# Training in Investigative Infectious Diseases

> **NIH NIH T32** · YALE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $298,822

## Abstract

Abstract
This is a competing renewal of a postdoctoral training program entitled "Training in Investigative Infectious
Diseases" based in the Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine at the Yale School of
Medicine. The aims of this training program are to: (a) develop the next generation of Infectious Disease
investigators trained in translational research (b) develop new prevention and therapeutic strategies for
infectious diseases of national and international significance and (c) advance the principles associated with
high quality research including adherence to ethical principles. The program is designed for physicians with an
MD, MD-PhD, DO or equivalent degree. Most trainees will be Fellows in Infectious Diseases, but selected
M.D.s or MD-PhDs with clinical training in other fields will also be eligible to participate. The highly
accomplished training faculty has four broadly defined areas of research: (1) Innate Immunity and Microbes,
(2) Vector-borne Diseases, (3) Molecular and Human Infectious Disease Pathogenesis, and (4) Clinical and
Epidemiologic Infectious Disease Research. Detailed plans for trainee admission to the program, mentor and
mentorship committee selection, and evaluation of trainee progress are in place. In addition to outstanding
research training, Yale has opportunities for study toward advanced degrees such as a Masters in Health
Science or PhD in Investigative Medicine that are open to physicians in the T32 training program. Extensive
didactic training is also available through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, School of Public Health
and the Yale National Clinician Scholars Program. This combination of outstanding research opportunities,
didactic coursework and seminar series, and career development training in grant writing and presentation
skills has resulted in a high level of programmatic success in training physician-investigators at Yale who
choose research careers in academia or industry. At the same time, the T32 Infectious Diseases training
program at Yale continues to evolve and improve, with the addition of new training faculty with interests in
global health, enhanced recruitment of MD-PhD physician-scientists, a plan to enhance underrepresented
minority fellowship recruitment that includes a common “second look” visit for minority applicants to fellowships
throughout the entire Department of Internal Medicine, and improvements in career development activities
designed to facilitate mentor selection, increase interactions with the diverse and accomplished training faculty
and provide training in leadership and negotiation skills. We believe these changes will further enhance the
ability of our trainees to contribute high impact, new knowledge in Infectious Disease.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9934090
- **Project number:** 5T32AI007517-20
- **Recipient organization:** YALE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** MANISHA JUTHANI-MEHTA
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $298,822
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-07-01 → 2021-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9934090

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9934090, Training in Investigative Infectious Diseases (5T32AI007517-20). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9934090. Licensed CC0.

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