# Pharmacological Sciences Training Grant

> **NIH NIH T32** · DUKE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $578,467

## Abstract

The mission of the Pharmacological Sciences Training Program (PSTP) is to prepare Ph.D.
candidates from a variety of disciplines to use Pharmacology in their careers as scientists in
academia, research institutes, government, industry or their own entrepreneurial enterprises.
The objectives of our training program are (1) To recruit a talented and diverse pool of graduate
trainees including trainees from underrepresented populations, (2) To train students to become
independent scientists and to contribute to scientific knowledge through laboratory research with
our outstanding faculty that is published in the peer-reviewed literature. (3) To teach students
the core principles of Pharmacology through an efficient curriculum which provides the
vocabulary and basics of Pharmacology, training in experimental design and rigorous data
analysis and (4) To provide training in professional skills including critical thinking,
communication and leadership with a combination of seminars and mentoring activities (5) To
provide information about and experiential training in specific career paths that leads to
professional engagement in areas related to Pharmacology research through a regular seminar
series, a pharmaceutical industry internship, teaching opportunities through Duke Center for
Science Education and internships and electives in the Duke Office of Licensing and Ventures
and the Duke Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Our training program provides a
broad array of programmatic and institutional professional and career development
opportunities and ongoing training in Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) and Rigor and
Reproducibility (R&R). Every element of this training program trains students in critical thinking,
experimental design and data analysis, development of independence in planning, executing a
research strategy, working in teams and oral and written presentation techniques. (6) To recruit,
train and evaluate research mentors who are conducting research in pharmacology. We expect
our mentors to develop healthy and productive relationships with mentees, to reinforce the
Principles of Rigor and Reproducibility (R&R) in research design and to inform by example and
instruction best practices for Responsible Conduct of Research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9935596
- **Project number:** 1T32GM133352-01A1
- **Recipient organization:** DUKE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Cynthia M Kuhn
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $578,467
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-07-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9935596

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9935596, Pharmacological Sciences Training Grant (1T32GM133352-01A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9935596. Licensed CC0.

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