# Future Academic Scientists in Dermatology

> **NIH NIH T32** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $227,855

## Abstract

Project Summary
The future of dermatologic research is threatened by the decreasing numbers of MD and MD-PhD
Dermatology residents that pursue careers in research and the lack of formal training of PhD basic science
skin researchers in translational research. In this application, we propose the Future Academic Scientists in
Dermatology (FASID) training program at Johns Hopkins to provide 3 slots for MD and MD-PhD Dermatology
residents and PhD post-doctoral fellows to be trained in basic and clinical translational research in investigative
dermatology. Each FASID trainee will have the opportunity to be mentored by one of our multidisciplinary R01-
or equivalently-funded 13 Primary Faculty Mentors based within or outside of the Dermatology Department.
Additional mentorship of the trainees will be provided by a Secondary Faculty Mentor within Dermatology and a
3-person mentorship panel to help ensure progress and a career path towards scientific independence. This
FASID program will leverage many outstanding resources at Johns Hopkins, including the Cutaneous
Translational Research Program (CTReP) (the Dermatology Department’s clinical trials unit with specific
cohorts of patients), the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) (the NIH-funded Clinical and
Translational Science Research Award [CTSA]), specific training in clinical research through the School of
Public Health (Science of Clinical Investigation (SOCI) and ICTR (Introduction to Clinical Research Course) as
well as multiple other institutes, centers and state-of-the-art core facilities. Since the training for Dermatology
Residents will extend their residency training from 3 to 4 years, our Department has committed additional
salary support in the 4th year to that of a clinical instructor so that there are no financial deterrents to pursuing a
career in dermatology research. FASID Trainees will undergo formal core and elective coursework and an
enrichment program, which include didactics in clinical research, the responsible conduct of research, grant
writing and many aspects of performing clinical and translational research in dermatology. Finally, there will be
many opportunities for both the trainees and mentors to evaluate and provide feedback on the progress of the
research projects, educational curriculum and the overall training program to permit real-time improvements of
the program. Successful implementation of the FASID training program is expected to produce investigators
that will become part of the next generation of Dermatology researchers that will be ethnically diverse, and who
will enter the workforce with the training in translational research to effectively move basic discoveries to new
therapies to help patients suffering from skin diseases.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9930752
- **Project number:** 1T32AR074920-01A1
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Luis Andres Garza
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $227,855
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-07-01 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9930752

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9930752, Future Academic Scientists in Dermatology (1T32AR074920-01A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9930752. Licensed CC0.

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