# Advancing Child Health: Preparing the Next Generation of Pediatric Researchers

> **NIH NIH R25** · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · 2020 · $162,000

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The objective of this proposed program is to provide advanced training and skill development required for
future leaders in basic, clinical, and translational child health research to upper level undergraduate students,
grooming them to serve as the next generation of innovators in pediatric research. In line with the mission of
the NICHD, these young scholars will train with mentors dedicated to pioneering advances that ensure children
lead healthy and productive lives, free from disease or disability, from birth to adulthood. The proposed
research education program is designed to expand and supplement a 10-week summer pediatric research
internship at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) – the CHOP Research Institute Summer Scholars
Program (CRISSP) - with the ultimate goal of creating uniquely qualified students who are primed to both
succeed in and foster the biomedical research workforce pipeline. The program, which provides mentored
research training to 25 competitively-chosen student interns annually, will achieve this goal by expanding
curriculum in four key elements. These include technique mastery, exploration of career trajectories,
mentorship training and pipeline-building focused on diversity recruitment. In addition to enhanced student
training, a formal support for junior faculty will be developed to provide them with advanced mentorship training
and skills, enhancing both their support of the CRISSP scholars and their ability to skillfully support other
current and future mentees. These proposed enhancements, unique to the CHOP summer internship
program, will create an exceptional cadre of young scientist-leaders, gifted with an appreciation for pediatrics
and child health research in-line with the mission of the NICHD, technical proficiency, the importance of career
and research mentoring, and the value of diversity.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9935658
- **Project number:** 1R25HD101365-01
- **Recipient organization:** CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA
- **Principal Investigator:** IAN D. KRANTZ
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $162,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-04-03 → 2026-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9935658

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9935658, Advancing Child Health: Preparing the Next Generation of Pediatric Researchers (1R25HD101365-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9935658. Licensed CC0.

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