32AI118684-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9928892. Licensed CC0.

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